Overview
- Ground stops began around 8 a.m. ET Sunday at JFK and LaGuardia, with Philadelphia also halted and expected to shift to a Ground Delay Program once lifted.
- Newark Liberty operated under a Ground Delay Program with average arrival delays near 170 minutes and maximum waits reported around 267 minutes.
- At JFK, inbound flights faced more than 1,000 delays, with average waits of about 3 hours 16 minutes and some approaching 5 hours, according to FAA advisories.
- Flight tracking data showed widespread disruption across the New York area, with more than 1,400 flights delayed or canceled and LaGuardia seeing roughly 40% of flights canceled.
- The National Weather Service reported about 4.6 inches at JFK by early afternoon as de-icing and clogged taxiways left some passengers waiting on tarmacs for hours and prompted Delta to temporarily hold departures to JFK.