# What caused the national ground stop? Here is what we know > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3888939 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 8 outlets covering · First listed: Los Angeles Times, Nov 13, 2026, 9:05 PM · Read it: For more than four hours, a ground stop of virtually all aircraft in the United States brought unprecedented chaos and delays that are expected to last days. Here is what we know about what went wrong. AI summary (may contain mistakes): A nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday, which the FAA said was caused by a telecommunications outage, was later lifted. Air Space Intelligence denied that its SMART tool was linked to the ground stop, The Hill reported. The grounding disrupted travel plans for college and NFL teams, including Texas, Arizona State and Ole Miss. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 8:52 AM: [Here’s what to know about the Microsoft outages — and what may have caused them]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right) Microsoft said it is seeing progress in North America as the tech giant works to resolve one of the biggest service outages in recent history. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:35 PM: [The FAA lifts its over four-hour nationwide ground stop for US airports caused by "communication issues affecting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers" (Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios)]() — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 13, 2026, 4:27 PM: [What we know about the FAA nationwide ground stop]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) The Federal Aviation Administration took an extraordinary step Friday afternoon by issuing a nationwide ground stop. No planes are taking off at any airport and millions of passengers are stranded. - Nov 13, 2026, 4:41 PM: [FAA ground stop updates: Heres what we know]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) Here's what we know about the unexpected nationwide ground stoppage ordered by the FAA on Friday. - 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, 7:46 PM: [The FAA Nationwide Ground Stop Is Over]() — Wired (Magazine, United States) The five-hour ordeal ended Friday evening. Planes will be allowed to fly again, but the effects of the stoppage will be felt throughout the weekend. - Nov 13, 2026, 9:05 PM: [What caused the national ground stop? Here is what we know]() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) For more than four hours, a ground stop of virtually all aircraft in the United States brought unprecedented chaos and delays that are expected to last days. Here is what we know about what went wrong. - Nov 13, 2026, 10:04 PM: [Rice-Tulane football game moved to 3:30 p.m. because of travel issues caused by FAA ground stop]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Tulane was originally going to fly to Houston but had to switch to coming by bus after the FAA ground stop of air traffic.