Is there a ground stop at LAX today?
No ground stop at LAX right now (as of 5:49 PM PST, Nov 6): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Los Angeles International Airport. In the last 12 months the FAA issued 10 ground stops and 3 ground delay programs for LAX, most often for controller staffing, holding flights on 12 days.
Live FAA delay status for Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX, Los Angeles, CA): ground stops, ground delay programs and delays right now, what the FAA has listed for LAX recently, and how often flights here actually run late.
No ground stop at LAX right now, but the FAA is reporting an FAA advisory.
Details are in the FAA delay status card below. Checked Nov 7, 2026 · 0149Z (5:49 PM PST); this page refreshes about every two minutes.
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FAA NAS Status for KLAX
FAA NAS Status is reporting an airport advisory for Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX).
!LAX 05/277 LAX AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC 24HR PPR CTC ATLANTIC AVIATION 310-258-9884 OR SIGNATURE AVIATION 310-410-9605 2605271826-2705281600
Updated May 27, 2026 · 1831Z (11:31 AM PDT) · Source: FAA NAS Status
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Why LAX gets delayed
For an airport its size, LAX is remarkably steady. The FAA ran only 15 programs for LAX in the 12 months to October 2026, and 60% of them were for controller staffing rather than weather. LAX has more fog than almost anywhere in the country (about 64 fog days a year in the 20-year record), but its four runways sit in two widely separated pairs, so the same marine layer that slows San Francisco rarely forces the FAA to meter traffic here.
LAX posted 80.3% on-time departures in BTS data, and its delays are mostly airline and knock-on delays (41% and 38% of delay minutes), not air traffic programs.
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 LAX delays usually last
Every FAA ground stop and ground delay program for LAX from Nov 6, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026, rebuilt from the FAA Command Center's own advisories.
Ground delay programs
3Ground stops
10Flights to LAX were held by at least one FAA program on 12 days in the last year. 54% of the stops and programs began between 6 PM and 10 PM local time.
What triggered them
LAX ground stops and delay programs by month
| Month | Ground stops | Delay programs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| November 2026 to dateplus Nov 6-30, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The busiest month was January, with 2 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 LAX, rebuilt daily by ATIS Alerts.
Best time of day to fly out of LAX
Airline departures scheduled before 9 AM left on time 90% of the time, against 75% for those scheduled noon to 3 PM. By weekday, Wednesday was the most reliable (84%) and Sunday the least (77%). BTS on-time data, June 2025 to May 2026; on time = within 15 minutes.
Recent FAA events at LAX
Ground stops and delay programs the FAA has listed for LAX in the last 90 days, from ATIS Alerts' own log of FAA NAS Status.
- Ground StopOct 24, 2026 · 0217Z (7:17 PM PDT)lasted 1h 13m · thunderstorms
- Ground StopOct 14, 2026 · 1046Z (3:46 AM PDT)lasted 1h 10m · equipment outage
- Ground StopSep 24, 2026 · 2330Z (4:30 PM PDT)lasted 1h 1m · thunderstorms
- Ground StopSep 14, 2026 · 1517Z (8:17 AM PDT)lasted 1h · staffing
- Airport ClosureSep 1, 2026 · 1641Z (9:41 AM PDT)lasted 504h 59m · !lax 05/277 lax ad ap clsd to non sked transient ga acft exc 24hr ppr ctc atlantic aviation 310-258-9884 or signature aviation 310-410-9605 2605271826-2705281600
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 LAX delayed?
Airline on-time performance at LAX, Jun 2025 to May 2026, from the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
189,687 scheduled airline arrivals and 189,670 departures in the period. Best month: Sep 2025 (84.7% on time); worst: Dec 2025 (76.2%). 21% 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 17,105 arrivals.
What caused the delays
- 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ground handling)
- 38%Late-arriving aircraft
- 15%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 KLAX right now
Weather drives most ground stops: thunderstorms, low ceilings, wind and snow.
METAR KLAX 070053Z 28008KT 10SM FEW280 23/13 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02280128 $
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LAX ground stop FAQ
Is there a ground stop at LAX today?
No ground stop at LAX right now (as of 5:49 PM PST, Nov 6): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Los Angeles International Airport. This page rechecks the FAA's NAS Status feed about every two minutes.
How do I know if LAX 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 Los Angeles Intl; green means it does not. The official source is nasstatus.faa.gov.
How many ground stops has LAX had in the last year?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 10 ground stops and 3 ground delay programs for LAX, most often for controller staffing, holding flights on 12 days. Source: the FAA Command Center's advisory database (fly.faa.gov).
How long do ground stops at LAX last?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 10 ground stops for LAX. The typical one lasted 1 h 1 min, and the middle half ran 46 min to 1 h 10 min. Ground delay programs run longer: 3 of them, typically 2 h 46 min with an average delay of 74 minutes.
Does a ground stop mean my flight is cancelled?
No. It means departures to LAX 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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