# U.S. flights resume after four-hour FAA ground stop

> The FAA lifted a nationwide ground stop Friday evening, but thousands of flight delays and cancellations continued through the weekend, disrupting travel for sports teams.
- Title: U.S. flights resume after four-hour FAA ground stop · CNBC
- Summary: The FAA lifted a nationwide ground stop Friday evening, but thousands of flight delays and cancellations continued through the weekend, disrupting travel for…
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- Source: CNBC — https://cnbc.com/2026/11/14/faa-ground-stop-flights-resume-delays.html
- Author: April Roach
- Published: 2026-11-14T09:26:23+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: faa, flight disruptions, ground stop, flight delays, flight cancellations, air traffic control, business, finance
## FAA halts all U.S. flight departures
The Federal Aviation Administration halted flight departures across the country for more than four hours on Friday, causing thousands of delays and cancellations nationwide.
## Ground stop lifted Friday evening
The FAA lifted the ground stop at eight fifteen p.m. ET on Friday. The agency said it thoroughly tested systems to confirm they were stable before clearing flights to resume.

> Before clearing flights to resume, we thoroughly tested our systems to confirm they were stable and that operations remain reliable.
## Disruption continues through weekend
As of early Saturday, there were more than six thousand two hundred delays and more than three thousand four hundred cancellations, according to FlightAware. The disruption upended travel for NBA, NHL and college teams.
## College football games moved to Sunday
The Southeastern Conference announced that some games had been moved to Sunday due to the flight disruption. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said college football teams on charter flights could receive priority scheduling.
## Key takeaway

The FAA halted all U.S. flight departures for more than four hours Friday, causing over six thousand delays and three thousand cancellations that persisted into the weekend.