FAA Issues National Ground Stop

Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by Animats on Friday November 13, 2026 @04:41PM (#50490241)

Use this link for latest advisory: https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/

Current as of 1340 PDT:

    ATCSCC ADVZY 117 DCC 11/13/2026 ALL CENTERS EXTENDED FLIGHT PLAN DROP TIMES IMPLEMENTED

    MESSAGE: 
 

    EVENT TIME: 13/2120 - 14/0500
    CONSTRAINED FACILITIES: ZTL
    DCC HAS IMPLEMENTED EXTENDED FLIGHT PLAN DROP TIMES TO 240 MINUTES
    FOR ALL ENROUTE CENTERS DUE TO NATIONWIDE COMMS FAILURE. 
 

    EFFECTIVE TIME: 132121-140530

    SIGNATURE: 26/11/13 21:21

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by ryanisnan on Friday November 13, 2026 @04:46PM (#50490310)

What does this mean? "DCC HAS IMPLEMENTED EXTENDED FLIGHT PLAN DROP TIMES TO 240 MINUTES FOR ALL ENROUTE CENTERS DUE TO NATIONWIDE COMMS FAILURE."

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by Animats on Friday November 13, 2026 @04:49PM (#50490372)

Normally, a flight plan must be filed with the FAA no later than 60 minutes before it's needed. That's been extended to 240 minutes.

So the flight planning system is having problems.

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by tjohns on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:04PM (#50490589)

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by geocrasher on Friday November 13, 2026 @04:54PM (#50490440)

It means that flight plans (which include departure time) will stay in the system longer after the departure times are missed, so that IFR flight plans will not need to be re-filed. In other words, flight plants have a longer TTL.

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by Animats on Friday November 13, 2026 @04:47PM (#50490336)

As of 1345, "No ADVISORY Available for today."

There's a query form for looking up old advisories, and it's not returning anything for the last 15 days.

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by consumer451 on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:03PM (#50490585)

Big Balls strikes again.

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by pandemic_region on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:14PM (#50490755)

Why do all avionic systems communicate in caps?

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by Symbiote on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:27PM (#50490933)

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by tjohns on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:38PM (#50491079)

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by Animats on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:55PM (#50491303)

Update:

    ATCSCC ADVZY 120 DCC 11/13/2026 NATIONWIDE GROUND STOP

    MESSAGE: 
 

    EVENT TIME: 13/2245 - 14/0400
    DESTINATION AIRPORT:ALL
    FACILITIES INCLUDED: ALL
    EXPECT UPDATE:0400Z
    REASON: COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE           
    REMARKS: THE FAA COMMAND CENTER GROUND STOP REMAINS IN EFFECT. AS
    ENROUTE FACILITIES RECOVER, FLIGHTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO DEPART
    THROUGH COORDINATION WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM COMMAND
    CENTER. 

    EFFECTIVE TIME: 132246-140430

    SIGNATURE: 26/11/13 22:46

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