FAA Orders Nationwide Ground Stop Across All US Airports Following Telecommunications Outage. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) imposed a sweeping nationwide ground stop across all airports in the United States on Friday afternoon. Issued via advisory ATCSCC ADVZY 111 from the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, the directive grounded all departing aircraft “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” instructing operators to hold departures until further notice.
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US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that the disruption stemmed from a major telecommunications outage impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers nationwide. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated there is no indication of a security threat to the country, attributing the event strictly to internal FAA communications equipment issues.
Per operational advisories detailed by the regulator and major carriers including United Airlines and Alaska Airlines, air traffic is being managed under strict protocols:
- ✈ Domestic departures: All scheduled departures from US airports remain halted on the ground until communications systems are stabilized.
- ✈ Airborne traffic: Flights already airborne prior to the directive are permitted to complete their routes and land safely.
- ✈ International arrivals: Inbound international flights bound for the United States are being evaluated and cleared on a case-by-case basis by FAA command controllers.
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FAA engineering teams are actively troubleshooting the network failure to restore standard airspace capacity. The directive marks the first nationwide ground stop in the United States since January 2023 and only the second such comprehensive shutdown since September 2001.
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