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National airspace · 12:19 PM EDT

Elevated

Controlled departure times are in force at San Diego (SAN), so some flights are leaving late on purpose.

Delays are likely in places. 1 ground delay program · 3 airports reporting delays · 50 forecast thunderstorm areas

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Ground stops

0

Delay programs

1

Airports delayed

3

Storm areas

50

Turbulence reports

0

Regions

Region by region

Conditions are shown with both a colour and a word, so nothing depends on colour alone.

Northeast

Watch

Worth keeping an eye on

  • 3 forecast thunderstorm or hazard areas overlap this region today.

Southeast

Elevated

Delays are likely for some flights

  • FAA planners list Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) as possible for holding departures after 2:00 PM ET. This is a forecast, not an active restriction.
  • FAA planners list Orlando (MCO) as possible for holding departures after 3:00 PM ET. This is a forecast, not an active restriction.
  • FAA planners list Tampa (TPA) as possible for holding departures after 3:00 PM ET. This is a forecast, not an active restriction.
  • 20 forecast thunderstorm or hazard areas overlap this region today.

Airports involved: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), Orlando (MCO), Tampa (TPA)

Midwest

Elevated

Delays are likely for some flights

  • 10 forecast thunderstorm or hazard areas overlap this region today.

Airports involved: Chicago O'Hare (ORD)

South Central

Elevated

Delays are likely for some flights

  • 6 forecast thunderstorm or hazard areas overlap this region today.

Mountain West

Elevated

Delays are likely for some flights

  • FAA planners list Denver (DEN) as possible for holding departures after 5:00 PM ET. This is a forecast, not an active restriction.
  • 23 forecast thunderstorm or hazard areas overlap this region today.

Airports involved: Denver (DEN)

West Coast

Elevated

Delays are likely for some flights

  • Flights to San Diego (SAN) are getting controlled departure times because of heavy traffic volume, averaging about 34 minutes.
  • FAA planners list San Francisco (SFO) as possible for holding departures after 10:00 PM ET. This is a forecast, not an active restriction.
  • 4 forecast thunderstorm or hazard areas overlap this region today.

Airports involved: San Diego (SAN), San Francisco (SFO)

Alaska

Calm

Smooth going right now

  • No FAA delay programs or hazard areas are affecting this region right now.

Hawaii

Calm

Smooth going right now

  • No FAA delay programs or hazard areas are affecting this region right now.

Timeline

How today is expected to change

Times are Eastern. Anything marked possible or likely is a forecast from FAA planners, not a restriction that has happened.

  1. Departures from Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field (ASE) are running late because of Vol:Compacted Demand.

    Now

    Now

  2. Departures from Westchester Co (HPN) are running late because of air traffic management actions.

    Now

    Now

  3. Departures from Chicago O'Hare (ORD) are running late because of weather.

    Now

    Now

  4. Theodore Francis Green State (PVD) is reporting a closure because of air traffic volume.

    Now

    Now

  5. Flights to San Diego (SAN) are getting controlled departure times because of heavy traffic volume, averaging about 34 minutes.

    Now

    Now

  6. San Francisco (SFO) ground stops or controlled departure times possible

    10:00 PM ET

    possible

  7. Transcons/can routes/regional routes possible

    1:00 PM ET

    possible

  8. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) flights held at their departure airports possible

    2:00 PM ET

    possible

  9. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) and Charlotte Douglas (CLT) alternative routes/weather-related rerouting/changed arrival routes possible

    2:00 PM ET

    possible

  10. Orlando (MCO) and Tampa (TPA) flights held at their departure airports possible

    3:00 PM ET

    possible

  11. Orlando (MCO) and Tampa (TPA) alternative routes/weather-related rerouting/routes around busy airspace possible

    3:00 PM ET

    possible

  12. Jacksonville area airspace capping/tunneling possible

    3:00 PM ET

    possible

  13. Miami (MIA) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL) alternative routes/weather-related rerouting possible

    3:00 PM ET

    possible

  14. Houston Bush (IAH) and Houston Hobby (HOU) alternative routes/weather-related rerouting/changed arrival routes possible

    3:00 PM ET

    possible

  15. N90/Philadelphia (PHL) alternative routes/weather-related rerouting possible

    4:00 PM ET

    possible

  16. PCT alternative routes/weather-related rerouting possible

    4:00 PM ET

    possible

  17. Denver (DEN) alternative routes/weather-related rerouting/changed arrival routes possible

    4:00 PM ET

    possible

  18. Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) alternative routes/changed arrival routes possible

    4:00 PM ET

    possible

  19. Denver (DEN) ground stops or controlled departure times possible

    5:00 PM ET

    possible

  20. Until 2000 -Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and Chicago Midway (MDW) ground stops or controlled departure times possible

    Later today

    possible

  21. Until 2000 -ase ground stops or controlled departure times possible

    Later today

    possible

  22. Until 2300 -ar/atlantic Y-rte closures likely

    Later today

    probable

Source: FAA operations plan advisory

What this does and doesn't cover

  • FAA airport events cover airports nationwide, including Alaska and Hawaii.
  • G-AIRMET and convective (TCF) forecasts cover the contiguous United States only — an empty map area does not mean smooth air.
  • Pilot turbulence reports are voluntary and only appear where a pilot happened to report. Gaps are normal.
  • Everything labelled as planned, possible or likely is a forecast, not a confirmed restriction.

Where today's numbers came from

  • FAA operations plan updated 12:19 PM EDT
  • FAA airport events updated 12:19 PM EDT
  • FAA en-route events updated 12:19 PM EDT
  • Convective forecast (TCF) updated 12:19 PM EDT
  • SIGMETs and AIRMETs unavailable — The operation was aborted due to timeout
  • G-AIRMET forecasts updated 12:19 PM EDT
  • Pilot reports unavailable — The operation was aborted due to timeout
  • Airport observations (METAR) updated 12:19 PM EDT
  • Airport forecasts (TAF) updated 12:19 PM EDT

Overall condition right now: Elevated.