Flight Delays Today — Wednesday, August 5, 2026
15 US hubs are running an FAA delay programme, up from 10 yesterday. Here is which ones actually threaten a client meeting today, and the move for each.
| Hub | FAA programme | The move |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| PHL Philadelphia | Closure !PHL 08/040 PHL AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 214FT AND TAIL HGT MORE THAN 66FT. 2608042150-2609301200 | Field closed (est. reopen Sep 30 at 12:00 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. |
| DAL Dallas (Love) | Ground stop OCL: | Inbound flights are being held at their origin until ~10:45 am CDT. If your meeting is today, get ahead of it: move to a call or push the slot before the afternoon backlog. |
| SFO San Francisco | Ground delay low ceilings | Programme in effect — avg 57 minutes, max 4 hours and 35 minutes. Build a real buffer; the last departure of the day carries the most cancellation risk. |
| BWI Baltimore | Arr/Dep delay RWY:Construction | Departure delays running 16 minutes–30 minutes (increasing). Not meeting-threatening yet — leave aisle-seat buffer and watch the trend. |
| DCA Washington (National) | Arr/Dep delay TM Initiatives:MIT: | Departure delays running 31 minutes–45 minutes (increasing). Not meeting-threatening yet — leave aisle-seat buffer and watch the trend. |
| EWR Newark | Arr/Dep delay TM Initiatives:SWAP:WX | Departure delays running 16 minutes–30 minutes (increasing). Not meeting-threatening yet — leave aisle-seat buffer and watch the trend. |
| LGA New York (LaGuardia) | Arr/Dep delay TM Initiatives:SWAP:WX | Departure delays running 16 minutes–30 minutes (increasing). Not meeting-threatening yet — leave aisle-seat buffer and watch the trend. |
| MIA Miami | Arr/Dep delay RWY:Construction | 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 07/232 LAS AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC 24 HR PPR 702-261-7775 2607300023-2610282330 | Field closed (est. reopen Oct 28 at 23:30 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 07/069 LFT AD AP CLSD DLY 0430-0915 2608040430-2608070915 | Field closed (est. reopen Aug 07 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 07/058 SNA AD AP CLSD DLY 0630-1315 2608040630-2608081315 | Field closed (est. reopen Aug 08 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. |
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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