FAA

Airport delays and airport closures

Federal Aviation Administration airport status and air traffic information.

Get airport delays

Get airport delays

Get current FAA delay and closure events for a US airport by name, city, or code. Cities with multiple airports resolve to one airport; reported delays may not reflect every flight.

Your information

Airport

US airport name, city, or three-letter airport code, such as Denver or LAX.

1 credit per run

Example results

Airport Code: LAS
Airport Name: Harry Reid International
Delay Active: Yes
Status Page Link: nasstatus.faa.gov
Events: Events
Type Trend Reason End Time Start Time Average Delay Maximum Delay Raw Faa Reason Status Page Link
ground delay program
—
thunderstorms
2026-09-29T07:59:00+00:00
2026-09-28T23:00:00+00:00
202 min
385 min
thunderstorms
nasstatus.faa.gov
departure delay
increasing
weather-related traffic management
—
—
30 min
45 min
TM Initiatives:STOP:WX
nasstatus.faa.gov

Events
Type	Trend	Reason	End Time	Start Time	Average Delay	Maximum Delay	Raw Faa Reason	Status Page Link
ground delay program	—	thunderstorms	2026-09-29T07:59:00+00:00	2026-09-28T23:00:00+00:00	202 min	385 min	thunderstorms	nasstatus.faa.gov
departure delay	increasing	weather-related traffic management	—	—	30 min	45 min	TM Initiatives:STOP:WX	nasstatus.faa.gov

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About FAA

FAA returns airport delay and closure events through Get airport delays, using a US airport name, city, or three-letter code.

Results include event type, reason, trend, timing, delay estimates, and whether an event is active.

Built by Fous from faa.gov and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with FAA.

Actions

Get airport delays

1 credit per run

Get current FAA delay and closure events for a US airport by name, city, or code. Cities with multiple airports resolve to one airport; reported delays may not reflect every flight.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Airport`airport`	Text	Required	US airport name, city, or three-letter airport code, such as Denver or LAX.Example: LAS

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Events`events`	List
Type`events[].type`	Text	Example: ground delay program
Trend`events[].trend`	Text	Example: Increasing
Reason`events[].reason`	Text	Example: Thunderstorms
End Time`events[].end_time`	Text	Example: 2026-09-29T07:59:00+00:00
Start Time`events[].start_time`	Text	Example: 2026-09-28T23:00:00+00:00
Average Delay`events[].average_delay`	Text	Example: 202 min
Maximum Delay`events[].maximum_delay`	Text	Example: 385 min
Raw Faa Reason`events[].raw_faa_reason`	Text	Example: Thunderstorms
Status Page Link`events[].status_page_link`	Text	Example: https://nasstatus.faa.gov/list
Airport Code`airport_code`	Text	Example: LAS
Airport Name`airport_name`	Text	Example: Harry Reid International
Delay Active`delay_active`	Yes or no	Whether any FAA event is active now.Example: Yes
Status Page Link`status_page_link`	Text	Example: https://nasstatus.faa.gov/list

Example result

For Airport: LAS

JSON

{
  "events": [
    {
      "type": "ground delay program",
      "trend": null,
      "reason": "thunderstorms",
      "end_time": "2026-09-29T07:59:00+00:00",
      "start_time": "2026-09-28T23:00:00+00:00",
      "average_delay": "202 min",
      "maximum_delay": "385 min",
      "raw_faa_reason": "thunderstorms",
      "status_page_link": "https://nasstatus.faa.gov/list"
    },
    {
      "type": "departure delay",
      "trend": "increasing",
      "reason": "weather-related traffic management",
      "end_time": null,
      "start_time": null,
      "average_delay": "30 min",
      "maximum_delay": "45 min",
      "raw_faa_reason": "TM Initiatives:STOP:WX",
      "status_page_link": "https://nasstatus.faa.gov/list"
    }
  ],
  "airport_code": "LAS",
  "airport_name": "Harry Reid International",
  "delay_active": true,
  "status_page_link": "https://nasstatus.faa.gov/list"
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@faa",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_airport_delays",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "airport": "LAS"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Check delay and closure events for a US airport.
Track average and maximum reported delay times.
Review event reasons and trends.
Check whether an FAA event is active.

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with FAA?

No. Fous is not affiliated with FAA. This workflow reads the public faa.gov website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a FAA account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from faa.gov when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.