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IAD Delays
Every reading taken of IAD since this site started sampling the FAA's feed — what was holding traffic, why, and for how long. The worst hold recorded was 30m.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 21:23 | departure | TM Initiatives:SWAP:WX | 16m | 30m |
Source: the FAA's national airspace status feed. A ground delay programme holds aircraft at their origin because IAD cannot take them, and is the one that costs an airline money. The reason is quoted as the FAA writes it.