FAA Grounds Departing Flights Over Air Traffic Control Communication Issue

The FAA’s notice directed airports across the country to keep all departing traffic on the ground. Duffy said FAA technicians were investigating the issue and that the agency would provide updates as they became available.

The New York Times reported that a major outage appeared to be affecting the FAA’s air traffic control system. The source article did not specify how long the ground stop would last or how many flights were affected.

The FAA also ordered an unprecedented nationwide ground stop and closed US airspace after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.