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Latest News FAA ends grounding of US flights November 13, 2026 6 min read A family waits at a terminal as flights are delayed at Los Angeles International Airport Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Trending WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday night airplane departures can resume after the agency lifted a nationwide ground stop caused by communications problems. The FAA had grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon, causing hundreds of flights to be diverted. Officials cited "extraordinary circumstances" caused by communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. The grounding was just the second time since the Sept. 11 attacks, with officials citing "extraordinary circumstances” caused by communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. The nation’s top homeland security official attributed the problem to a telecommunications outage and said there was no indication yet of a nefarious act.

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