{"items":[{"id":34,"event_id":12,"slug":"12-ewr-ground-stop","kind":"escalation","kind_label":"Escalation","evidence":"confirmed","evidence_label":"Confirmed","evidence_help":"An official source reports it. We attribute it; we do not independently verify it.","severity":"major","severity_label":"Major","severity_rank":3,"event_type":"ground_stop","type_label":"Ground stop","headline":"FAA extends Newark ground stop to 9:15 PM EDT","body":"The FAA’s airport status lists a ground stop for flights bound for Newark (EWR), citing “STAFFING”. Flights to EWR are held at their departure airports until 9:15 PM EDT. The FAA lists the chance of an extension as “MEDIUM”.","what_changed":"end 8:30 PM EDT → 9:15 PM EDT","airports":["EWR"],"metros":["NYC"],"direction":"arrivals","direction_label":"arrivals","published":{"utc":"2026-10-17T00:12:16.171536Z","time":"8:12 PM","zone":"EDT","date":"Oct 16","ago":"58 min ago","full":"Fri Oct 16, 8:12 PM EDT","utc_text":"2026-10-17 00:12 UTC"},"source_event":{"utc":"2026-10-16T23:59:00Z","time":"7:59 PM","zone":"EDT","date":"Oct 16","ago":"1 h ago","full":"Fri Oct 16, 7:59 PM EDT","utc_text":"2026-10-16 23:59 UTC"},"ingested":{"utc":"2026-10-17T00:12:16.136324Z","time":"8:12 PM","zone":"EDT","date":"Oct 16","ago":"58 min ago","full":"Fri Oct 16, 8:12 PM EDT","utc_text":"2026-10-17 00:12 UTC"},"historical":false,"simulated":false,"writer":"template-v1","detector":"faa_nas faa_nas-v1","config_version":"2026-10-16.2","model_version":null,"corrects_update_id":null,"cursor":"MjAyNi0xMC0xN1QwMDoxMjoxNi4xNzE1MzYrMDA6MDB8MzQ","lifecycle":"developing","has_correction":false,"has_retraction":false,"update_count":4,"latest_update_id":34,"status_label":"Developing","n_match":4,"sources":[{"label":"FAA NAS Status (airport events)","url":"https://nasstatus.faa.gov/","role":"primary","source":"faa_nas"}],"corrections":[]}],"next_cursor":null,"top_cursor":"MjAyNi0xMC0xN1QwMDoxMjoxNi4xNzE1MzYrMDA6MDB8MzQ","flight_routes":null,"html":["\n\n<article class=\"wi sev-major\" data-id=\"34\" data-event=\"12\" data-cursor=\"MjAyNi0xMC0xN1QwMDoxMjoxNi4xNzE1MzYrMDA6MDB8MzQ\" aria-labelledby=\"wi-h-34\">\n  <div class=\"wi-t\">\n    <time datetime=\"2026-10-17T00:12:16.171536Z\" title=\"2026-10-17 00:12 UTC · Fri Oct 16, 8:12 PM EDT\">8:12 PM</time>\n    <span class=\"wi-z\">EDT, Oct 16</span>\n    <span class=\"wi-ago\" data-ago=\"2026-10-17T00:12:16.171536Z\">58 min ago</span>\n  </div>\n  <div class=\"wi-main\">\n    \n    <div class=\"wi-meta\">\n      <span class=\"ev ev-confirmed\" title=\"An official source reports it. We attribute it; we do not independently verify it.\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#wi-check\"/></svg>Confirmed</span>\n      <span class=\"sev sev-major\"><span class=\"bars\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i></i><i></i><i></i></span>Major</span>\n      <span class=\"st st-developing\" title=\"The event's current status\">Developing</span>\n      \n      <span class=\"wi-kind\">Escalation</span>\n      <span class=\"wi-type\">Ground stop</span>\n      <a class=\"apt\" href=\"/airport/EWR\">EWR</a>\n      <span class=\"wi-dir\">arrivals</span>\n      \n      \n    </div>\n    <h3 id=\"wi-h-34\"><a href=\"/wire/events/12-ewr-ground-stop#u-34\">FAA extends Newark ground stop to 9:15 PM EDT</a></h3>\n    <p class=\"wi-changed\"><b>What changed:</b> end 8:30 PM EDT → 9:15 PM EDT</p>\n    \n    <p class=\"wi-body\">The FAA’s airport status lists a ground stop for flights bound for Newark (EWR), citing “STAFFING”. Flights to EWR are held at their departure airports until 9:15 PM EDT. The FAA lists the chance of an extension as “MEDIUM”.</p>\n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wi-foot\">\n      <span class=\"wi-src\">Source: <a href=\"https://nasstatus.faa.gov/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FAA NAS Status (airport events) ↗</a></span>\n      <a href=\"/wire/events/12-ewr-ground-stop#u-34\" data-act=\"open\">Timeline (4)</a>\n      <a class=\"wi-more\" href=\"/wire/events/12-ewr-ground-stop\">3 earlier matching updates</a>\n      <a href=\"/airport/EWR\" data-act=\"view_airport\">View EWR</a>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"linkbtn\" data-follow=\"12\">Follow</button>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"linkbtn\" data-copy=\"/wire/events/12-ewr-ground-stop\">Copy link</button>\n    </div>\n  </div>\n</article>"],"filters":"type=ground_stop&airport=EWR"}