What happened
AI-written · may contain mistakes. Written from the advisory text and weather only.
Cause: Thunderstorms over the Newark area led air traffic control to hold departures, with a weather advisory warning of storms over the airport.
The ground stop began at 17:25 UTC and was extended to 2:45 pm EST, with departures also held from more air traffic control centers. It was widened again at 19:25 UTC to include more centers, and it ended at 19:42 UTC, after 2 hours and 17 minutes.
Impact by airline
Aircraft seen on the ground at EWR and holding nearby, by airline.
| Airline | On ground | Holding |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | 6 | — |
| GoJet Airlines G7 | 2 | — |
| Air Canada AC | 1 | — |
| British Airways BA | 1 | — |
| El Al LY | 1 | — |
| JetBlue B6 | 1 | — |
| Breeze Airways MX | 1 | — |
| Porter Airlines PD | 1 | — |
| Republic Airways YX | 1 | — |
Impact by region
Air traffic control centers whose departures to the airport were held.
| Center | Status |
|---|---|
| Boston Center (ZBW) | Held |
| Washington Center (ZDC) | Held |
| New York Center (ZNY) | Held |
| Cleveland Center (ZOB) | Held |
| Atlanta Center (ZTL) | Held |
Aircraft at the airport
Peak 12 on the ground, 0 holding nearby.
On the ground Holding nearby
Timeline
Every change published while the ground stop was in effect, as seen each minute.
Ground stop issued at EWR for thunderstorms, until 1:45 pm EST. Departures held from ZDC, ZNY, ZOB, ZBW.
Extended until 2:45 pm EST.
Scope widened: departures now also held from ZTL.
New advisory issued.
Read the advisory ↗Scope widened: departures now also held from ZJX, ZMA.
New advisory issued.
Read the advisory ↗Ground stop ended after 2 hr 17 min.
Advisories
The air traffic control advisories issued for this ground stop, as published.
ATCSCC ADVZY 085 EWR/ZNY 11/12/2026 CDM GROUND STOP
CTL ELEMENT: EWR ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 1919Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 12/1833Z - 12/1945Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (Manual) ZTL ZDC ZNY ZOB ZBW ZJX ZMA CYHZ CYOW CYUL CYYZ CYTZ CYQB PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 75 / 75 / 11 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 179 / 75 / 26 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / THUNDERSTORMS COMMENTS: ADDING ZJX AND ZMA DUE TO THE HOLDING AT ARDOriginal advisory ↗
ATCSCC ADVZY 072 EWR/ZNY 11/12/2026 CDM GROUND STOP
CTL ELEMENT: EWR ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 1833Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 12/1833Z - 12/1945Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (Manual) ZTL ZDC ZNY ZOB ZBW CYHZ CYOW CYUL CYYZ CYTZ CYQB PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 313 / 56 / 13 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 1208 / 116 / 50 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / THUNDERSTORMS COMMENTS:Original advisory ↗
ATCSCC ADVZY 057 EWR/ZNY 11/12/2026 CDM GROUND STOP
CTL ELEMENT: EWR ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 1718Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 12/1708Z - 12/1845Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (Manual) ZDC ZNY ZOB ZBW CYHZ CYOW CYUL CYYZ CYTZ CYQB PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 0 / 0 / 0 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 516 / 91 / 40 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / THUNDERSTORMS COMMENTS:Original advisory ↗