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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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