Is there a ground stop at CLT today?
No ground stop at CLT right now (as of 8:49 PM ET, Nov 6): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Charlotte Douglas International Airport. In the last 12 months the FAA issued 46 ground stops and 2 ground delay programs for CLT, most often for thunderstorms, holding flights on 37 days.
Live FAA delay status for Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT, Charlotte, NC): ground stops, ground delay programs and delays right now, what the FAA has listed for CLT recently, and how often flights here actually run late.
No: the FAA is not reporting a ground stop at CLT right now.
FAA NAS Status lists no ground stop, ground delay program, or delay event for Charlotte Douglas Intl. Checked Nov 7, 2026 · 0149Z (8:49 PM EST); this page refreshes about every two minutes.
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Why CLT gets delayed
Charlotte is American Airlines' second-largest hub and one of the quieter big airports for FAA programs: 47 in the 12 months to October 2026, almost all of them ground stops (45) and most for afternoon thunderstorms. They are short. The typical CLT stop lasted about an hour, and three quarters were over within an hour and a half.
What makes Charlotte late is the hub itself. In BTS data, late-arriving aircraft (45%) and airline issues (37%) accounted for most delay minutes, while the air traffic system was charged with only 11%, one of the lowest shares of any big airport. A delay somewhere else in the network shows up here as a late inbound plane.
Written by the ATIS Alerts team from FAA Command Center advisories (October 2025 to October 2026), BTS airline on-time data (June 2025 to May 2026) and 20 years of hourly weather observations. Updated October 2026.
How long CLT delays usually last
Every FAA ground stop and ground delay program for CLT from Nov 6, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026, rebuilt from the FAA Command Center's own advisories.
Ground delay programs
2Ground stops
46Flights to CLT were held by at least one FAA program on 37 days in the last year. 44% of the stops and programs began between 3 PM and 7 PM local time.
What triggered them
CLT ground stops and delay programs by month
| Month | Ground stops | Delay programs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| June 2026 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| September 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| November 2026 to dateplus Nov 6-30, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The busiest month was August, with 9 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 CLT, rebuilt daily by ATIS Alerts.
Best time of day to fly out of CLT
Airline departures scheduled before 9 AM left on time 90% of the time, against 66% for those scheduled 6 to 9 PM. By weekday, Wednesday was the most reliable (82%) and Sunday the least (69%). BTS on-time data, June 2025 to May 2026; on time = within 15 minutes.
Recent FAA events at CLT
Ground stops and delay programs the FAA has listed for CLT in the last 90 days, from ATIS Alerts' own log of FAA NAS Status.
- Ground StopOct 29, 2026 · 1920Z (3:20 PM EDT)lasted 46 min · vip
- Ground StopOct 11, 2026 · 1143Z (7:43 AM EDT)lasted 48 min · thunderstorms
- Ground StopSep 18, 2026 · 2100Z (5:00 PM EDT)lasted 1h · thunderstorms
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.
How often is CLT delayed?
Airline on-time performance at CLT, Jun 2025 to May 2026, from the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
183,725 scheduled airline arrivals and 183,729 departures in the period. Best month: Sep 2025 (87.7% on time); worst: Jun 2025 (72.4%). 17% of arrival delay minutes were charged to weather or the National Airspace System, the categories a ground stop or ground delay program falls under.
On-time arrivals by month
Bar = share of arrivals within 15 minutes of schedule; largest month had 16,447 arrivals.
What caused the delays
- 45%Late-arriving aircraft
- 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ground handling)
- 11%National Airspace System (ATC, volume, non-extreme weather)
- 6%Extreme weather
- 0%Security
Shares of delay minutes on arrivals 15+ minutes late, as reported by the carriers to the DOT.
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline On-Time Performance (reporting carriers; regional, cargo, and general aviation flights are not included). Published about two months after each month ends.
Weather at KCLT right now
Weather drives most ground stops: thunderstorms, low ceilings, wind and snow.
METAR KCLT 070052Z 19004KT 10SM FEW070 SCT250 20/12 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02000117
CLT ground stop FAQ
Is there a ground stop at CLT today?
No ground stop at CLT right now (as of 8:49 PM ET, Nov 6): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Charlotte Douglas International Airport. This page rechecks the FAA's NAS Status feed about every two minutes.
How do I know if CLT 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 Charlotte Douglas Intl; green means it does not. The official source is nasstatus.faa.gov.
How many ground stops has CLT had in the last year?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 46 ground stops and 2 ground delay programs for CLT, most often for thunderstorms, holding flights on 37 days. Source: the FAA Command Center's advisory database (fly.faa.gov).
How long do ground stops at CLT last?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 46 ground stops for CLT. The typical one lasted 1 h 2 min, and the middle half ran 42 min to 1 h 26 min. Nationally, most stops run 30 to 90 minutes per issuance, but a stalled line of storms can keep one extended for hours.
Does a ground stop mean my flight is cancelled?
No. It means departures to CLT 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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