FAA Issues National Ground Stop

Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by lxgr on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:14PM (#50490743)

Yes, but most of them are not viable in the late stages of a flight. Planes aren't carrying enough fuel to cross an ocean for a second time; most don't even have the capacity.

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by lxgr on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:37PM (#50491071)

Please suggest an appropriate international alternate for a plane just about to land in Denver with an hour of fuel remaining.

Alternate airports are picked based with regards to all kinds of contingencies (many of them meteorological), but "the US closes literally every airport" is not one of them.

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by aschla on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:50PM (#50491247)

That likely falls within the case-by-case basis the FAA mentioned, and would likely be allowed to land at a U.S. airport that has capacity.

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Re:FAA Issues National Ground Stop by 12_throw_away on Friday November 13, 2026 @06:17PM (#50491540)

I'm not aware of a requirement that you need to always be able to divert to a different country.

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