# FAA Grounds All US Flights

- Place: San Francisco, United States (37.7749, -122.4194)
- Published: 2026-11-14T00:23:32.443Z · expires 2026-11-21T00:23:32.443Z
- Floors (The Arena): E11 Organizations, E10 Institutions, E12 States, E14 Global
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/crc
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

The FAA has ordered a national ground stop for all US departures, effective at 20:53 UTC, per Reuters and PBS reports. The advisory, labeled 111, holds all outbound flights while managing inbound international cases individually.

The cause is attributed to air traffic control communications outages, or 'frequency issues,' as noted by the FAA. Costar.com confirms no signs of a malicious attack, and the ground stop remains in effect according to latest updates.

The national disruption has impacted all major hubs including SFO.

The FAA's Command Center continues to manage the situation, with no indication of an immediate resolution. Searches for 'faa' have spiked globally, reaching over 10,000 in India, and 'us flights' in Ireland and Australia.

## Sources

- [FAA grounds flights nationwide, including SFO, citing ‘extraordinary circumstances’](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxOVm5zMTFOV01SX3pOZUZLTnp5M0h5dFdldHgxNUNoTWttdWpNcTBfQ1d2MUlkV19tZ2ZCTFkxUWg1UVczbmc0RVZNT3VwaTNHbTVGOWFjTDdjWW5YdHlqcDZkTFpmMTZFUFNuc2V2Wl9UR2h3UE1vM0dwV0ZaTE1ybGJ2UENnb0k2c0E?oc=5) · sfchronicle.com · 2026-11-13
- [US government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary circumstances’](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxQOGFEeEYtUDdTZW9MZ3R3VE1LUUwwTGQtMWk2akNiRUVIbzkxbWExTlBZWmFVMXFzdUNKYzN4eDB2YWd1Y3lVNGtYS3BmbTZoVGpEWk1FQVRhXzdOQXIySHgxSmJySEEybWw0UWlSOU9FcWJRZmhCNGlTazFzcEh6aGxUY091Z0tlT215dk9KSWlKNjJU?oc=5) · yahoo.com · 2026-11-13

## Open data shown on the globe

- US national ground stop · FAA NAS Status · in the feed since 21:29 UTC · FAA NAS Status · aircraft: adsb.lol: 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 · 760 (-78% since 21:42 UTC) · check: https://nasstatus.faa.gov/
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) · Observed 01:00 UTC · aviationweather.gov (NOAA): Pilot reports, 2 h · 5 within 150 km · 2 turbulence; FAA · ground delay avg 138 min (wind) · check: https://aviationweather.gov/data/metar/?id=KSFO&hours=0&taf=on
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) · aviationweather.gov (NOAA): Pilot reports, 2 h · 5 within 150 km · 2 turbulence; FAA · ground delay avg 138 min (wind) · check: https://aviationweather.gov/data/metar/?id=KSFO&hours=0&taf=on
- US ground stop lifted · FAA NAS Status · in the feed since 21:29 UTC · FAA NAS Status · aircraft: adsb.lol: 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 · 472 (-86% since 21:42 UTC) · check: https://nasstatus.faa.gov/