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# FAA Grounds All U.S. Flights Over Nationwide Air Traffic Control Communications Failure
- URL: https://cms.thedarkwebnews.com/faa-grounds-all-u-s-flights-over-nationwide-air-traffic-control-communications-failure/
- Published: 2026-11-13T21:58:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-13T21:58:20.000Z
- Author: Darkintel Team
- Tags: Threat Intelligence

On Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a nationwide ground stop at every U.S. airport, citing "extraordinary circumstances" and safety concerns.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a communications problem was affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers across the country. "FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them," Duffy wrote on X.

Departing flights must stay on the ground until further notice. The FAA will decide on inbound international flights case by case. Before the nationwide order, the agency had already stopped traffic in Chicago because of air traffic control communications problems.

Was it a cyberattack? Federal officials haven't said what caused the outage, and there's no word yet on whether a cyberattack is being looked into. It's still unclear whether the disruption is the result of a technical failure or malicious activity.

Air Route Traffic Control Centers manage high-altitude traffic between airports. An outage hitting all of them at once is unusually widespread. The last nationwide ground stop came in January 2023, when the FAA's NOTAM pilot-alert system failed.

Travelers should check with their airline for flight updates before going to the airport.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.