The Federal Aviation Administration ordered departing flights across the country to remain grounded following a communications failure that impacted control towers. Technicians are actively investigating the root cause of the disruptions affecting air traffic operations. Aviation authorities have not yet shared further details about the incident or established a timeline for resolving the situation.
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LIVE: FAA issues nationwide ground stop after communications outage in US
Published On 13 Nov 2026
- US air regulators have issued a nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing a communications problem affecting air traffic control towers.
- Federal Aviation Administration said “technicians are investigating the issue”.
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Regional radio monitors have lost real-time access to aviation traffic as a primary local transmission channel ceased operating. The outage directly interrupts live tracking for regional air operations, including coverage of an ongoing ground stop in Victoria, California. Consequently, listeners relying on these frequencies for operational awareness are currently cut off from direct transmissions.