Friday, November 13, 2026

U.S. is in Ground stop for all passenger planes: Is Europe experiencing a Ground Stop too? NO.

Did you mean: is europe found stopped too? NO. However, all flights to the U.S. have been Ground stopped from Europe.

AI Overview
No, Europe is not under a continent-wide ground stop, though flights from Europe to the United States have been suspended. While the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a rare nationwide ground stop across the U.S. on Friday, November 13, 2026, due to a telecommunications outage, domestic and intra-European flights continue to operate.
Current European Airspace Status

  • Transatlantic Suspensions. Following the U.S. ground stop, the FAA requested that Eurocontrol suspend all departing flights bound for the United States across 42 European countries. Inbound international flights already airborne are being managed on a case-by-case basis.
  • Intra-European Operations. Overall network operations in Europe remain normal without a general ground stop. Flights within Europe and to other non-U.S. international destinations are proceeding.
  • Localized Weather Delays. Severe weather from Storm Charles is causing localized flight cancellations and flooding across parts of southern Europe.
  • Recent Security Disruptions. European airlines have also been dealing with delays and diversions over the past week due to a coordinated wave of hoax bomb threats targeting dozens of flights, though these have not resulted in airspace closures.

If you are traveling within Europe or flying to a destination outside the U.S., your flight should operate normally unless affected by local weather. Travelers flying to or from the United States should check directly with their airline or monitor updates via the New York Times Live Coverage before heading to the airport.
AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more
  • Eurocontrol
    NOP Network Operations Portal
    Nov 12, 2026 — The status of the Network Manager operations is NORMAL. ATFCM Procedural Contingency Plan Summer 2026 - Edition 1.0. Valid 29/03/2...
  • The New York Times
    Live Updates: FAA Declares Rare Nationwide Ground Stop of Flights
    Nov 13, 2026 — Markwayne Mullin, the secretary of homeland security, says Trump administration officials blamed a telecommunication outage but sa...
  • Al Jazeera
    LIVE: FAA issues nationwide ground stop after communications outage in US
    Nov 13, 2026 — US air regulators have issued a nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing a communications problem.

 

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