FAA ground stop shuts down flights nationwide
A communications problem is reportedly affecting Air Route Traffic control centers.
A communications problem is reportedly affecting Air Route Traffic control centers.
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Takeoffs from airports throughout the US paused on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” however, planes in the air will be allowed to land. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tweeted:
The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them.
Jon Ostrower of The Air Current reports that the FAA has said to airlines that the stop is “due to several impacts to ATC Frequencies and/or Radar capabilities.” The flight tracking site FlightAware lists 7,884 US flights as delayed as of 4:56PM ET.
According to CNN, the last time there was a nationwide ground stop was in 2024 when a pilot notification system went down, and the last one prior to that was after the attacks on September 11th, 2001. CNN also reports that unnamed law enforcement sources have said that preliminary reports suggest there’s no cyberattack responsible.
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