TravelSaturday, November 14
The FAA's nationwide ground stop halted flights at the Portland Jetport on Friday
The Daily Portland team
If you're flying out of Portland International Jetport today, check with your airline before you head out. The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop around 4 p.m. Friday, and NEWS CENTER Maine reported the agency later lifted it, citing "extraordinary circumstances" and safety concerns.
Portland's Jetport had no inbound flights soon after the ground stop began
- 4 p.m.The nationwide ground stop begins at about this hour.
- 4:35 p.m.No inbound flights in the air are headed for Portland.
- 4:49 p.m.The flight board shows five departures canceled.
WMTW reports Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a communications issue hit the regional air traffic control centers. WGME says federal officials don't believe it was a cyberattack, and its headline says flights resumed at the Jetport.
- Inbound flights: held at their original airports
- Closure also covered general aviation aircraft
- FAA's explanation: aging technology; it wants emergency funding
- Jetport: officials said they're monitoring the situation
Friday's ground stop left seven planes parked in Portland
- 7
- aircraft on the ground at the Jetport
- 5
- departures showing canceled at 4:49 p.m.
- 3rd
- nationwide ground stop in U.S. history
- 90 minutes
- about how long the 2023 ground stop lasted
Sources: NEWS CENTER Maine, WGME, WMTW