According to Al Jazeera, Friday's nationwide ground stop across the United States affected over 1.5 million travelers and disrupted weekend travel schedules for the NBA, NHL, and college football teams. The FAA lifted the ground stop order at 20:15 EST on Friday, though airlines continue to warn that repositioning aircraft and crews will take time. Citing Flightradar24, the report noted that Friday saw over 4,700 flight cancellations and approximately 10,000 delays, with another 700 flights canceled on Saturday; these figures reflect the statistics at the time of reporting.