INTEL: FAA ground stop to last until 10 PM CT, nearly 7,000 flights delayed or cancelled
Update (13 Nov 2026): The ground stop is now reported to last until 10 PM CT, nearly 7,000 US flights have been delayed or cancelled, and the FAA says incoming international flights will be handled case by case.
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s nationwide ground stop is set to last until 10 PM CT, according to air traffic control. Nearly 7,000 US flights have been delayed or cancelled amid the stop, which was first reported as halting all departures across the country.
International flights
The FAA says incoming international flights will be handled case by case. The agency has not said what criteria it will use, or whether any such flights have already been cleared to land or diverted.
What is known about the cause
The FAA has not confirmed a cause. It has cited safety and extraordinary circumstances for the order. Early reports pointed to radio or frequency problems affecting the National Airspace System, but the agency has not verified that explanation.
Whether the problem is technical, and how widespread it is, has not been established. The 10 PM CT time comes from air traffic control and marks when the ground stop is scheduled to end. It is not a guarantee that normal operations will resume at that point, and the FAA has not given a separate restart timeline.
The figure of nearly 7,000 delayed or cancelled flights covers disruption so far while the stop is in force. It is likely to change as the stop continues, and the reports do not break it down between delays and cancellations.
