DCA Delays

Every reading taken of DCA since this site started sampling the FAA's feed — what was holding traffic, why, and for how long. 3 of the 6 were ground delay programmes, the kind that costs an airline money. The worst hold recorded was 1h 29m.

6 readings

Newest first. The FAA keeps none of this, so every row here is a sample that would otherwise be gone.

When	Kind	Reason	Typical	Worst
12 Oct 2026 01:38	ground delay	low ceilings	33m	1h 29m
12 Oct 2026 00:22	ground delay	low ceilings	33m	1h 29m
11 Oct 2026 20:24	ground delay	low ceilings	33m	1h 29m
21 Sep 2026 21:23	departure	TM Initiatives:SWAP:WX	31m	45m
12 Oct 2026 00:22	departure	WX:Low Ceilings	16m	30m
11 Oct 2026 20:24	departure	WX:Low Ceilings	16m	30m

Source: the FAA's national airspace status feed. A ground delay programme holds aircraft at their origin because DCA cannot take them, and is the one that costs an airline money. The reason is quoted as the FAA writes it.

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