Washington DC, Nov. 13 -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday (local time) issued a nationwide ground stop across all US airports following a telecommunications outage affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers, disrupting thousands of flights across the country.

US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy confirmed the development in a post on X, saying the FAA had ordered the ground stop after a communication issue affected air traffic control operations nationwide.

"The FAAnews 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," Duffy sta...