# FAA grounds flights nationwide due to 'extraordinary circumstances' > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3610675 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 13 outlets covering · First listed: Business Insider, Nov 13, 2026, 3:17 PM · Read it: The Federal Aviation Administration late Friday afternoon issued a nationwide "ground stop," affecting flights across the country. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 3:06 PM: [FAA imposes nationwide ground stop on all flights]() — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right) The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flight departures nationwide Friday afternoon due to a “rolling frequency outage” affecting facilities that monitor planes in the air. The Washington Examiner was notified by two FAA employees moments after the ground stop was imposed and viewed documentation that confirmed the halt on all air traffic. This story is - Nov 13, 2026, 3:08 PM: [FAA issues nationwide ground stop due to "extraordinary circumstances"]() — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 13, 2026, 3:17 PM: [FAA grounds flights nationwide due to 'extraordinary circumstances']() — Business Insider (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) The Federal Aviation Administration late Friday afternoon issued a nationwide "ground stop," affecting flights across the country. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:21 PM: [All planes halted across US as FAA issues nationwide ground stop over ‘extraordinary circumstances’]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right) The agency issued the advisory late Friday afternoon, saying inbound international flights would be managed on a case by case basis. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:23 PM: [FAA orders nationwide ground stop]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. flights, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed Friday. “The @FAANews \[FAA\] issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” Duffy wrote on the social platform X. “FAA technicians are investigating the… - Nov 13, 2026, 3:27 PM: [FAA issues nationwide ground stop due to 'extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety']() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) The Federal Aviation Administration, issued a ground stop Friday for all flights in the United States, according to an advisory from the agency. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:29 PM: [FAA issues nationwide ground stop]() — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued a rare nationwide ground stop on all departing flights, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:29 PM: [Live updates: FAA issues nationwide ground stop for all flights]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 13, 2026, 3:30 PM: [FAA Issues Nationwide Ground Stop ‘Due to Extraordinary Circumstances’]() — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States) The exact nature of the problem hasn't been announced yet. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:31 PM: [FAA issues nationwide ground stop due to 'extraordinary circumstances']() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights in the United States until further notice, "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote in a Friday post on X, "The @FAAnews issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them."There are over 7,800 flights delayed within, into or out of the U.S. as of 4:30 p.m. ET,… - Nov 13, 2026, 3:38 PM: [FAA ground stop shuts down flights nationwide]() — The Verge (Digital news, United States) Takeoffs from airports throughout the US paused on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety." US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tweeted: The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA - Nov 13, 2026, 3:41 PM: [FAA grounds all flights at U.S. airports due to air traffic control communications problems]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) The FAA notice said the ground stop was being imposed "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety." - Nov 13, 2026, 3:44 PM: [U.S. government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary cirumstances’]() — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States) The Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights across the United States citing "extraordinary circumstances" and for "reasons of safety."