What happened
AI-written · may contain mistakes. Written from the advisory text and weather only.
Cause: Thunderstorms near Orlando forced air traffic control to hold departures, because storms were squeezing arrivals onto a single runway.
The ground stop started at 18:25 UTC and was extended at 19:22 UTC, pushing its end time later. It ended at 20:00 UTC after 1 hour 35 minutes, and departures from Orlando resumed.
Impact by airline
Aircraft seen on the ground at MCO and holding nearby, by airline.
| Airline | On ground | Holding |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines WN | 17 | — |
| Frontier Airlines F9 | 9 | — |
| JetBlue B6 | 7 | — |
| American Airlines AA | 6 | — |
| Delta Air Lines DL | 5 | — |
| Breeze Airways MX | 3 | — |
| United Airlines UA | 3 | — |
| Aeroméxico AM | 1 | — |
| Alaska Airlines AS | 1 | — |
| Avianca AV | 1 | — |
| British Airways BA | 1 | — |
| Bahamasair UP | 1 | — |
| Endeavor Air 9E | 1 | — |
| LATAM Brasil JJ | 1 | — |
| Viva Aerobus VB | 1 | — |
Impact by region
Air traffic control centers whose departures to the airport were held.
| Center | Status |
|---|---|
| Washington Center (ZDC) | Held |
| Houston Center (ZHU) | Held |
| Jacksonville Center (ZJX) | Held |
| Miami Center (ZMA) | Held |
| Atlanta Center (ZTL) | Held |
Aircraft at the airport
Peak 43 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 MCO for thunderstorms, until 3:30 pm EDT. Departures held from ZTL, ZDC, ZHU, ZJX and 1 more.
New advisory issued.
Read the advisory ↗Extended until 4:00 pm EDT.
Ground stop ended after 1 hr 35 min.
Advisories
The air traffic control advisories issued for this ground stop, as published.
ATCSCC ADVZY 052 MCO/ZJX 10/10/2026 CDM GROUND STOP
CTL ELEMENT: MCO ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 1913Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 10/1810Z - 10/2000Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (1stTier) ZTL ZDC ZHU ZJX ZMA PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 238 / 71 / 17 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 639 / 101 / 46 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / THUNDERSTORMS COMMENTS: TSTORM FORCING F11/MCO INTO SINGLE ARRIVAL RUNWAY.Original advisory ↗
ATCSCC ADVZY 050 MCO/ZJX 10/10/2026 CDM GROUND STOP
CTL ELEMENT: MCO ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 1820Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 10/1810Z - 10/1930Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (1stTier) ZTL ZDC ZHU ZJX ZMA PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 0 / 0 / 0 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 356 / 76 / 27 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / THUNDERSTORMS COMMENTS:Original advisory ↗