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id: 79019c164d
section: transit
first_reported: 2026-11-13 05:03 EST
updated: 2026-11-13 22:57 EST
status: reported
outlets: 7
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# FAA lifts nationwide ground stop that delayed Logan flights

The FAA halted departures nationwide Friday over a telecommunication outage; it lifted the stop at 8:15 p.m. Hundreds of Logan flights were delayed or canceled.

Section: [Transit & Streets](/boston/section/transit.md) · Entities: [Federal Aviation Administration](/boston/wiki/federal-aviation-administration.md), [Massachusetts Port Authority](/boston/wiki/massachusetts-port-authority.md), [Logan Airport](/boston/wiki/logan-airport.md)

## Coverage

- [NBC10 Boston](https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-logan-airport-faa-ground-stop-flights/4049195/), 2026-11-13 05:03 EST: How the rare national ground stop has affected flights at Boston's Logan airport
- [Boston Patch](http://patch.com/massachusetts/boston/nationwide-ground-stop-hits-logan-airport-amid-communications-issue?utm_source=article-mostrecent&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=traffic%20%26%20transit&utm_campaign=recirc&utm_content=normal), 2026-11-13 16:41 EST: Nationwide Ground Stop Affecting Logan Airport Lifted: AP
- [Boston.com](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/11/13/flights-halted-at-airports-across-us-including-logan/), 2026-11-13 16:47 EST: FAA lifts ground stop, flights resume at Boston Logan, other airports
- [Universal Hub](https://www.universalhub.com/2026/logans-not-place-youd-want-be-right-now-faa-grounds-all-flights), 2026-11-13 16:56 EST: Logan's not a place you'd want to be right now as FAA grounds all flights everywhere
- [Boston 25 News (FOX)](https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/travelers-feeling-impacts-faa-ground-stop-logan-airport/R5UYUW6BFVDOTD7MVY6OMZMHPM/), 2026-11-13 21:46 EST: Travelers feeling the impacts of FAA ground stop at Logan airport
- [WBZ-TV CBS News Boston](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/nationwide-ground-stop-flights-logan-airport-boston/), 2026-11-13 22:46 EST: Hundreds of flights delayed or canceled at Logan Airport after nationwide ground stop
- [The Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/11/13/metro/logan-airport-traffic-stopped/), 2026-11-13 22:57 EST: ‘It was a madhouse.’ Delays stack up and passengers stranded at Logan Airport Friday.

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.