The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a nationwide groundstop on Friday, November 13, due to ” extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” according to multiple reports.
The groundstop went into effect at O’Hare and Midway airports at 2:10 p.m. according to the FAA site, and is slated to end at 3:30 p.m.
However, the FAA could extend the groundstop past 3:30 p.m., with the current advisory showing a “medium” probability of extension.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a statement Friday at 3:16 p.m. via Twitter/X writing, “The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them.”
Additional information as to the cause of the groundstop is unavailable.
