All US flights grounded because of “safety and communication issues”

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By Linda Ikeji
14 November 2026, 5:01 am

The Federal Aviation Administration immediately ordered a nationwide floor cease on Friday, November 13, for all departing flights “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”

The surprising and extremely uncommon alert, which was issued at 3:54 p.m., contained no different info past stating that “all departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice.”

In the hours after the bottom cease was issued, greater than 2,000 flights had been canceled and greater than 10,000 had been delayed as of 6:20 p.m., based on FlightAware, with lawmakers demanding solutions about what had occurred.

“Inbound international flights will be managed on a case by case basis,” the FAA stated.

When the FAA issued the alert, 4,042 flights headed for U.S. locations had been airborne, based on Flightradar24, a Swedish service that shows real-time plane flight monitoring info.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated there was “no indication as of yet” that there was something “nefarious” that induced the bottom cease. He stated it was the results of a telecommunications outage “as of now.”

Mullin stated President Donald Trump has been briefed and that they “are not ruling out anything at this point” when it comes to what induced the communications difficulty.

He stated these at the moment on flights haven’t any cause for concern. “We are assured that everybody is safe,” he stated.

Below is a video of passengers stranded on the airport after flights had been grounded.

🇺🇸THOUSANDS of stranded vacationers crowding gates and sitting on terminal flooring is the default view throughout America proper now. Flights are frozen after the FAA issued a nationwide floor cease. Things are beginning to slowly transfer however nobody is aware of how lengthy it can take. Writer: Bri https://t.co/oaRywW5r49

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 13, 2026