{
  "id": 19879660,
  "title": "FAA grounds all flights in the U.S. until further notice: Reports cite Air Traffic Control outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/faa-grounds-all-flights-in-the-u-s-until-further-notice-reports-cite",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T22:16:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91642564/faa-grounds-all-flights-in-us-until-further-notice-reports-cite-air-traffic-control-atc-outage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a complete grounding of all flights in the United States and Canada, citing an urgent safety concern. The decision, made on Friday, was issued due to multiple disruptions affecting air traffic control frequencies and radar capabilities, according to NBC News. The FAA command center has not disclosed the exact timing or cause of the outage, leaving airlines and passengers in uncertainty.\n\nUnited States Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy confirmed the ground stop in a post on X, stating that the issue stemmed from a communication problem impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. The FAA is actively investigating the matter and promises to provide immediate updates as they become available.\n\nHomeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin assured the public that there is no threat to the United States and that the situation appeared to be a telecommunication outage, per CNN. However, the vast majority of flights, more than 9,000, were delayed, canceled, or rerouted as of 5:20 p.m. ET.\n\nFlightAware.com, a live flight tracker, reported the extent of the disruption, detailing the widespread impact on both domestic and international travel. The last nationwide ground stop occurred on January 11, 2023, following the unintentional deletion of files related to a critical pilot safety system. Prior to that, the extensive grounding came in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks.\n\nAs the news of the grounding broke, a notable reaction came from the musician Flavor Flav, who tweeted a humorous update from the Atlanta airport regarding the duration of the ground stop, adding to the unusual circumstances surrounding the event. This ongoing situation remains a developing story, with full details expected to emerge in the coming hours.",
  "summary": "In a rare move, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that it was grounding all flights in the United States and Canada from departing “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety . . . until further notice,” according to NBC News. The FAA reportedly issued the ground stop “due to several impacts to ATC [air traffic control] Frequencies and/or Radar capabilities,”…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "US grounds all departing flights nationwide after air traffic control failure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/us-grounds-all-departing-flights-nationwide-after-air-traffic-control",
        "published": "2026-11-13T22:35:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}