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FAA Ground Stop Impacts All U.S. Airports

The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop affecting all U.S. Airports, per Travel + Leisure and ABC News, as air traffic control communications systems experienced outages.

The advisory, issued at 20:53 UTC, holds all departures and manages inbound international flights on a case-by-case basis, with the directive running through 04:00 UTC, according to thetravel.com reports.

Flight N838WL is currently climbing out of Chicago O'Hare at 3,350 ft, heading east, as the ground stop remains in effect across all U.S. Terminals.

The cause has been attributed to frequency issues rather than a cyberattack or natural disaster, per ABC News and FAA status updates.

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Sources —

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01abcnewsabcnews.com · 13 NovRare nationwide ground stop ordered at airports over communication issues: FAA - ABC News 02thetravel.com · 13 NovChicago Travelers Get More Beach Flights This Winter, With Maui Flights More Than Doubling 03thetravel.com · 12 NovUnited Airlines Flight 868 Declares Level 3 Emergency As Unruly Passenger Is Restrained With Flex Cuffs During 12-Hour Flight To Chicago 04travelandleisuretravelandleisure.com · 13 NovThe FAA Just Issued a Rare Nationwide Ground Stop Affecting Every U.S. Airport—What to Know 05indianeagle.com · 13 NovChicago O’Hare Airport Expansion: New Terminals and Better Travel Experience Through 2034 06travelpulsetravelpulse.com · 12 NovChicago O’Hare Terminals Falling Behind World’s Biggest Airports, New Study Says 07simpleflying.com · 12 NovDo You Know? The World's Busiest Airport Has No Flights To These 2 US States

Open data on the globe —

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US national ground stop · FAA NAS Status · in the feed since 21:29 UTC
Airport delays from the FAA's own NAS Status feed. Aircraft counted by E14 from public ADS-B (adsb.lol), 21 sample areas over the lower 48: not every plane.
In the air over the US · 1,035 (-70% since 21:42 UTC)
“The FAA has a national ground stop on: departures are held across the US. We count 1,035 aircraft still in the air over the lower 48.”
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Here it turns on organizations: ground stop, air traffic control communications systems, Chicago O'Hare and U.S. Terminals.

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The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: ground stop, air traffic control communications systems, Chicago O'Hare, U.S. Terminals, frequency issues, cyberattack or natural disaster.