TAMPA, Fla. — A nationwide ground stop is impacting flights across the Tampa Bay area. Tampa Bay 28 has information on the outage's impacts in the Tampa Bay area.
Here is what we know:
- Planes cannot depart from any airport in the Tampa Bay area.
- Planes in the air can land if they are already airborne.
- U.S. Officials say the ground stop is not due to any threat to any airport and is a telecommunications issue.
Here are the latest updates:
6:14 update:
From FAA:
THE FAA COMMAND CENTER GROUND STOP REMAINS IN EFFECT. AS ENROUTE FACILITIES RECOVER, FLIGHTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO DEPART THROUGH COORDINATION WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM COMMAND CENTER.
6:10 p.m. update:
PER TPA: TPA is closing down shuttle lobbies to airside terminals. Their Airside Terminals are reaching capacity.
TRAVELER ALERT: The FAA has imposed a nationwide ground stop, affecting departing flights from TPA. Please check with your airline for the latest flight information.
— Tampa International Airport ✈️ (@FlyTPA) November 13, 2026
AIRLINES AT TPA: https://t.co/DLLHFwHmdW
Tampa Bay 28 reporter Jada Williams is at Tampa International Airport and spoke with travelers affected by the outage:
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