AVI-GO
12 September 2026
Multi-year airfield expansion projects at capacity-constrained airports can force recurring ground delay programs each construction season, as phased runway and taxiway work temporarily narrows arrival flexibility.
The Federal Aviation Administration has put a ground delay program in place at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, citing ongoing runway and taxiway construction that is temporarily reducing the airport's arrival capacity. Under the program, flights departing for Austin are assigned controlled departure times from their origin airports based on available landing slots at AUS, keeping aircraft on the ground at their departure points rather than holding in airborne queues near Austin...
