Updated Jul 2, 2026 · 1453Z (10:53 AM EDT)
FAA Ground Stops, Ground Delays & Arrival Delays
Active FAA-reported airport delay events across the United States today, including ground stops, ground delay programs, arrival delays, airport closures, and airport advisories. ATIS Alerts organizes FAA NAS Status information by airport and region so pilots can quickly see where delays are active and click through to airport-specific weather, METAR, TAF, ATIS, and runway wind details.
Jump to any airport's live weather & delay status.
New to the terminology? What's a ground stop? → · How GDPs & EDCTs work →
Source: FAA National Airspace System Status. FAA status links open the official FAA NAS Status or ATCSCC advisory page in a new tab. Latest FAA update: Jul 29, 2026 · 0130Z. Last checked: Jul 29, 2026 · 0204Z.
Northeast
Updated Jul 29, 2026 · 0117Z (9:17 PM EDT)
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Updated Jul 28, 2026 · 2320Z (7:20 PM EDT)
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Southeast
Updated Jul 21, 2026 · 0900Z (4:00 AM CDT)
Updated Jul 28, 2026 · 0030Z (8:30 PM EDT)
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West
Updated Jul 23, 2026 · 2003Z (1:03 PM PDT)
AD AP CLSD TO F-35 VTOL
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!HNL 06/658 HNL AD AP CLSD TO F-35 VTOL 2606291921-2612301800
Updated Jun 29, 2026 · 1926Z (9:26 AM HST)
AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC 24HR PPR 702-261-7775
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Updated Apr 28, 2026 · 1715Z (10:15 AM PDT)
AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC 24HR PPR CTC ATLANTIC AVIATION 310-258-9884…
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!LAX 05/277 LAX AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC 24HR PPR CTC ATLANTIC AVIATION 310-258-9884 OR SIGNATURE AVIATION 310-410-9605 2605271826-2705281600
Updated May 27, 2026 · 1832Z (11:32 AM PDT)
AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC PPR 619-298-7704
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!SAN 03/071 SAN AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC PPR 619-298-7704 2603181300-2610010800
Updated Mar 18, 2026 · 1400Z (7:00 AM PDT)
Flight categories at major US airports
Current METAR flight category at the FAA's Core 30 hubs — where you see amber or red below, weather often explains the delays above. Click through for the full picture.
What FAA delay types mean
Ground stop
A ground stop halts departures headed to the affected airport — aircraft bound for it are held on the ground at their origin until the stop is lifted. It is the FAA's most severe traffic-management action short of a closure, typically issued for thunderstorms over the field, very low visibility, or acute congestion, and usually lasts under an hour at a time (though it may be extended).
Ground Delay Program (GDP)
A GDP slows the arrival rate rather than stopping it: flights to the affected airport are assigned later departure times at their origin, metering demand to what the airport can actually accept. GDPs are the workhorse response to sustained weather or capacity problems and often run for several hours, with average delays published by the FAA.
Arrival and departure delays
These report how far behind traffic actually is — average taxi-out or airborne-holding delays at the airport, usually as a range with a trend (increasing, decreasing, static). They frequently accompany a GDP or appear as weather builds before the FAA escalates to one.
Airport closure
The airport (or a runway complex significant enough to list) is closed to operations — from snow removal or a disabled aircraft to a security event. Closures are published with an effective window in the FAA feed and are rare at major airports.
FAA advisories
Free-form NOTAM-style advisories cover everything else worth knowing — runway configuration changes, equipment outages, deicing operations, or special-event traffic procedures. They don't necessarily mean delays, but they explain conditions at the airport.
FAA delays FAQ
What's the difference between a ground stop and a ground delay program?
A ground stop halts departures to the airport entirely; a ground delay program lets them depart but on delayed, metered schedules. Stops are short and severe; GDPs are longer and gentler. A stop often transitions into a GDP as conditions improve.
How often does this page update?
The FAA NAS Status feed is checked about every two minutes, and the timestamps above show both the FAA's latest update and our last check.
The FAA shows a delay but my flight is on time — why?
FAA events describe the airport's traffic management, not every flight. Airlines rebook, swap aircraft, and build schedule padding, so an individual flight can run on time through a GDP — or be delayed with no FAA event at all for crew or mechanical reasons.
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