Is there a ground stop at SAN today?
Live FAA delay status for San Diego International Airport (KSAN, San Diego, CA): ground stops, ground delay programs and delays right now, what the FAA has listed for SAN recently, and how often flights here actually run late.
No ground stop at SAN right now, but the FAA is reporting arrival or departure delays.
Details are in the FAA delay status card below. Checked Sep 22, 2026 · 2033Z (1:33 PM PDT); this page refreshes about every two minutes.
FAA Delay Status
FAA NAS Status for KSAN
FAA NAS Status is reporting departure delays for San Diego International Airport (KSAN).
!SAN 03/071 SAN AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC PPR 619-298-7704 2603181300-2610010800
Updated Sep 22, 2026 · 1945Z (12:45 PM PDT) · Source: FAA NAS Status
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Recent FAA events at SAN
Ground stops and delay programs the FAA has listed for SAN in the last 90 days, from ATIS Alerts' own log of FAA NAS Status.
- Departure DelaysSep 22, 2026 · 1950Z (12:50 PM PDT)in effect · vol:compacted demand · avg delay 15 min
- Departure DelaysSep 21, 2026 · 2345Z (4:45 PM PDT)lasted 1h 22m · vol:compacted demand · avg delay 23 min
- Ground Delay ProgramSep 21, 2026 · 1558Z (8:58 AM PDT)lasted 12h 25m · airport volume · avg delay 34 min
- Ground StopSep 4, 2026 · 2127Z (2:27 PM PDT)lasted 1h 12m · security
- Airport ClosureSep 1, 2026 · 1651Z (9:51 AM PDT)lasted 504h 49m · !san 03/071 san ad ap clsd to non sked transient ga acft exc ppr 619-298-7704 2603181300-2610010800
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 SAN delayed?
Airline on-time performance at SAN, Jun 2025 to May 2026, from the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
99,186 scheduled airline arrivals and 99,189 departures in the period. Best month: Feb 2026 (79.6% on time); worst: Dec 2025 (69.6%). 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 8,946 arrivals.
What caused the delays
- 40%Late-arriving aircraft
- 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ground handling)
- 26%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: 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 KSAN right now
Weather drives most ground stops: thunderstorms, low ceilings, wind and snow.
METAR KSAN 221951Z 30010KT 10SM FEW036 26/14 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02560139
What a ground stop at SAN means
When the FAA issues a ground stop for San Diego Intl, 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 SAN 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
Active FAA events nearby
Other airports in California with a delay event right now.
SAN ground stop FAQ
How do I know if SAN 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 San Diego Intl; green means it does not. The official source is nasstatus.faa.gov.
How long do ground stops at SAN last?
The ground stops we have recorded at SAN stayed listed for about 75 minutes on 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 SANare 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.