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'43 Minutes': Timeline of Friday's nationwide FAA ground stop, Nov. 13

By Ryan Hall, Y'all Weather Desk · Published November 13, 2026, 4:31 PM ET

Written by our automated news desk from National Weather Service data.

Ground stop timeline: FB + IG stories (graphic by the Ryan Hall, Y'all newsroom)

Key points

What: A nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday, Nov. 13. Our timeline of it is titled "43 Minutes."
Where: The whole country, not one airport or one region.
Sources: FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center advisories 107 and 111, pilot ACARS relays, OpenSky flight counts, and Duffy's remarks as reported by Reuters.
Weather link: None that we can show. No severe storms are expected today anywhere in the U.S.
What it means: If you fly this weekend, check your airline's app before you leave for the airport.

The FAA put a nationwide ground stop in place on Friday, Nov. 13, and our newsroom has posted a timeline of it titled "43 Minutes." It was built at 4:19 PM ET from FAA command center advisories, pilot messages and flight-tracking counts. Our own weather outlooks show no severe storms expected anywhere in the country today, and we have not been given a cause for the stop.

What the timeline shows

The graphic lays out the nationwide ground stop in order using FAA advisories 107 and 111, pilot ACARS relays, OpenSky counts and Duffy's remarks reported by Reuters.

We built the timeline for Facebook and Instagram stories and posted the image as is. The newsroom's source notes do not spell out the cause of the stop, so we won't guess at one here. For the exact times, read the graphic itself.

Where the numbers come from

Four kinds of evidence went into the timeline:

FAA advisories 107 and 111. These are the cited advisories from the FAA's command center.
Pilot ACARS relays. The timeline uses relayed pilot messages.
OpenSky counts. The timeline uses OpenSky flight counts.
Duffy, via Reuters. The timeline includes remarks from Duffy as reported by Reuters.

The timeline was built from all four sources.

What the weather is doing around the airports

There are no severe storms expected Friday or Saturday, Nov. 14. Localized flood and winter weather risks are in place:

Northern and central California: A Level 1 of 4 (Marginal) flash flood risk runs through early Saturday. Flood advisories are up for parts of Alameda and San Mateo counties, and a coastal flood advisory covers the San Francisco Bay shoreline.
Lake Tahoe and the Sierra: A Winter Storm Warning runs until 10 AM PST Saturday. It calls for near 12 inches of snow above 7,000 feet and up to 20 inches along the crest west of the lake. Gusts reach 70 to 90 mph over the ridges.
Northern Michigan: A Winter Weather Advisory for Grand Traverse County calls for 1 to 3 more inches of lake effect snow until 7 AM EST Saturday.
Saturday, Nov. 14: A Level 1 of 4 flash flood risk covers parts of Texas, Oklahoma and western Washington.
Sunday, Nov. 15: A Level 1 of 5 (Marginal) severe storm risk covers the Texas coastal plain, including Houston and Corpus Christi. Isolated strong storms are possible, and how many and how long is still uncertain.

You can follow current alerts on our warnings page and the airport delay outlook.

What to do

Check your flight status in your airline's app before you head out, even if you saw no sign of trouble earlier today.
If you are flying through Houston or Corpus Christi on Sunday, watch the forecast and keep your schedule loose.
If you are driving to Lake Tahoe tonight, expect heavy wet snow and strong wind through Saturday morning. Our interstate outlook has the road picture.
Sign up for Y'all Alerts if you want warnings sent to you.

Bottom line

The "43 Minutes" timeline covers a nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday, Nov. 13. The source notes do not give a cause, and we have not tied the stop to weather. Check your airline before you leave for the airport.

Explained: Winter Storm Watch vs. Warning vs. Winter Weather Advisory: What Each Means, Flood Advisory, Watch, Warning and Flash Flood Warning explained