What happened
AI-written · may contain mistakes. Written from the advisory text and weather only.
Cause: An equipment outage at the airport led air traffic control to hold departures bound for Raleigh-Durham. Weather was clear with light winds at the time.
The ground stop began at 19:59 UTC and was set to run until 5:00 pm EDT. It ended at 21:01 UTC, after 1 hour 2 minutes, just after that scheduled end. Departures were held from seven air traffic control centers during the stop.
Impact by airline
Aircraft seen on the ground at RDU and holding nearby, by airline.
| Airline | On ground | Holding |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines DL | 1 | — |
| Envoy Air MQ | 1 | — |
| JetBlue B6 | 1 | — |
| Southwest Airlines WN | 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 |
| Indianapolis Center (ZID) | Held |
| Jacksonville Center (ZJX) | Held |
| New York Center (ZNY) | Held |
| Cleveland Center (ZOB) | Held |
| Atlanta Center (ZTL) | Held |
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 RDU for equipment outage, until 5:00 pm EDT. Departures held from ZTL, ZDC, ZNY, ZJX and 3 more.
Ground stop ended after 1 hr 2 min.
Advisories
The air traffic control advisories issued for this ground stop, as published.
ATCSCC ADVZY 082 RDU/ZDC 10/12/2026 CDM GROUND STOP
CTL ELEMENT: RDU ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 1955Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 12/1945Z - 12/2100Z CUMULATIVE PROGRAM PERIOD: 12/1615Z - 12/2259Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (1stTier) ZTL ZDC ZNY ZJX ZOB ZBW ZID PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 640 / 295 / 91 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 801 / 316 / 114 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: EQUIPMENT / OUTAGE COMMENTS:Original advisory ↗