What happened
AI-written · may contain mistakes. Written from the advisory text and weather only.
Cause: Thunderstorms at Miami airport led air traffic control to hold departures bound there, and a weather report from that time confirmed thunderstorms on the field.
The ground stop began at 20:54 UTC on November 2, 2026, initially set to last until 5:00 pm EST. It was extended twice, first to 6:00 pm EST and then to 7:00 pm EST, with a new advisory issued each time. It ended at 23:59 UTC, after 3 hours 5 minutes, with departures held from 13 air traffic control centers.
Impact by airline
Flights to and from MIA scheduled during the ground stop and the hour after it. Delayed means 15+ minutes late.
- Flights
- 272
- Delayed
- 175
- Cancelled
- 26
- Arrivals / departures
- 151 / 121
| Airline | Flights | Delayed / cancelled | Avg delay | On ground | Holding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AA | 150 | 93 / 16 | 139 min | 1 | — |
| Envoy Air MQ | 29 | 20 / 5 | 95 min | — | — |
| Delta Air Lines DL | 19 | 13 / 4 | 127 min | — | — |
| Southwest Airlines WN | 12 | 12 / 0 | 184 min | — | — |
| United Airlines UA | 8 | 8 / 0 | 188 min | — | — |
| Frontier Airlines F9 | 6 | 2 / 1 | 159 min | — | — |
| Air Canada Rouge RV | 4 | 3 / 0 | 79 min | — | — |
| Alaska Airlines AS | 3 | 2 / 0 | 147 min | — | — |
| Iberia IB | 3 | 2 / 0 | 131 min | — | — |
| LOT Polish Airlines LO | 3 | 2 / 0 | 51 min | — | — |
| Avianca AV | 2 | 2 / 0 | 77 min | — | — |
| DWI DWI | 2 | 2 / 0 | 52 min | — | — |
| Qatar Airways QR | 2 | 2 / 0 | 61 min | — | — |
| Swiss LX | 2 | 2 / 0 | 44 min | — | — |
| Copa Airlines CM | 2 | 1 / 0 | 54 min | 1 | — |
Delayed 15+ min CancelledOn ground / holding: most seen at once.
Held at origin
Flights to MIA still on the ground at their origin 15+ minutes past their scheduled departure while the stop was in effect. Held time is minutes past the scheduled departure.
- Held at origin
- 0
- Average held
- —
- Longest
- —
No inbound flight has been seen held at its origin during this stop.
Inbound in the air and diversions
Flights to MIA that had departed and not yet landed, at each arrivals board sample while the stop was in effect, and inbound flights that landed somewhere else instead.
- Diverted
- 1
Diversions
| Flight | From | Diverted to | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| MQ 3491Envoy Air | FPO | FLL Fort Lauderdale | 7:19 PM |
Impact by region
Arrivals by the air traffic control center they departed from. Held: departures from that center were stopped.
| Center | Status | Arrivals | Delayed | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Center (ZMA) | Held | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Jacksonville Center (ZJX) | Held | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Washington Center (ZDC) | Held | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Fort Worth Center (ZFW) | Held | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Houston Center (ZHU) | Held | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Center (ZNY) | Held | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Atlanta Center (ZTL) | Held | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Chicago Center (ZAU) | Held | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Boston Center (ZBW) | Held | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Memphis Center (ZME) | Held | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Center (ZOB) | Held | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Center (ZID) | Held | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Center (ZKC) | Held | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outside the US centers | Not held | 81 | 42 | 4 |
| Los Angeles Center (ZLA) | Not held | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Center (ZDV) | Not held | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oakland Center (ZOA) | Not held | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Seattle Center (ZSE) | Not held | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| San Juan Center (ZSU) | Not held | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Aircraft at the airport
Peak 2 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 MIA for thunderstorms, until 5:00 pm EST. Departures held from ZAU, ZTL, ZDC, ZNY and 9 more.
Extended until 6:00 pm EST.
New advisory issued.
Read the advisory ↗Extended until 7:00 pm EST.
New advisory issued.
Read the advisory ↗Ground stop ended after 3 hr 5 min.
Advisories
The air traffic control advisories issued for this ground stop, as published.
ATCSCC ADVZY 114 MIA/ZMA 11/02/2026 CDM GROUND STOP
CTL ELEMENT: MIA ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 2253Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 02/2127Z - 03/0000Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (Manual) ZAU ZTL ZDC ZNY ZHU ZJX ZFW ZOB ZBW ZMA ZKC ZME ZID PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 3461 / 264 / 47 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 7129 / 324 / 98 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / THUNDERSTORMS COMMENTS:Original advisory ↗
ATCSCC ADVZY 106 MIA/ZMA 11/02/2026 CDM GROUND STOP
CTL ELEMENT: MIA ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 2147Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 02/2127Z - 02/2300Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (Manual) ZAU ZTL ZDC ZNY ZHU ZJX ZFW ZOB ZBW ZMA ZKC ZME ZID PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 1753 / 204 / 32 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 4411 / 264 / 82 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / THUNDERSTORMS COMMENTS:Original advisory ↗
ATCSCC ADVZY 098 MIA/ZMA 11/02/2026 CDM GROUND STOP
CTL ELEMENT: MIA ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 2049Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 02/2011Z - 02/2200Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (Manual) ZAU ZTL ZDC ZNY ZHU ZJX ZFW ZOB ZBW ZMA ZKC ZME ZID PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 1225 / 190 / 34 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 2733 / 214 / 76 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / THUNDERSTORMS COMMENTS:Original advisory ↗