LOUISIANA / STATEWIDE
The Federal Aviation Administration canceled its nationwide ground stop Friday evening, lifting the broad departure restriction imposed during a communications disruption earlier in the day.
The FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center issued the cancellation in Advisory 005, signed at 7:19 p.m. Central on November 13. Its remarks confirm that the nationwide ground stop has been canceled, with all airports and facilities included in the notice.
The action removes the national departure hold. It does not establish that every delayed flight is ready to leave, restore an individual flight that an airline canceled or guarantee that connecting flights will operate on schedule. Louisiana passengers should check their airline’s current flight information and instructions before traveling to the airport.
The cancellation follows a sequence of federal restrictions Friday afternoon. Advisory 111, signed at 2:54 p.m. Central, ordered departing traffic to remain grounded until further notice. It said inbound international flights would be handled individually.
By 4:46 p.m. Central, Advisory 120 identified communications failure as the reason for the continuing stop. That notice allowed flights to depart through coordination with the command center as enroute facilities recovered.
The cancellation bulletin does not provide a detailed technical explanation for the disruption or a timetable for individual airlines to return to their normal schedules. It also does not establish current conditions at any particular Louisiana airport.
The FAA notice is dated November 14 because it uses UTC. Its 01:19 signature converts to 7:19 p.m. Central on Friday, November 13.