LIVE: FAA reopens airspace after ground stop blamed on ‘outdated equipment’

Name: Groundling Live
Uploaded: 2026-11-14T05:48:32.512Z
Duration: 5 min
Description: US air regulators have reopened airspace hours after a ground stop halted flights nationwide.

US air regulators have reopened airspace hours after a ground stop halted flights nationwide.

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People walk past a screen displaying information of delayed and cancelled flights after the US Federal Aviation Administration issued a national ground stop "due to extraordinary circumstances and reasons for safety" following the agency's earlier report of serious air traffic control communications issues, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, US, November 13, 2026. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

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By Leena Fraihat and Enes Abuomer

FAA announced it reopened US airspace at 8:15pm Eastern Time (01:15 GMT), blaming outdated equipment as the reason for the nationwide ground stop.
Air regulators in the United States issued the ground stop for departing flights at 3:54pm Eastern Time (20:54 GMT), citing a communications problem affecting air traffic control towers.