# Nationwide ground stop roils air travel, leaves passengers stranded at airports > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3617016 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 10 outlets covering · First listed: Los Angeles Times, Nov 13, 2026, 3:27 PM · Read it: The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop Friday for all flights in the United States, according to an advisory from the agency. AI summary (may contain mistakes): The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing a communications outage and “extraordinary circumstances.” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said it was due to a “telecommunications outage” and there was no indication of a “nefarious” act, ABC News reported; TechRadar said officials could not yet rule out a cyberattack. ABC News reported 1,000 flights canceled, and MarketWatch reported more than 10,000 delayed. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 3:06 PM: [All US airports are currently ground stopped]() — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 13, 2026, 3:09 PM: [Ground stop ordered for all airports nationwide for ‘reasons of safety’]() — NBC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) Much of the air traffic across the U.S. was suddenly shut down Friday after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop for all departing flights “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” - 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: [Nationwide ground stop roils air travel, leaves passengers stranded at airports]() — 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, stranding thousands]() — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) The FAA on Friday issued a rare nationwide ground stop. Sources told CBS News an update to the network connecting the air traffic control system caused a reboot, crash and outage. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:55 PM: [FAA issues nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) The FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a "communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers," according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. - Nov 13, 2026, 4:25 PM: [FAA Nationwide Ground Stop Strands Tennessee, Texas Ahead of Week 11 Games]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) An FAA nationwide ground stop grounded Tennessee, Texas, Ole Miss and Washington before Week 11 college football games. Here’s which teams are stuck and which landed. - Nov 13, 2026, 4:46 PM: [Is the nationwide ground stop related to the FAAs new air traffic AI?]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) Shortly after the FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop, some on social media suggested it could have been caused by the administration's new AI system. - Nov 13, 2026, 4:54 PM: [A Nationwide Ground Stop]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) Also, Russia lays out its hard-line demands. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. - Nov 13, 2026, 6:15 PM: [Nebraska provides travel update after nationwide ground stop]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights in the United States on Friday, Nov. 13.