US ground stop updates: Flights resume as FAA reopens airspace

These were the updates on the rare US nationwide ground stop for November 13 and 14, 2026.

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
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 [Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters]
By Umar Farooq, Hoda Sherif, Leena Fraihat, Enes Abuomer and Heba Habib
Published On 13 Nov 2026

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