On November 5, 2026, the FAA held 10 United States airports under 12 delay programmes, with the worst-hit airport, Teterboro (TEB), reaching a peak maximum delay of 90 minutes.
Summary of Airport Delay Programmes
The delay programmes reported included 2 Ground Stop Programs, 1 Ground Delay Program, and 9 cases of General Arrival/Departure Delay Information. Ground stop programmes arrest departures bound for an airport at their origin, while ground delay programmes meter arrivals by assigning later departure times.
Seattle Boeing Field (BFI) experienced the longest ground stop with 7 samples observed between 16:20 and 22:00 UTC, spanning 5 hours 40 minutes. This programme was driven by airport volume and other unspecified reasons, although BFI’s peak average and maximum delay remained at zero minutes during this time.
William P. Hobby (HOU) also had a ground
stop for 20 minutes at 19:40 UTC caused by an aircraft emergency, but no delays were recorded.
San Diego International (SAN) was subject to a ground delay programme lasting 7 hours 40 minutes from 14:20 to 22:00 UTC due to airport volume. It had a peak average delay of 38 minutes and a peak maximum delay of 84 minutes during this period. In addition, SAN faced a general arrival/departure delay programme associated with compacted demand lasting 19 hours 40 minutes from 02:00 to 21:40 UTC, with peak average delays of 31 minutes and peak maximum delays of 45 minutes.
Other
airports affected by general delay information included Teterboro (TEB), Newark Liberty International (EWR), LaGuardia (LGA), Philadelphia International (PHL), Dallas Love Field (DAL), Miami International (MIA), and OPF. TEB endured delays for 7 hours 20 minutes, with peak average and maximum delays of 76 and 90 minutes, respectively, attributed to metering volume initiatives. EWR and LGA both experienced delay programs linked to metering initiatives for volume and weather over periods of around 1 hour 20 minutes each. Philadelphia International had delay information tied to metering volume initiatives, while Dallas Love Field’s delays related to volume lasted 1 hour. Miami faced short
delays of 20 minutes related to multi-taxi operations. OPF’s delay programmes due to compacted demand lasted 20 minutes.
| Airport | FAA programme | Cause | Peak average delay | In force (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFI | Ground Stop Programs | airport volume; other | – | 16:20 to 22:00 (5 hours 40 minutes) |
| William P. Hobby (HOU) | Ground Stop Programs | aircraft emergency | – | 19:40 to 19:40 (20 minutes) |
| San Diego International (SAN) | Ground Delay Programs | airport volume | 38 min | 14:20 to 22:00 (7 hours 40 minutes) |
| TEB | General Arrival/Departure Delay Info | TM Initiatives:Metering:VOL | 76 min | 14:20 to 21:40 (7 hours 20 minutes) |
| Newark Liberty International (EWR) | General Arrival/Departure Delay Info | TM Initiatives:MINIT:VOL | 46 min | 14:20 to 15:40 (1 hour 20 minutes) |
| San Diego International (SAN) | General Arrival/Departure Delay Info | VOL:Compacted Demand | 31 min | 02:00 to 21:40 (19 hours 40 minutes) |
| LaGuardia (LGA) | General Arrival/Departure Delay Info | TM Initiatives:MINIT:WX | 16 min | 14:20 to 15:40 (1 hour 20 minutes) |
| Philadelphia International (PHL) | General Arrival/Departure Delay Info | TM Initiatives:MIT:VOL | 16 min | 14:20 to 15:40 (1 hour 20 minutes) |
| Dallas Love Field (DAL) | General Arrival/Departure Delay Info | VOL:Volume | 16 min | 00:00 to 01:00 (1 hour) |
| BFI | General Arrival/Departure Delay Info | OTHER: TEMP TOWER OPS | 16 min | 21:00 to 22:00 (1 hour) |
| Miami International (MIA) | General Arrival/Departure Delay Info | VOL:Multi-taxi | 16 min | 02:20 to 02:20 (20 minutes) |
| OPF | General Arrival/Departure Delay Info | VOL:Compacted Demand | 16 min | 18:40 to 19:00 (20 minutes) |
Leading Causes of Delays
The FAA cited airport volume as the leading cause for delay programmes, appearing in 27 instances. This was followed closely by Traffic Management Initiatives involving metering volume controls, which accounted for 23 programmes. Compacted demand was listed as a cause for 14 programmes. Additionally, metering initiatives related to volume (MINIT) and weather also impacted 5 programmes each.
Specific reasons at the worst-affected airports include airport volume and other unspecified causes at BFI, aircraft emergency at HOU, and volume-related causes in both metering
and compacted demand categories for SAN and TEB.
Comparison to Previous Day and Weekly Average
The total number of airports affected rose by two compared to the previous day, which had 8 airports under delay programmes. Similarly, the number of programmes increased from 10 to 12 on November 5. However, the count of 10 airports is below the seven-day average of 11.7 affected airports.
Despite the increase over yesterday, this day is not the worst in the tracking window for either airports affected or programme count.
Methodology. travelandtournews.com samples the FAA’s National Airspace System status feed every 20 minutes throughout the US operating day and aggregates the
result. This report is built from 67 samples taken between 00:00 and 22:00 UTC on 2026-11-05. Durations are the observed window between the first and last sample in which a programme was in force, so a programme’s true length may be slightly longer than shown. Ground stops, ground delay programmes, airport closures and general delays are all published by the FAA in real time; the daily aggregation is ours.
