# FAA API: Get airport delays > Gets current FAA delay and closure events for a US airport, found by name, city or code. A city with several airports resolves to one of them, and reported delays may not cover every flight. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FAA. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/faa.gov/get-airport-delays - Method: `faa.gov/get_airport_delays`, version 1 - Website: faa.gov - Returns: airport name, code, whether a delay is active, events (type, reason, delays, trend, times) - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `airport` | string | yes | `"LAS"` | US airport name, city, or three-letter airport code, such as Denver or LAX. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input: ```json { "airport": "LAS" } ``` Its output: ```json { "events": [], "airport_code": "LAS", "airport_name": "Harry Reid International", "delay_active": false, "status_page_link": "https://nasstatus.faa.gov/list" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"faa.gov/get_airport_delays","input":{"airport":"LAS"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Is there any ground delay at LAX right now? - Are flights into Denver being held up today? - What's the current delay status for JFK? - Any FAA closures or delays reported at Chicago O'Hare this afternoon? - Check whether Seattle-Tacoma has an active delay program and the reason given. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "airport" ], "properties": { "airport": { "type": "string", "examples": [ "LAX", "Denver" ], "description": "US airport name, city, or three-letter airport code, such as Denver or LAX." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "airport_name", "airport_code", "delay_active", "events", "status_page_link" ], "properties": { "events": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "type": { "type": "string" }, "trend": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "reason": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "end_time": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "start_time": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "average_delay": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "maximum_delay": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "raw_faa_reason": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "status_page_link": { "type": "string" } } } }, "airport_code": { "type": "string" }, "airport_name": { "type": "string" }, "delay_active": { "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether any FAA event is active now." }, "status_page_link": { "type": "string" } } } ``` ## See more - [FlightAware API: Get airport delays](https://fous.com/methods/flightaware.com/get-airport-delays.md): Checks today's delayed and cancelled departures and arrivals at an airport on FlightAware, with current weather and any reported FAA delay status. Delay averages and ground programs are returned only when FlightAware shows them; counts can be null when no statistics row is displayed. - [Flightradar24 API: List airport flights](https://fous.com/methods/flightradar24.com/list-airport-flights.md): Lists upcoming departures or arrivals at an airport from the Flightradar24 public airport board, with local times, airline, route, status and aircraft. - [FlightAware API: List airport arrivals or departures](https://fous.com/methods/flightaware.com/list-airport-flights.md): Lists the public arrivals or departures FlightAware shows for an airport (name, city, IATA/ICAO code or FlightAware link), with flight times and status. For a city with several airports it picks the busiest listed one and says so; the public board shows up to 20 flights per direction. - [TSA Wait Times API: Get security wait time](https://fous.com/methods/tsawaittimes.com/get-security-wait-time.md): Looks up today's crowd-sourced security wait estimate and hourly pattern for a US airport by name, city or code, with PreCheck status and checkpoints. - [FlightAware API: Check flight status](https://fous.com/methods/flightaware.com/check-flight-status.md): Checks the public FlightAware status of an airline flight (airline name or code plus number) on a departure date, by default today at the departure airport: airports, scheduled, estimated and actual gate times in local time, delays, gates, terminals, aircraft and distance. A date older than FlightAware's public two-week list is looked up on the flight's history page when FlightAware still shows it. - [Flightradar24 API: Check flight status](https://fous.com/methods/flightradar24.com/check-flight-status.md): Checks a flight's public status and times on Flightradar24 by flight number and the departure date at the origin airport. - [NWS API: List weather alerts](https://fous.com/methods/weather.gov/list-weather-alerts.md): Lists active US weather watches, warnings and advisories for a city, address, ZIP code or state, most severe first, then newest. - [AirNow API: Get air quality](https://fous.com/methods/airnow.gov/get-air-quality.md): Gets AirNow current air quality, pollutant readings and today's and tomorrow's forecasts for a US city or ZIP code, or a covered Canadian or Mexican city.