Is there a ground stop at FLL today?
No ground stop at FLL right now (as of 4:54 PM ET, Nov 6): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. In the last 12 months the FAA issued 24 ground stops and 3 ground delay programs for FLL, most often for thunderstorms, holding flights on 21 days.
Live FAA delay status for Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (KFLL, Fort Lauderdale, FL): ground stops, ground delay programs and delays right now, what the FAA has listed for FLL recently, and how often flights here actually run late.
No: the FAA is not reporting a ground stop at FLL right now.
FAA NAS Status lists no ground stop, ground delay program, or delay event for Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Intl. Checked Nov 6, 2026 · 2154Z (4:54 PM EST); this page refreshes about every two minutes.
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Why FLL gets delayed
Fort Lauderdale is a puzzle: one of the least punctual big airports in the country, yet the FAA rarely stops traffic to it. Only 20 FAA programs hit FLL in the 12 months to October 2026, three quarters of them short ground stops for South Florida's afternoon thunderstorms, typically about 70 minutes long.
The lateness comes from the schedule. Only 70.6% of FLL departures left on time in BTS data, the lowest of the FAA's 30 busiest airports, and late-arriving aircraft caused 41% of delay minutes. With about 82 thunderstorm days a year in the 20-year record, an afternoon storm anywhere in Florida ripples through every airline rotation that touches FLL.
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 FLL delays usually last
Every FAA ground stop and ground delay program for FLL from Nov 6, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026, rebuilt from the FAA Command Center's own advisories.
Ground delay programs
3Ground stops
24Flights to FLL were held by at least one FAA program on 21 days in the last year. 37% of the stops and programs began between 2 PM and 6 PM local time.
What triggered them
FLL ground stops and delay programs by month
| Month | Ground stops | Delay programs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| September 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2026 to dateplus Nov 6-30, 2025 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
The busiest month was November, with 8 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 FLL, rebuilt daily by ATIS Alerts.
Best time of day to fly out of FLL
Airline departures scheduled before 9 AM left on time 90% of the time, against 50% for those scheduled after 9 PM. By weekday, Wednesday was the most reliable (79%) and Sunday the least (62%). BTS on-time data, June 2025 to May 2026; on time = within 15 minutes.
Recent FAA events at FLL
Ground stops and delay programs the FAA has listed for FLL in the last 90 days, from ATIS Alerts' own log of FAA NAS Status.
- Departure DelaysNov 4, 2026 · 1350Z (8:50 AM EST)lasted 5 min · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 45 min
- Departure DelaysNov 4, 2026 · 0215Z (9:15 PM EST)lasted 9h 55m · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 45 min
- Departure DelaysNov 4, 2026 · 0040Z (7:40 PM EST)lasted 1h · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 45 min
- Departure DelaysNov 3, 2026 · 0320Z (10:20 PM EST)lasted 5 min · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 120 min
- Ground StopNov 3, 2026 · 0202Z (9:02 PM EST)lasted 1h 28m · thunderstorms
- Ground Delay ProgramNov 2, 2026 · 2357Z (6:57 PM EST)lasted 4h 29m · thunderstorms · avg delay 133 min
- Ground StopNov 2, 2026 · 2128Z (4:28 PM EST)lasted 2h 47m · thunderstorms
- Ground StopNov 2, 2026 · 2040Z (3:40 PM EST)lasted 26 min · thunderstorms
- Ground Delay ProgramNov 2, 2026 · 1757Z (12:57 PM EST)lasted 59 min · thunderstorms · avg delay 107 min
- Ground StopNov 2, 2026 · 1702Z (12:02 PM EST)lasted 1h 39m · thunderstorms
- Ground StopNov 2, 2026 · 1541Z (10:41 AM EST)lasted 1h 10m · thunderstorms
- Ground StopNov 2, 2026 · 1358Z (8:58 AM EST)lasted 23 min · thunderstorms
- Departure DelaysNov 2, 2026 · 1310Z (8:10 AM EST)lasted 14h 5m · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 120 min
- Departure DelaysNov 2, 2026 · 1255Z (7:55 AM EST)lasted 10 min · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 30 min
- Ground Delay ProgramNov 1, 2026 · 1641Z (11:41 AM EST)lasted 6h 25m · thunderstorms · avg delay 56 min
- Ground StopNov 1, 2026 · 1427Z (9:27 AM EST)lasted 1h 44m · thunderstorms
- Departure DelaysNov 1, 2026 · 1340Z (8:40 AM EST)lasted 15h 40m · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 60 min
- Departure DelaysOct 28, 2026 · 1525Z (11:25 AM EDT)lasted 15 min · vol:compacted demand · avg delay 15 min
- Departure DelaysOct 27, 2026 · 1640Z (12:40 PM EDT)lasted 1h 55m · tm initiatives:mit:vol · avg delay 15 min
- Departure DelaysOct 25, 2026 · 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)lasted 2h 20m · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 30 min
- Departure DelaysOct 23, 2026 · 2340Z (7:40 PM EDT)lasted 10 min · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 15 min
- Departure DelaysOct 20, 2026 · 1450Z (10:50 AM EDT)lasted 55 min · rwy:maintenance · avg delay 45 min
- Departure DelaysOct 17, 2026 · 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT)lasted 15 min · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 15 min
- Departure DelaysOct 16, 2026 · 1945Z (3:45 PM EDT)lasted 40 min · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 15 min
- Departure DelaysOct 11, 2026 · 1555Z (11:55 AM EDT)lasted 1h 5m · tm initiatives:mit:wx · avg delay 30 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 FLL delayed?
Airline on-time performance at FLL, Jun 2025 to May 2026, from the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
90,665 scheduled airline arrivals and 90,645 departures in the period. Best month: Sep 2025 (82.6% on time); worst: Mar 2026 (61.6%). 31% 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 9,915 arrivals.
What caused the delays
- 41%Late-arriving aircraft
- 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ground handling)
- 27%National Airspace System (ATC, volume, non-extreme weather)
- 4%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 KFLL right now
Weather drives most ground stops: thunderstorms, low ceilings, wind and snow.
METAR KFLL 062053Z 08009KT 10SM FEW040 28/21 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02780211 55009
FLL ground stop FAQ
Is there a ground stop at FLL today?
No ground stop at FLL right now (as of 4:54 PM ET, Nov 6): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. This page rechecks the FAA's NAS Status feed about every two minutes.
How do I know if FLL 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 Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Intl; green means it does not. The official source is nasstatus.faa.gov.
How many ground stops has FLL had in the last year?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 24 ground stops and 3 ground delay programs for FLL, most often for thunderstorms, holding flights on 21 days. Source: the FAA Command Center's advisory database (fly.faa.gov).
How long do ground stops at FLL last?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 24 ground stops for FLL. The typical one lasted 1 h 26 min, and the middle half ran 51 min to 2 h 14 min. Ground delay programs run longer: 3 of them, typically 6 h 17 min with an average delay of 80 minutes.
Does a ground stop mean my flight is cancelled?
No. It means departures to FLL 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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