Is there a ground stop at MSP today?
No ground stop at MSP right now (as of 3:54 PM CST, Nov 6): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field. In the last 12 months the FAA issued 13 ground stops and 4 ground delay programs for MSP, most often for snow and ice, holding flights on 15 days.
Live FAA delay status for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP, Minneapolis, MN): ground stops, ground delay programs and delays right now, what the FAA has listed for MSP recently, and how often flights here actually run late.
No: the FAA is not reporting a ground stop at MSP right now.
FAA NAS Status lists no ground stop, ground delay program, or delay event for Minneapolis–Saint Paul Intl Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field. Checked Nov 6, 2026 · 2154Z (3:54 PM CST); this page refreshes about every two minutes.
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Why MSP gets delayed
Minneapolis-St. Paul is built for winter, and the FAA data shows it. Snow and ice caused 44% of the 16 programs the FAA ran for MSP in the 12 months to October 2026, more than any other cause, yet 16 programs in a year is very few for a major Delta hub. Spring and summer thunderstorms caused most of the rest.
When winter does bite, it bites hard. The typical MSP ground delay program carried an average delay of about two hours, and the longest, on December 28, 2025, ran 7 h 4 min with average delays of four hours. December was also MSP's worst month for on-time departures (69.8% in BTS data).
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 MSP delays usually last
Every FAA ground stop and ground delay program for MSP from Nov 6, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026, rebuilt from the FAA Command Center's own advisories.
Ground delay programs
4Ground stops
13Flights to MSP were held by at least one FAA program on 15 days in the last year. 53% of the stops and programs began between 3 PM and 7 PM local time.
What triggered them
MSP ground stops and delay programs by month
| Month | Ground stops | Delay programs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| November 2026 to dateplus Nov 6-30, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The busiest month was April, with 3 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 MSP, rebuilt daily by ATIS Alerts.
Best time of day to fly out of MSP
Airline departures scheduled before 9 AM left on time 90% of the time, against 73% for those scheduled 3 to 6 PM. By weekday, Tuesday was the most reliable (84%) and Sunday the least (79%). BTS on-time data, June 2025 to May 2026; on time = within 15 minutes.
Recent FAA events at MSP
Ground stops and delay programs the FAA has listed for MSP in the last 90 days, from ATIS Alerts' own log of FAA NAS Status.
- Ground StopOct 16, 2026 · 1736Z (12:36 PM CDT)lasted 1h 5m · wind
- Departure DelaysSep 27, 2026 · 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT)lasted 6h 25m · 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 MSP delayed?
Airline on-time performance at MSP, Jun 2025 to May 2026, from the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
113,799 scheduled airline arrivals and 113,789 departures in the period. Best month: Oct 2025 (87.6% on time); worst: Dec 2025 (69.6%). 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 10,564 arrivals.
What caused the delays
- 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ground handling)
- 29%Late-arriving aircraft
- 12%National Airspace System (ATC, volume, non-extreme weather)
- 10%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 KMSP right now
Weather drives most ground stops: thunderstorms, low ceilings, wind and snow.
METAR KMSP 062053Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 09/M02 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP243 T00891017 56008
MSP ground stop FAQ
Is there a ground stop at MSP today?
No ground stop at MSP right now (as of 3:54 PM CST, Nov 6): the FAA lists no ground stop, ground delay program or delays for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field. This page rechecks the FAA's NAS Status feed about every two minutes.
How do I know if MSP 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 Minneapolis–Saint Paul Intl Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field; green means it does not. The official source is nasstatus.faa.gov.
How many ground stops has MSP had in the last year?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 13 ground stops and 4 ground delay programs for MSP, most often for snow and ice, holding flights on 15 days. Source: the FAA Command Center's advisory database (fly.faa.gov).
How long do ground stops at MSP last?
In the last 12 months the FAA issued 13 ground stops for MSP. The typical one lasted 1 h 4 min, and the middle half ran 57 min to 2 h 1 min. Ground delay programs run longer: 4 of them, typically 3 h 56 min with an average delay of 121 minutes.
Does a ground stop mean my flight is cancelled?
No. It means departures to MSP 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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