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Here's what the FAA's ground stop looks like at Washington Dulles International Airport

By Sarah Handel,  Scott Detrow
Published November 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM PST

The FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Tom Lintner, the former head of air traffic investigations with FAA and air traffic controller, who has a view of Dulles.

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Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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