What happened
AI-written · may contain mistakes. Written from the advisory text and weather only.
Cause: An equipment outage affected air traffic control systems, so the airport stopped departing flights while technicians ran communication checks.
The ground stop at Raleigh-Durham began at 22:55 UTC on October 12 and held departures from seven air traffic control centers. An advisory later said the stop was extended, and it ended at 00:00 UTC on October 13, after 1 hour 5 minutes.
Impact by airline
Flights to and from RDU scheduled during the ground stop and the hour after it. Delayed means 15+ minutes late.
- Flights
- 63
- Delayed
- 39
- Cancelled
- 7
- Arrivals / departures
- 32 / 31
| Airline | Flights | Delayed / cancelled | Avg delay | On ground | Holding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AA | 10 | 9 / 0 | 98 min | 1 | — |
| Southwest Airlines WN | 9 | 6 / 1 | 66 min | 1 | — |
| Delta Air Lines DL | 7 | 6 / 0 | 113 min | 1 | — |
| Endeavor Air 9E | 6 | 6 / 0 | 157 min | — | — |
| Breeze Airways MX | 6 | 5 / 0 | 456 min | 1 | — |
| Republic Airways YX | 5 | 1 / 2 | 15 min | — | — |
| Frontier Airlines F9 | 3 | 2 / 1 | 134 min | — | — |
| United Airlines UA | 3 | 2 / 0 | 75 min | 1 | — |
| PSA Airlines OH | 2 | 0 / 2 | — | — | — |
| Alaska Airlines AS | 1 | 1 / 0 | 48 min | — | — |
| JetBlue B6 | 1 | 0 / 1 | — | — | — |
| Jazz QK | 1 | 1 / 0 | 23 min | — | — |
| Icelandair FI | 2 | 0 / 0 | — | — | — |
| LBQ LBQ | 2 | 0 / 0 | — | — | — |
| MRA MRA | 2 | 0 / 0 | — | — | — |
Delayed 15+ min CancelledOn ground / holding: most seen at once.
Held at origin
Flights to RDU 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
- 31
- Average held
- 2 hr 31 min
- Longest
- 7 hr 2 min
26 from airports in the stop's scope; 5 from outside it, late for other reasons. Of the held flights, 2 since departed.
By origin
| Origin | Scope | Held | Avg | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta | In scope | 3 | 3 hr 19 min | 7 hr |
| CLT Charlotte | In scope | 3 | 2 hr 6 min | 2 hr 43 min |
| EWR Newark | In scope | 3 | 2 hr 43 min | 4 hr 37 min |
| BWI Baltimore | In scope | 2 | 3 hr 45 min | 5 hr 30 min |
| GSO Greensboro | In scope | 2 | 2 hr 20 min | 2 hr 40 min |
| PHL Philadelphia | In scope | 2 | 4 hr 27 min | 7 hr 2 min |
| CHS Charleston | In scope | 1 | 24 min | 24 min |
| CMH Columbus | In scope | 1 | 1 hr 10 min | 1 hr 10 min |
| DAB Daytona Beach | In scope | 1 | 15 min | 15 min |
| DCA Arlington | In scope | 1 | 2 hr 10 min | 2 hr 10 min |
| HPN White Plains | In scope | 1 | 15 min | 15 min |
| IAD Dulles | In scope | 1 | 1 hr 15 min | 1 hr 15 min |
| ISP Islip | In scope | 1 | 4 hr 58 min | 4 hr 58 min |
| JFK New York | In scope | 1 | 3 hr 1 min | 3 hr 1 min |
| LGA New York | In scope | 1 | 2 hr 45 min | 2 hr 45 min |
By airline
| Airline | Held | Avg | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breeze Airways MX | 9 | 2 hr 5 min | 6 hr 38 min |
| Endeavor Air 9E | 4 | 2 hr 7 min | 3 hr 1 min |
| Southwest Airlines WN | 4 | 3 hr 15 min | 5 hr 30 min |
| United Airlines UA | 4 | 3 hr 58 min | 7 hr |
| American Airlines AA | 3 | 1 hr 59 min | 2 hr 43 min |
| Delta Air Lines DL | 3 | 1 hr 44 min | 2 hr 34 min |
| Alaska Airlines AS | 1 | 24 min | 24 min |
| JetBlue B6 | 1 | 50 min | 50 min |
| PSA Airlines OH | 1 | 7 hr 2 min | 7 hr 2 min |
| Republic Airways YX | 1 | 2 hr 40 min | 2 hr 40 min |
Inbound in the air and diversions
Flights to RDU 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
- 0
Diversions
No inbound flight has been seen diverting during this stop.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Center (ZDC) | Held | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| New York Center (ZNY) | Held | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Atlanta Center (ZTL) | Held | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Cleveland Center (ZOB) | Held | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Boston Center (ZBW) | Held | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Center (ZID) | Held | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacksonville Center (ZJX) | Held | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Outside the US centers | Not held | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Memphis Center (ZME) | Not held | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Center (ZAU) | Not held | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Center (ZLA) | Not held | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami Center (ZMA) | Not held | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Aircraft at the airport
Peak 4 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, until 8:00 pm EDT.
Chance of extension now medium.
Departures held from ZTL, ZDC, ZNY, ZJX and 3 more.
Reason changed to equipment outage.
Ground stop ended after 1 hr 5 min.
Advisories
The air traffic control advisories issued for this ground stop, as published.
ATCSCC ADVZY 103 RDU/ZDC 10/12/2026 CDM GROUND STOP
CTL ELEMENT: RDU ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 2248Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 12/2245Z - 13/0000Z CUMULATIVE PROGRAM PERIOD: 12/1615Z - 12/2259Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (1stTier) ZTL ZDC ZNY ZJX ZOB ZBW ZID PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 4511 / 475 / 87 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 7034 / 535 / 135 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: EQUIPMENT / OUTAGE COMMENTS: COMM CHECKS ARE ONGOING. STOP EXTENDED.Original advisory ↗