# FAA says air travel should be back to normal Sunday after nationwide ground stop

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11 outlets covering · First listed: Fox News, Nov 15, 2026, 6:36 AM · Read it: <https://www.foxnews.com/us/faa-says-air-travel-should-be-back-normal-sunday-after-nationwide-ground-stop>

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford says the worst is over after the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years disrupted around 15,000 flights.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 8:00 AM: [Live updates: US air travel recovers from ground stop](<https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6220447-live-trump-admin-faa-federalist-society/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  U.S. airports and airlines are still playing catch up on Saturday following Friday’s four hour long nationwide ground, with travelers across the country scrambling to get to their destinations after facing delays and cancellations. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday night he expects the transition back to normal air travel to be “slow” following the…
- Nov 14, 2026, 12:32 PM: [What to know about flights after the U.S. nationwide ground stop](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-to-know-about-flights-after-the-u-s-nationwide-ground-stop>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
  The longest flight stoppage in 25 years ended around 8:15 p.m. ET Friday, allowing some domestic flights to take off from U.S. airports. Officials expected a full recovery by Sunday.
- Nov 14, 2026, 12:43 PM: [US sports scramble back to normal after FAA ground stop upends team travel](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/us-sports-scramble-back-normal-184356875.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Major sporting events slowly returned to normal Saturday after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide for several hours a day earlier, disrupting travel plans for professional and college teams across the country.Most college football teams playing Saturday travel the day before kickoff, and a number of games were delayed by hours to give visiting programs more time to arrive and prepare.
- Nov 14, 2026, 12:43 PM: [U.S. sports scramble back to normal after FAA ground stop upends team travel](<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/14/us-sports-scramble-back-normal-faa-ground-stop-upends-travel/>) — Washington Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Major sporting events slowly returned to normal Saturday after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide for several hours a day earlier, disrupting travel plans for professional and college teams across the country.
- Nov 14, 2026, 4:54 PM: ['Root cause’ of nationwide ground stop is unknown, FAA says](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/14/root-cause-of-nationwide-ground-stop-is-unknown-faa-says.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)
  Routers and networking equipment may be involved in the problems that led to the ground stop, but a definitive cause has not been established, officials said.
- Nov 14, 2026, 6:21 PM: [Key questions about FAA ground stop still unanswered as air travel slowly gets on track](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidEFVX3lxTE4wUHhVVnJZekpmSGZLa0pHWVNEMUUtV1d2bVgtNUpsVnlLeDB3Tk9WOTJqWWN1U1UzTGJaWFB4a2d6MTB1WlBya2JFTkNSOVIzek1yclBLcmZqdmljUWg0MUhNa0hZaWdZS3B3ZjdsVUF5QzJI?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 14, 2026, 7:13 PM: [FAA ground stop disrupts college football](<https://www.npr.org/2026/11/14/nx-s1-6041115/faa-ground-stop-college-football-delays>) — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
  Some college football games were delayed a few hours on Saturday or postponed to Sunday. And in Oklahoma at least, there will be perks for fans to make up for the inconvenience, including cheap beers.
- Nov 15, 2026, 6:36 AM: [FAA says air travel should be back to normal Sunday after nationwide ground stop](<https://www.foxnews.com/us/faa-says-air-travel-should-be-back-normal-sunday-after-nationwide-ground-stop>) — Fox News (TV network, United States, rated Right)
  FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford says the worst is over after the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years disrupted around 15,000 flights.
- Nov 15, 2026, 9:52 AM: [Sean Duffy reveals when airport travel delays should finally end after FAA’s nationwide ground stop](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/us-news/sean-duffy-reveals-when-airport-travel-delays-should-finally-end-after-faas-nationwide-ground-stop/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Friday’s ground stop forced more than 3,500 aircraft to land safely and triggered thousands of flight cancellations and delays nationwide.
- Nov 15, 2026, 10:54 AM: [What to know about flights after the US nationwide ground stop](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikgFBVV95cUxPbllWRHp3cmxNbThYelRDekVJQjFlUGxCcjU3ckVtZ21RaUdwVnNxclNFdXZsOWFzRE5MSWlKUUoydGt6c3ItZ19xdVdVV2FMdGR1RFVHbldTZFEwNWtjMExHNTVEV0syck1ueGpPWlJOTVE3Q3EwYk1iaDhhdG1sZDlMWVRGbklqaDJnVFk2MmxaQQ?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 15, 2026, 12:03 PM: [What to know about flights after the U.S. nationwide ground stop](<https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-15/what-to-know-about-flights-after-u-s-nationwide-ground-stop>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  U.S. air travel operations are still recovering after the nationwide ground stop.
