# FAA Ground Stops and Ground Delay Programs

> FAA Ground Stops and Ground Delay Programs is a paid API for AI agents from api.x402node.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.006/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns current FAA ground stops and ground delay programs across US airports, including affected airports, delay reasons, and average delay durations.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.x402node.dev/aviation/ground-delays
- Price: $0.006/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/faa-ground-stops-and-ground-delay-programs-0e8cde30
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yoJy0y2vxBbpkph_CWMpg

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability faa-ground-stops-and-ground-delay-programs-0e8cde30
```

Example prompt: Are there any active FAA ground stops or ground delay programs at US airports right now, and if so, which airports are affected and what are the reasons and typical delays?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need real-time FAA ground stop and ground delay program status for US airports — especially for flight disruption monitoring, travel planning, or aviation operations dashboards. Prefer this over general flight status APIs when you specifically need FAA-sourced traffic management initiative data rather than individual flight status.

## Known failure modes

- No active ground stops or delays — returns empty list when FAA reports no disruptions
- FAA data feed unavailable — upstream data source outage may return error or stale data
- Payment not processed — x402 payment required before response is returned
- Rate limiting — too many requests may result in HTTP 429

## How this service works

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## Output

A list of US airports currently under FAA ground stops or ground delay programs, including each airport's identifier, the reason for the delay (e.g. weather, volume, equipment), and the average delay time in effect.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/faa-ground-stops-and-ground-delay-programs-0e8cde30/health.json
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