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A nationwide FAA ground stop halted departures from DFW on Friday
American said the disruption lasted five hours, but drives home would take longer
- 5 hours
- American Airlines said the disruption lasted
- 14 hours
- of driving home to Wisconsin for one stranded group
- 18 to 19 hours
- of driving to Pittsburgh for another group
Source: CBS Texas
If you were flying out of DFW on Friday, you ran into the FAA's nationwide ground stop, ordered for "extraordinary circumstances" and safety. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a communication problem affected all of the country's Air Route Traffic Control Centers. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was "no indication of a terrorist attack."
The FAA later called it a "temporary telecommunications outage." American Airlines said the disruption lasted five hours. Smaller airports felt it too: a Tyler Pounds flight to DFW was canceled, and Texarkana Regional's afternoon Dallas flight sat at the gate.
- Planes already in the air: allowed to land
- Inbound international flights: handled case by case
- Last nationwide halt before this: January 2023
Heading to the airport? We suggest checking the American Airlines app first. The airline warned of residual delays and cancellations into Saturday, with flights to non-hub cities and international destinations among its first recovery priorities.
More than 3 hoursTexarkana Regional's afternoon flight to Dallas sat at the gate
The airport has one airline, American, and one destination, DFW.
Source: Texarkana Today
