FAA issues nationwide ground stop due to 'extraordinary circumstances'
FILE - A United Airlines passenger plane departs Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois on November 7, 2025. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
A nationwide ground stop has been issued by the Air Traffic Control System Command Center on Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Nationwide ground stop issued
What we know:
The message sent out by ATCSCC stated:
"Due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety. Attention all aircraft operators, by order of the Federal Aviation Command Center all airports are ground stopped. All departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice. Inbound international flights will be managed on a case by case basis."
What we don't know:
The reason for the ground stop was not specified in the advisory but there have been reports on social media point to a possible communication outage.
FOX has reached out to the FAA for more information.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from an FAA adivisory issued on Nov. 13, 2026. This story was reported from San Jose.