Is there a ground stop at MEM today?
No ground stop at MEM right now (as of 3:54 PM CST, Nov 6): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Memphis International Airport. In the last 12 months the FAA issued 2 ground stops and 8 ground delay programs for MEM, most often for wind, holding flights on 9 days.
Live FAA delay status for Memphis International Airport (KMEM, Memphis, TN): ground stops, ground delay programs and delays right now, what the FAA has listed for MEM recently, and how often flights here actually run late.
No: the FAA is not reporting a ground stop at MEM right now.
FAA NAS Status lists no ground stop, ground delay program, or delay event for Memphis Intl. Checked Nov 6, 2026 · 2154Z (3:54 PM CST); this page refreshes about every two minutes.
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Why MEM gets delayed
Memphis is FedEx's global hub, and its FAA programs keep cargo hours. All eight ground delay programs in the 12 months to October 2026 started between 7 and 11 PM local time, as the overnight cargo operation ramps up, and they were short, typically about an hour and a half. Wind and thunderstorms caused most of them.
For airline passengers Memphis is a small, steady airport: 79.9% of departures on time in BTS data, and the FAA held traffic on only nine days all year.
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 MEM delays usually last
Every FAA ground stop and ground delay program for MEM from Nov 6, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026, rebuilt from the FAA Command Center's own advisories.
Ground delay programs
8Ground stops
2Flights to MEM were held by at least one FAA program on 9 days in the last year. 100% of the stops and programs began between 7 PM and 11 PM local time.
What triggered them
MEM ground stops and delay programs by month
| Month | Ground stops | Delay programs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 6-30, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The busiest month was April, with 4 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 MEM, rebuilt daily by ATIS Alerts.
Best time of day to fly out of MEM
Airline departures scheduled before 9 AM left on time 91% of the time, against 64% for those scheduled 6 to 9 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 MEM
Ground stops and delay programs the FAA has listed for MEM in the last 90 days, from ATIS Alerts' own log of FAA NAS Status.
No ground stops, ground delay programs, or delay events recorded for MEM in this window. The log is complete from 2026-09-22; earlier entries come from the ATIS Alerts bot's event history and cover only the latest event of each type.
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 MEM delayed?
Airline on-time performance at MEM, Jun 2025 to May 2026, from the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
24,774 scheduled airline arrivals and 24,775 departures in the period. Best month: Sep 2025 (85.1% on time); worst: Jun 2025 (66.6%). 22% 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 2,290 arrivals.
What caused the delays
- 43%Late-arriving aircraft
- 35%Airline (crew, maintenance, ground handling)
- 15%National Airspace System (ATC, volume, non-extreme weather)
- 7%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 KMEM right now
Weather drives most ground stops: thunderstorms, low ceilings, wind and snow.
METAR KMEM 062054Z 03008G17KT 340V050 10SM SCT033 17/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01720089 $
MEM ground stop FAQ
Is there a ground stop at MEM today?
No ground stop at MEM right now (as of 3:54 PM CST, Nov 6): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Memphis International Airport. This page rechecks the FAA's NAS Status feed about every two minutes.
How do I know if MEM 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 Memphis Intl; green means it does not. The official source is nasstatus.faa.gov.
How many ground stops has MEM had in the last year?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 2 ground stops and 8 ground delay programs for MEM, most often for wind, holding flights on 9 days. Source: the FAA Command Center's advisory database (fly.faa.gov).
How long do ground stops at MEM last?
The FAA issued only 2 ground stops for MEM in the last 12 months, lasting 1 h 56 min at the median. Ground delay programs run longer: 8 of them, typically 1 h 29 min with an average delay of 44 minutes.
Does a ground stop mean my flight is cancelled?
No. It means departures to MEM 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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