# FAA ground stop could complicate travel for three NFL teams

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/faa-nationwide-ground-stop-could-disrupt-rams-chargers-49ers-travel-for-nfl-week-10/
- Published: 2026-11-13T23:28:24+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/sports/faa-flight-ground-stop-impact-nfl-sunday/
- Topics: Culture, Travel, World

## Key points

- FAA communications issue prompted a nationwide ground stop.
- Rams, 49ers and Chargers travel could be affected.
- No NFL schedule changes have been announced.

## Summary

New coverage highlights the potential knock-on effect of Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop on NFL teams due to travel for Week 10 games. If the disruption continues into Saturday, the Rams, 49ers and Chargers could face difficult journeys, though the NFL has announced no schedule changes.

The FAA issued the stop after a communications issue affected air traffic control centres across the US, and technicians are investigating. The Rams are scheduled to fly to Arizona on Saturday; the roughly 390-mile drive to their Sunday game could take six to seven hours. The 49ers are due to travel to Dallas and the Chargers to Baltimore, while the league says it is too early to decide whether action is needed.

## Coverage

- [New York Post: FAA ground stop could complicate travel for three NFL teams](https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/sports/faa-flight-ground-stop-impact-nfl-sunday/)
- [Ars Technica: FAA orders third nationwide ground stop in its history](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/faa-orders-third-nationwide-ground-stop-in-its-history/)

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