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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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