# US Flights Grounded Nationwide

> US air traffic control faces nationwide grounding due to communications outage.
- Title: US Flights Grounded Nationwide · Buenos Aires Times | Shortify
- Summary: US air traffic control faces nationwide grounding due to communications outage. US regulators grounded all departing flights Friday after a communications…
- Keywords: us air traffic control, faa ground stop, air route traffic control centers, notice to air missions, transportation secretary, air traffic control system, Buenos Aires Times
- Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/world/all-departing-us-flights-grounded-due-to-communications-problem.phtml
- Published: 2026-11-13T22:16:22+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: us air traffic control, faa ground stop, air route traffic control centers, notice to air missions, transportation secretary, air traffic control system, news, politics, world
## US Air Regulators Ground Flights
US air regulators issued a nationwide ground stop for all departing flights citing a communications problem affecting air traffic control towers.

> The Federal Aviation Administration "issued a nationwide ground stop for all US airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers"
## FAA Investigating Communications Issue
FAA technicians are investigating the issue after the agency announced similar orders in recent years on individual airlines due to communications problems.
## Previous Grounding in 2023
In January 2023, the FAA called a nationwide ground stop due to problems with the Notice to Air Missions system, which lasted just under two hours.
## Key takeaway

US regulators grounded all departing flights Friday after a communications issue disrupted air traffic control systems.