JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International airports impacted by nationwide ground stop

New York City's area airports have been impacted by the nationwide ground stop. 

Flights are unable to take off at airports across the country, including at Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport. 

"There has been a temporary telecommunications outage - out of an abundance of caution all flights have been halted. Every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a case by case basis," the FAA posted on social media. 

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA issued the "nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue."

Duffy promised additional updates were to come. 

"There's no reason for the public to be afraid or scared for your loved ones. This isn't another 9/11, I just can't repeat that enough. People are making that assumption because that's the last time we had a nationwide ground stoppage. This is a telecommunications outage. This is much different," Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said. "There's redundancy in most communications, so as you can see there's still planes landing. So there's still communications going on. Out [of] an abundance of caution, we decided to ground everything." 

Gov. Kathy Hochul says said she has been in touch with Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia and has been briefed.

"We're working to get answers from federal officials," she said. 

This is a developing story. Check back soon for more information.