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Flight Delays Today — Tuesday, July 21, 2026
16 US hubs are running an FAA delay programme, up from 15 yesterday. Here is which ones actually threaten a client meeting today, and the move for each.
Direct answer: As of Tue Jul 21 15:02:52 2026 GMT, 16 US airports are running an FAA delay programme (up from 15 yesterday). The hubs most likely to put a client meeting at risk right now: New York (JFK) (closure), Los Angeles (closure), San Diego (closure). If you route through one today, move to a call or add real buffer before the afternoon backlog builds.
SignificantGround stops or closures in effect · up from 15 yesterday · FAA update Tue Jul 21 15:02:52 2026 GMT
| Hub | FAA programme | The move |
|---|---|---|
| JFK New York (JFK) | Closure !JFK 06/158 JFK AD AP CLSD TO TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC 24HR PPR 347-566-6620 2606111630-2607220359 | Field closed (est. reopen Jul 22 at 03:59 UTC.). Any same-day meeting routed through here is at high risk — rebook via an alternate airport or switch to a call now. |
| LAX Los Angeles | Closure !LAX 05/277 LAX AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC 24HR PPR CTC ATLANTIC AVIATION 310-258-9884 OR SIGNATURE AVIATION 310-410-9605 2605271826-2705281600 | Field closed (est. reopen May 28 at 16:00 UTC.). Any same-day meeting routed through here is at high risk — rebook via an alternate airport or switch to a call now. |
| SAN San Diego | Closure !SAN 03/071 SAN AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC PPR 619-298-7704 2603181300-2610010800 | Field closed (est. reopen Oct 01 at 08:00 UTC.). Any same-day meeting routed through here is at high risk — rebook via an alternate airport or switch to a call now. |
| EWR Newark | Ground stop THUNDERSTORMS | Inbound flights are being held at their origin until ~12:00 pm EDT. If your meeting is today, get ahead of it: move to a call or push the slot before the afternoon backlog. |
| BOS Boston | Ground delay thunderstorms | Programme in effect — avg 2 hours and 46 minutes, max 7 hours and 14 minutes. Build a real buffer; the last departure of the day carries the most cancellation risk. |
| LGA New York (LaGuardia) | Ground delay thunderstorms | Programme in effect — avg 3 hours and 37 minutes, max 6 hours and 5 minutes. Build a real buffer; the last departure of the day carries the most cancellation risk. |
| PHL Philadelphia | Ground delay thunderstorms | Programme in effect — avg 2 hours and 21 minutes, max 3 hours and 54 minutes. Build a real buffer; the last departure of the day carries the most cancellation risk. |
| SFO San Francisco | Ground delay other | Programme in effect — avg 37 minutes, max 1 hour and 32 minutes. Build a real buffer; the last departure of the day carries the most cancellation risk. |
| DTW Detroit | Arr/Dep delay WX:Thunderstorms | Departure delays running 16 minutes–30 minutes (increasing). Not meeting-threatening yet — leave aisle-seat buffer and watch the trend. |
| HNL Honolulu | Closure !HNL 06/658 HNL AD AP CLSD TO F-35 VTOL 2606291921-2612301800 | Field closed (est. reopen Dec 30 at 18:00 UTC.). Any same-day meeting routed through here is at high risk — rebook via an alternate airport or switch to a call now. |
| LAS Las Vegas | Closure !LAS 04/141 LAS AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC 24HR PPR 702-261-7775 2604281710-2607292300 | Field closed (est. reopen Jul 29 at 23:00 UTC.). Any same-day meeting routed through here is at high risk — rebook via an alternate airport or switch to a call now. |
| LFT LFT | Closure !LFT 07/037 LFT AD AP CLSD DLY 0430-0915 2607210430-2607240915 | Field closed (est. reopen Jul 24 at 09:15 UTC.). Any same-day meeting routed through here is at high risk — rebook via an alternate airport or switch to a call now. |
| PVD Providence | Closure !PVD 07/028 PVD AD AP CLSD EXC HEL DLY 0430-0945 2607070430-2608150945 | Field closed (est. reopen Aug 15 at 09:45 UTC.). Any same-day meeting routed through here is at high risk — rebook via an alternate airport or switch to a call now. |
| SNA Santa Ana | Closure !SNA 07/029 SNA AD AP CLSD DLY 0630-1315 2607200630-2607261315 | Field closed (est. reopen Jul 26 at 13:15 UTC.). Any same-day meeting routed through here is at high risk — rebook via an alternate airport or switch to a call now. |
| HPN HPN | Ground stop thunderstorms | Inbound flights are being held at their origin until ~12:00 pm EDT. If your meeting is today, get ahead of it: move to a call or push the slot before the afternoon backlog. |
| TEB Teterboro | Ground stop thunderstorms | Inbound flights are being held at their origin until ~12:00 pm EDT. If your meeting is today, get ahead of it: move to a call or push the slot before the afternoon backlog. |
What it means for a client trip today
This is a day to get in front of your own itinerary. If your route touches one of the hubs above, decide now — not at the gate — whether the meeting can hold a call as a fallback. The single most expensive mistake in sales travel is discovering a delay after the client has cleared their afternoon for you. Move early, tell the client early, and protect the relationship over the itinerary.
How to read this report
This report is compiled automatically each day from the FAA National Airspace System status feed — the same live government source behind our flight-delay tracker. It covers airport-level air-traffic programmes only: ground stops, ground-delay programmes, arrival/departure delays, and closures. It does not include airline or per-flight data, because that dimension does not exist in the FAA feed. For intraday changes, the live tracker refreshes on demand; this page is the once-a-day snapshot for planning.
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Source: FAA National Airspace System status (nasstatus.faa.gov), retrieved Tue Jul 21 15:02:52 2026 GMT. Airport-level air-traffic programmes only — the FAA feed carries no airline or per-flight data. Compiled automatically by The Sales Traveler Data Desk; framing and recovery guidance are editorial. For intraday changes see the live tracker.