<body><div>(KRON) — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a nationwide ground stop due to unspecified “extraordinary circumstances.” The extremely rare action is impacting all airports across the country and is due to reasons of safety.“There has been a temporary telecommunications outage — out of an abundance of caution all flights have been halted,” the FAA said in a tweet. “Every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a cast by case basis.”A representative from San Francisco International Airport confirmed the ground stop to KRON4.“Aircraft already enroute to SFO will still land as scheduled but departures are not allowed at this time,” SFO said in a statement. “The FAA has not yet announced when normal operations will resume.”Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that there is no indication that the stoppage was the result of a “nefarious attack.”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2PmMwk_1H49NKu100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2PmMwk_1H49NKu100" width="1400" height="787" ><figcaption>A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport, March 16, 2017, in New York.</figcaption></figure>The ground stop was issued following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. FAA technicians are currently investigating the issue.“We will provide immediate updates as we have them,” Duffy said in a tweet.Gov. Gavin Newsom said, “California is closely monitoring the nationwide FAA ground stop,” and the Office of Emergency Services “is in contact with federal and state partners to assess impacts on California airports and passengers.”The San Jose Mineta International Airport tweeted out a statement saying in part that, “At this time, we do not know when operations will continue as normal.” The airport recommended that passengers check their airlines app or website for flight information.”This is the first nationwide ground stop since January 2023 when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned. Before that, the last time had been after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.Separately, the National Weather Service also said it was experiencing a nation-wide internet and communications issue. There is no immediate indication that the two outages are connected.The Associated Press contributed to this report.</div></body>

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(KRON) — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a nationwide ground stop due to unspecified “extraordinary circumstances.” The extremely rare action is impacting all airports across the country and is due to reasons of safety. “There has been a temporary telecommunications outage — out of an abundance...

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