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Dec 23, 2022, 2:09 pm

#91

wrp96

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Originally Posted by FreFly

SEA is a mess today, many delays and cancelations. UA gate agent claims takeoffs are limited. FAA site https://testfly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp shows SEA green. Is there a better source of an airport status?

Earlier today SEA was completely closed. If it shows green it's probably because there is little to nothing actually attempting to come or go from there.

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Dec 23, 2022, 2:11 pm

#92

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Found out my LAX-HNL is delayed nearly 4 hours today because the plane is having mechanical issues. Doesn't seem like a weather problem but frustrating nonetheless. Given the stresses in the system and general holiday travel, had no choice but to eat the delay. Now trying to get my 3 year-old to take a nap in the LAX UC...wish me luck!

Dec 23, 2022, 2:29 pm

#93

FreFly

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Originally Posted by wrp96

Earlier today SEA was completely closed. If it shows green it's probably because there is little to nothing actually attempting to come or go from there.

Flights are departing now, but at a low rate. An example may help to clarify what I think is happening.
Suppose we have 100 flights, 90 are canceled and 10 are delayed by an hour each. FAA takes the total delay, 600 minutes, and divides it by the total number of flights uo get a 6 minute average dalay. Excluding cancelled flights, we get an avegage delay of an hour.

Dec 23, 2022, 6:22 pm

#94

WineCountryUA

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Originally Posted by FreFly

AS had a ground stop for a couple of hours in the late afternoon and PDX also
https://nasstatus.faa.gov/

Dec 23, 2022, 8:06 pm

#95

HkCaGu

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FreFly

FAA only publishes ATC delays that they implement. Airlines rescheduling flights is out of their scope. This morning there were airline-specific ground stops. These were either requested from airports/ground control due to taxiway/gate congestion, or from the airline to un-clear flights that had been dispatched but had not taken off.

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Dec 24, 2022, 6:24 pm

#96

UAFAM

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What “other” refers to here?

Dec 24, 2022, 6:27 pm

#97

Lux Flyer

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Originally Posted by UAFAM

What “other” refers to here?

From the most recent operational plan/outlook

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_othe...ate=12/25/2022

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EWR TOWER HAD A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM BREAK THAT CAUSED FLOODI1NG IN THE
23RD FLOOR. THE TOWER OPERATIONS WERE MOVED TO THE REMOTE SITE AT UNITED
GROUND TOWER. THIS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
DUE TO MULTIPLE SYSTEM LIMITATIONS AND OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS. THEREFORE A
EWR GROUND DELAY PROGRAM HAS BEEN ISSUED IN ADVISORY 086. AN EWR ARRIVAL
DELAYS MESSAGE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN ADVISORY 079. THE TOWER ASKS ALL
AIRCRAFT LOOKING FOR GROUND CONTROL TO USE FREQUENCY 130.4 AND FOR LOCAL
118.3. FOR FLIGHT PLAN PROCESSING PDC IS STILL OPERATIONAL. EWR GROUND STOP
HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO GATE ISSUES AND SURFACE CONGESTION. ROUTE STRUCTURE
FOR TOMORROW HAS BEEN ISSUED BELOW.

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Dec 24, 2022, 6:55 pm

#98

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Originally Posted by Lux Flyer

From the most recent operational plan/outlook

most likely water pipes for fire suppression system froze in the tower, glad we took off just before the new mess.

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Dec 26, 2022, 6:50 am

#99

mozilla

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Originally Posted by UAFAM

most likely water pipes for fire suppression system froze in the tower, glad we took off just before the new mess.

And you're lucky the reason for the "other" is actually published. Many times it isn't and we're like

Dec 26, 2022, 6:58 am

#100

augs

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This morning, 35 minute EWR ground stop only impacting UAL, anyone know the cause:

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CTL ELEMENT: EWR
ELEMENT TYPE: APT
ADL TIME: 1207Z
GROUND STOP PERIOD: 26/1157Z - 26/1315Z
FLT INCL: CARRIER UAL ONLY
DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (Manual) ZAU ZTL ZDC ZNY ZJX ZOB ZBW ZID ZMP ZMA
PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 1288 / 69 / 38
NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 3225 / 131 / 95
PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM
IMPACTING CONDITION: OTHER / OTHER
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Dec 26, 2022, 8:02 am

#101

yupenn

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last night getting into EWR. waited for 1hr+ after landing to get into a gate.

Dec 26, 2022, 8:15 am

#102

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Quote:

Originally Posted by augs

This morning, 35 minute EWR ground stop only impacting UAL, anyone know the cause:

Gate/ground congestion from last night cascading into this morning due to the planes not going out. They needed to get the first block of flights out to clear up some space for inbounds.

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Dec 26, 2022, 8:40 am

#103

gold23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by yupenn

last night getting into EWR. waited for 1hr+ after landing to get into a gate.

I acitually would chalk that up as a win. Happens 30% of the time in 70* and sunny weather. EWR taxi, tarmac, and gate congestion is a mess in normal times.