Friday, Nov. 13 update. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday afternoon after a communications outage affected air traffic control centers.
The order halted departures from U.S. airports, including Lubbock. The FAA said it would handle inbound international flights on a case-by-case basis. The Chronicle has not yet verified that the FAA has lifted the order.
Flying out of Lubbock? Check your flight directly with your airline before heading to the airport. Follow FAA National Airspace System Status for air traffic updates.
Red Raiders reach Stillwater. Texas Tech football arrived in Stillwater, Oklahoma, without a problem Friday, Texas Tech Athletics communications director Matt Burkholder told the Chronicle. The Red Raiders are scheduled to play Oklahoma State at 8:30 p.m. Central Time on Saturday on ESPN. See the Chronicle’s kickoff coverage for game details.
Texas and Texas A&M’s weekend games. The ground stop held the Texas Longhorns’ charter in Austin before it could leave for Baton Rouge, where Texas is scheduled to play LSU at 6:30 p.m. Central Saturday. Tennessee, which is scheduled to play Texas A&M in College Station on Saturday, also had yet to depart when the Houston Chronicle reported Friday afternoon.
Elsewhere in the Big 12. Houston is scheduled to visit Colorado on Friday night. Baylor is scheduled to play at BYU on Saturday, and TCU is scheduled to host Kansas State in Fort Worth. The Chronicle has not yet confirmed any travel disruption or kickoff change for those three games. See the Big 12 weekend schedule.
Lubbock weather radar. The National Weather Service has posted an undated notice about its national radar website. The Chronicle found no recent NWS outage notice for Lubbock’s KLBB radar or evidence linking the website issue to Friday’s FAA ground stop. NWS Lubbock forecasts scattered showers late Friday night and through Saturday.
We’ll update this story as new information becomes available.
From: Federal Aviation Administration. The agency confirmed the communications issue in a statement reported by People.
