A nationwide ground stop prompted by a communication failure at air traffic control centers left travelers stranded at Omaha's Eppley Airfield on Friday afternoon, delaying and canceling flights as travelers — and airlines — scrambled to rearrange plans.
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Photos: Passengers crowd Omaha's Eppley Airfield during FAA ground stop
Screens with information for United flights to Chicago and San Francisco show "delayed" at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Travelers wait inside Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Passengers queue at the Southwest Airlines desk to speak with a representative at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Passengers queue at the Southwest Airlines desk to speak with a representative at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Passengers queue at the Southwest Airlines desk to speak with a representative at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Travelers wait inside Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
An United Express plan sits at Eppley Airfield in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
An United Express plan sits at Eppley Airfield in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Passengers queue at the Southwest Airlines desk to speak with a representative at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
A television showing NBC News shows a story on the nationwide ground stoppage as travelers wait inside Eppley Airfield in Omaha, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Delta Airlines flight 2313 from Atlanta lands at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald)
Screens with information for United flights to Chicago and San Francisco show "delayed" at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Screens with information for United flights to Chicago and San Francisco show "delayed" at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Travelers wait inside Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Passengers queue at the Southwest Airlines desk to speak with a representative at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Passengers queue at the Southwest Airlines desk to speak with a representative at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Passengers queue at the Southwest Airlines desk to speak with a representative at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Travelers wait inside Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
An United Express plane sits at Eppley Airfield in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
An United Express plane sits at Eppley Airfield in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
Passengers queue at the Southwest Airlines desk to speak with a representative at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
