GoKawiilFAA issues nationwide ground stop citing communications outage
The FAA halted all departures from US airports Friday afternoon after what officials described as a telecommunications issue affecting Air Route Traffic Control Centers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the stop on X, while DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said it was not caused by a security threat and that international flights would be handled case-by-case. This marks only the third nationwide ground stop in FAA history, following 9/11 and a 2023 system outage.