What to know about the rare nationwide ground stop issued by the FAA
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Summary
The FAA halted departures at airports across the United States at about 4 p.m. ET Friday because of a temporary telecommunications outage. The agency said flights had been accounted for, while officials worked to restore communications and said they did not know how long the disruption would last.Key Facts
- The FAA said the nationwide ground stop resulted from a temporary telecommunications outage.
- Officials had not identified the cause of the outage, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication of a malicious attack.
- The FAA said international flights would be handled case by case.
- FlightAware reported 10,543 delays and 3,580 cancellations within, into, or out of the United States.
- A ground stop keeps aircraft on the ground and prevents them from taking off; planes already airborne are usually allowed to remain in the air.
- The FAA had not given a clear estimate of how long the stoppage would last.
- This was the second nationwide halt to departures since the September 11 attacks; the previous one lasted less than two hours in January 2023.
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