The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop at Denver International Airport on August 14, 2026, starting at 3:25 p.m. due to severe thunderstorms impacting the Front Range region including Denver, Colorado.
The ground stop was initially expected to last until 6:30 p.m. the same day. Concurrently, a ground delay began at 3 p.m., with an anticipated end time of midnight on August 14. The FAA reported that flights subject to the ground delay experienced an average delay of 104 minutes during this period.
More than 100 flights were canceled at Denver International Airport as a direct result of
the thunderstorms and the FAA’s operational restrictions. Passengers traveling to or from the airport on August 14 faced widespread cancellations and significant delays.
The weather disruptions stemmed from storms forecasted by the 11 Alert Weather Team to linger around Denver International Airport through 10 p.m. and into the overnight hours. The FAA lifted the ground stop later on August 14, though flight operations remained affected by ongoing severe weather conditions.
