Summary Ground stops impact major East Coast airports. Hundreds of flights have been delayed or canceled in the last 24 hours. Passengers are being advised to check with their airlines about flight status.
Inclement weather has forced the Federal Aviation Administration to issue ground stops at several airports on the US East Coast. Hundreds of flights have been delayed or canceled, with affected airports issuing advisories to passengers to check the flight status with respective airlines for additional information. Ground stops halt operations The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued ground stops at several airports earlier today after a thunderstorm made it difficult for flights to land or take off.
The three major airports serving the New York City region— New York JFK Airport , LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)—have been affected. The situation, however, extends beyond New York airports, with Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
airports also facing disruption. PIX 11 quoted a statement from the FAA that said, "Departures to La Guardia are grounded due to thunderstorms. The Probability of extension is medium (30-60%).
Departures to John F Kennedy International are grounded due to thunderstorms." Airports are also issuing advisories on social media, alerting passengers to the situation on the ground. LGA said, “Weather conditions have caused LGA Airport flight disruptions.
Check with your airline to determine the status of your flight.” EWR issued similar advice on X. Hundreds of flights affected The three airports serving New York City have together had hundreds of flights canceled or delayed.
At the time of writing, close to 250 flights were delayed at LGA in the last 24 hours, and a little over 300 were canceled, according to data by FlightAware . Republic Airways was most affected with 40% of its flights at LGA canceled and 18% delayed. Endeavor Air had 37% of its services canceled and 19% delayed.
Delta, Southwest, and American Airlines had 22%, 41%, and 27% of their flights canceled. Get all the latest aviation news for North America here. At JFK, more than 550 flights were delayed and 140 were canceled, with Endeavor Air being the most affected (36% canceled and 33% delayed).
Republic Airways was next on the list, with 29% of its flights canceled. JetBlue, Delta, and American Airlines had 6%, 5%, and 8% of their JFK services canceled, and 52%, 39%, and 35% of their flights delayed, respectively. AT EWR, more than 330 flights were delayed and almost 250 were canceled.
Republic Airways had the most cancelation at 42% and a delay of 9% of its flights. United, which has its primary hub at EWR, had 13% of its flights canceled and 39% delayed. GoJet, Spirit, and American Airlines were next, with 34%, 25%, and 29% of their services canceled at EWR and 2%, 23%, and 20% of their flights delayed, respectively.
Things were not very different at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), with more than 320 delays and 39 cancelations at the time of writing. United Airlines was the most affected at IAD, with 51% of its flights delayed and 5% canceled. Republic, CommuteAir, Mesa Airlines, and SkyWest were some of the other affected airlines, with 26%, 43%, 33%, and 38% of their services delayed, respectively.
Several ground stops this year A ground stop can be issued at an airport for various reasons, with inclement weather at the top of the list. There have been several ground stops in the United States this year, including the recent one at Tampa International Airport due to a tropical storm. Ground Stops normally occur with little or no warning.
Last month, several US carriers asked the FAA to issue ground stops due to a systems outage affecting communications . It eventually snowballed into a global problem, with airports, hospitals, and other businesses reporting disruption around the world due to issues with their Microsoft systems..
