Ground stop issued at San Diego International Airport due to security issue

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the incident occurred on Thursday, May 14, 2026.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Flights into and out of San Diego International Airport (SAN) were temporarily halted after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop tied to a security-related issue Thursday morning.

According to the FAA’s National Airspace System dashboard, the ground stop at SAN began at 7:51 a.m. and was originally scheduled to remain in effect until 9:15 a.m…

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