tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 224 h staleForecast cycle 1 hLightning 224 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 5 minFAA flight data 5 min

FAA NAS status is stale (224 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (224 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Confirmed Major Resolved Ground stop DCA arrivals

FAA no longer lists a ground stop at National

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Resolved at 5:58 PM EDT
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  1. Initial Confirmed

    FAA reports ground stop for flights to National until 5:45 PM EDT

    The FAA’s airport status lists a ground stop for flights bound for National (DCA), citing “equipment outage”. Flights to DCA are held at their departure airports until 5:45 PM EDT. The FAA lists the chance of an extension as “MEDIUM”.

    Evidence for this update
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-22 21:19 UTC)
    SourcesFAA NAS Status (airport events) ↗
    Provenancefaa_nas faa_nas-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Escalation Confirmed

    FAA extends National ground stop to 6:15 PM EDT

    What changed: end 5:45 PM EDT → 6:15 PM EDT; reason now “EQUIPMENT”

    The FAA’s airport status lists a ground stop for flights bound for National (DCA), citing “EQUIPMENT”. Flights to DCA are held at their departure airports until 6:15 PM EDT. The FAA lists the chance of an extension as “MEDIUM”.

    Evidence for this update
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-22 21:48 UTC)
    SourcesFAA NAS Status (airport events) ↗
    Provenancefaa_nas faa_nas-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  3. Update Confirmed

    FAA updates National ground stop

    What changed: reason now “equipment outage”

    The FAA’s airport status lists a ground stop for flights bound for National (DCA), citing “equipment outage”. Flights to DCA are held at their departure airports until 6:15 PM EDT. The FAA lists the chance of an extension as “MEDIUM”.

    Evidence for this update
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-22 21:48 UTC)
    SourcesFAA NAS Status (airport events) ↗
    Provenancefaa_nas faa_nas-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  4. Resolution Confirmed

    FAA no longer lists a ground stop at National

    What changed: ground stop no longer listed

    The ground stop for flights to National (DCA) no longer appears in the FAA’s airport status as of 5:54 PM EDT, in 3 consecutive successful checks. It was first listed at 5:17 PM EDT.

    Evidence for this update
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-22 21:58 UTC)
    SourcesFAA NAS Status (airport events) ↗
    Provenancefaa_nas faa_nas-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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