Is there a ground stop at APF today?
No ground stop at APF right now (as of 5:46 AM ET, Oct 28): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Naples Municipal Airport. In the last 12 months the FAA issued 2 ground stops and 4 ground delay programs for APF, most often for traffic volume, holding flights on 6 days.
Live FAA delay status for Naples Municipal Airport (KAPF, Naples, FL): ground stops, ground delay programs and delays right now, what the FAA has listed for APF recently.
No: the FAA is not reporting a ground stop at APF right now.
FAA NAS Status lists no ground stop, ground delay program, or delay event for Naples Muni. Checked Oct 28, 2026 · 0946Z (5:46 AM EDT); this page refreshes about every two minutes.
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How long APF delays usually last
Every FAA ground stop and ground delay program for APF from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026, rebuilt from the FAA Command Center's own advisories.
Ground delay programs
4Ground stops
2Flights to APF were held by at least one FAA program on 6 days in the last year. 67% of the stops and programs began between 9 AM and 1 PM local time.
What triggered them
APF ground stops and delay programs by month
| Month | Ground stops | Delay programs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2026 to dateplus Oct 28-31, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The busiest month was December, with 5 ground stops and delay programs combined.
Source: FAA ATCSCC advisory database (fly.faa.gov), every ground stop and ground delay program advisory the FAA Command Center issued for APF, rebuilt daily by ATIS Alerts.
Recent FAA events at APF
Ground stops and delay programs the FAA has listed for APF in the last 90 days, from ATIS Alerts' own log of FAA NAS Status.
No ground stops, ground delay programs, or delay events recorded for APF in this window. The log is complete from 2026-09-22; earlier entries come from the ATIS Alerts bot's event history and cover only the latest event of each type.
Durations are the time the FAA kept the event listed. Log complete from 2026-09-22; older rows are the last event of each type seen by the ATIS Alerts bot since 2026-07-22.
Weather at KAPF right now
Weather drives most ground stops: thunderstorms, low ceilings, wind and snow.
SPECI KAPF 280934Z AUTO 02013G19KT 10SM OVC014 24/21 A2990 RMK AO2 T02390211
What a ground stop at APF means
When the FAA issues a ground stop for Naples Muni, aircraft headed there are held at their departure airports until it lifts; flights already airborne continue, hold, or divert. It is the FAA's most severe traffic-management step short of closing the airport, and it is usually issued in 30 to 90 minute increments that get extended while the cause persists, then often converted into a ground delay program as conditions improve.
APFis not a major airline hub, so FAA stops here are uncommon and usually tied to a busy nearby hub's weather or to an event at the field itself. When a nearby Class B airport is stopped, expect flow into APF, full ramps, and clearance delays across the area.
Terminology: ground stops explained · GDPs and EDCTs explained
APF ground stop FAQ
Is there a ground stop at APF today?
No ground stop at APF right now (as of 5:46 AM ET, Oct 28): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Naples Municipal Airport. This page rechecks the FAA's NAS Status feed about every two minutes.
How do I know if APF has a ground stop right now?
The banner at the top of this page reads the FAA's NAS Status feed about every two minutes. A red banner means the FAA currently lists a ground stop for Naples Muni; green means it does not. The official source is nasstatus.faa.gov.
How many ground stops has APF had in the last year?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 2 ground stops and 4 ground delay programs for APF, most often for traffic volume, holding flights on 6 days. Source: the FAA Command Center's advisory database (fly.faa.gov).
How long do ground stops at APF last?
The FAA issued only 2 ground stops for APF in the last 12 months, lasting 1 h 15 min at the median. Ground delay programs run longer: 4 of them, typically 7 h 43 min with an average delay of 83 minutes.
Does a ground stop mean my flight is cancelled?
No. It means departures to APF are held, not cancelled. Airlines cancel on their own when the backlog cannot be recovered, so watch your carrier's updates alongside this page.
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