Is there a ground stop at FAY today?
Live FAA delay status for Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (KFAY, Fayetteville, NC): ground stops, ground delay programs and delays right now, what the FAA has listed for FAY recently, and how often flights here actually run late.
No: the FAA is not reporting a ground stop at FAY right now.
FAA NAS Status lists no ground stop, ground delay program, or delay event for Fayetteville Rgnl Airport - Grannis Field. Checked Oct 9, 2026 · 2011Z (4:11 PM EDT); this page refreshes about every two minutes.
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Recent FAA events at FAY
Ground stops and delay programs the FAA has listed for FAY in the last 90 days, from ATIS Alerts' own log of FAA NAS Status.
- Airport ClosureOct 9, 2026 · 1000Z (6:00 AM EDT)lasted 4h
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.
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How often is FAY delayed?
Airline on-time performance at FAY, Jun 2025 to May 2026, from the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
344 scheduled airline arrivals and 344 departures in the period. Best month: Nov 2025 (92.3% on time); worst: May 2026 (43.8%). 30% 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 58 arrivals.
What caused the delays
- 43%Airline (crew, maintenance, ground handling)
- 28%Late-arriving aircraft
- 15%National Airspace System (ATC, volume, non-extreme weather)
- 15%Extreme weather
- 0%Security
Shares of delay minutes on arrivals 15+ minutes late, as reported by the carriers to the DOT.
Source: 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 KFAY right now
Weather drives most ground stops: thunderstorms, low ceilings, wind and snow.
METAR KFAY 091953Z 04006KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP202 T02330133
What a ground stop at FAY means
When the FAA issues a ground stop for Fayetteville Rgnl Airport - Grannis Field, 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.
Passengers:your aircraft is probably sitting at its origin; the airline's "delayed" status usually resolves in waves after the stop lifts. Pilots: a stop at FAY ripples into the satellite airports and the whole TRACON; check the national board for programs at your alternate.
Terminology: ground stops explained · GDPs and EDCTs explained
FAY ground stop FAQ
How do I know if FAY 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 Fayetteville Rgnl Airport - Grannis Field; green means it does not. The official source is nasstatus.faa.gov.
How long do ground stops at FAY last?
We have not recorded enough ground stops here yet to give an airport-specific average. 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 FAYare held, not cancelled. Airlines cancel on their own when the backlog cannot be recovered, so watch your carrier's updates alongside this page.
⚠️ Informational only. FAA NAS Status is the authoritative source for delay programs; your airline or dispatch governs your flight. ATIS Alerts is not affiliated with the FAA.