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Valley airports airports issue travel advisories amid FAA nationwide ground stop
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Flights halted at airports across the US due to 'extraordinary circumstances,' FAA says
Elena Torres
Elena Torres
Reporter · Brownsville, TX
Elena Torres is a health and wellness journalist with a decade of experience, having previously worked for El Paso Times. She holds a degree in Public Health from the University of Texas at El Paso and focuses on community health issues that matter locally.
More from Elena →Reporter · Friday, November 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM · 1 min read
WASHINGTON (AP) – Flights are halted at airports across the United States due to "extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety," according to an FAA alert. In a statement obtained by Nexstar, the FAA specified that the ground stop was issued "following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers." The FAA said its [...]
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