Is there a ground stop at EGE today?
No ground stop at EGE right now (as of 10:52 AM MST, Nov 7): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Eagle County Regional Airport. In the last 12 months the FAA issued 9 ground stops and 10 ground delay programs for EGE, most often for traffic volume, holding flights on 14 days.
Live FAA delay status for Eagle County Regional Airport (KEGE, Eagle, CO): ground stops, ground delay programs and delays right now, what the FAA has listed for EGE recently, and how often flights here actually run late.
No: the FAA is not reporting a ground stop at EGE right now.
FAA NAS Status lists no ground stop, ground delay program, or delay event for Eagle County Rgnl. Checked Nov 7, 2026 · 1752Z (10:52 AM MST); this page refreshes about every two minutes.
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Why EGE gets delayed
Eagle County, the airport for Vail and Beaver Creek, runs on the ski calendar. The FAA ran 19 programs for EGE in the 12 months to October 2026, and every ground delay program fell between December and March and started between 8 AM and noon. Most were for traffic volume (53%), the charter and private-jet rush of peak ski weekends.
The busiest dates were December 26 to 28, 2025, January 3 and 4, 2026, and February 12 to 16, the run-up to and the end of the Presidents' Day weekend. The typical program lasted 5 h 39 min with an average delay of 56 minutes.
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 EGE delays usually last
Every FAA ground stop and ground delay program for EGE from Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026, rebuilt from the FAA Command Center's own advisories.
Ground delay programs
10Ground stops
9Flights to EGE were held by at least one FAA program on 14 days in the last year. 100% of the stops and programs began between 8 AM and noon local time.
What triggered them
EGE ground stops and delay programs by month
| Month | Ground stops | Delay programs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| January 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2026 to dateplus Nov 7-30, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The busiest month was December, with 7 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 EGE, rebuilt daily by ATIS Alerts.
Best time of day to fly out of EGE
Airline departures scheduled before 9 AM left on time 82% of the time, against 66% for those scheduled noon to 3 PM. By weekday, Wednesday was the most reliable (79%) and Saturday the least (64%). BTS on-time data, June 2025 to May 2026; on time = within 15 minutes.
Recent FAA events at EGE
Ground stops and delay programs the FAA has listed for EGE in the last 90 days, from ATIS Alerts' own log of FAA NAS Status.
- Arrival DelaysOct 26, 2026 · 1645Z (10:45 AM MDT)lasted 50 min · zdv / wx:low ceilings · avg delay 45 min
- Arrival DelaysOct 26, 2026 · 1435Z (8:35 AM MDT)lasted 50 min · zdv / wx:low ceilings · avg delay 30 min
- Arrival DelaysOct 20, 2026 · 1505Z (9:05 AM MDT)lasted 1h 55m · zdv / wx:low ceilings · avg delay 30 min
- Arrival DelaysSep 19, 2026 · 1920Z (1:20 PM MDT)lasted 21 min · zdv / wx:thunderstorms · avg delay 23 min
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 EGE delayed?
Airline on-time performance at EGE, Jun 2025 to May 2026, from the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
3,969 scheduled airline arrivals and 3,968 departures in the period. Best month: Nov 2025 (83.8% on time); worst: Dec 2025 (55.3%). 26% 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 809 arrivals.
What caused the delays
- 40%Late-arriving aircraft
- 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ground handling)
- 21%National Airspace System (ATC, volume, non-extreme weather)
- 5%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 KEGE right now
Weather drives most ground stops: thunderstorms, low ceilings, wind and snow.
METAR KEGE 071656Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP302 T00281022
EGE ground stop FAQ
Is there a ground stop at EGE today?
No ground stop at EGE right now (as of 10:52 AM MST, Nov 7): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Eagle County Regional Airport. This page rechecks the FAA's NAS Status feed about every two minutes.
How do I know if EGE 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 Eagle County Rgnl; green means it does not. The official source is nasstatus.faa.gov.
How many ground stops has EGE had in the last year?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 9 ground stops and 10 ground delay programs for EGE, most often for traffic volume, holding flights on 14 days. Source: the FAA Command Center's advisory database (fly.faa.gov).
How long do ground stops at EGE last?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 9 ground stops for EGE. The typical one lasted 1 h 14 min, and the middle half ran 1 h 4 min to 1 h 44 min. Ground delay programs run longer: 10 of them, typically 5 h 39 min with an average delay of 56 minutes.
Does a ground stop mean my flight is cancelled?
No. It means departures to EGE 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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