Atlanta airport: More than 600 flight delays at Hartsfield-Jackson on Monday

Hundreds of flights delayed at Atlanta airport

Hundreds of flights were delayed at the Atlanta airport on Mother's Day due to equipment outages and weather, according to airport officials.

ATLANTA - Unfortunately, it appears that the delays are piling up again at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

5:45 P.M. UPDATE | The number of delayed flights has increased to 601 at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Six flights have been canceled. 388 of the flights belong to Delta Air Lines, which is based in Atlanta.

3:45 P.M. UPDATE | 512 flights have been delayed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport today and 5 have been canceled. According to TSA, a ground stop or delay program is possible until 7 p.m. A ground stop or delay is used by the TSA to manage traffic flow, protect safety, and avoid in-air holding patterns when an airport cannot accommodate all arriving aircraft.

3:30 P.M. UPDATE | At this time, 499 flights have been delayed today at Hartsfield-Jackson.

2:30 P.M. UPDATE | Shortly before 2:30 p.m., FlightAware reported that 452 flights have been delayed at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta. At this time, the airport has not responded to multiple requests for comment on the delays. The current wait time at the main checkpoint is approximately 45 minutes. The TSA wait time at the north checkpoint is 13 minutes and it is 6 minutes at the lower north checkpoint. The wait time for international flights is 12 minutes at the main checkpoint.

1:30 P.M. UPDATE | A check at 1:30 p.m. revealed 404 delays and 4 cancelations at the Atlanta airport. 232 of those flights belong to Delta Air Lines, which is based in Atlanta. Endeavor Air is reporting 48 delays; Southwest has 28 delays; and Spirit shows 14 delayed flights.

12:45 P.M. UPDATE | As of approximately 12:45 p.m. Monday, FlightAware is reporting there have been 373 delays (223 outbound and 150 inbound) and 3 cancelations at the world's busiest airport today.

FOX 5 Atlanta has reached out the airport for more information on what is causing the delays. Travelers should check with their airlines for specific information about their flights.

Early Monday morning, it appeared that operations had returned to mostly normal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. As of 9:30 a.m., minor departure delays of between 16 and 30 minutes were being reported because of weather, according to the FAA. Incoming flights were also being delayed for 15 minutes or less.

Hundreds of flights were delayed on Sunday at the world's busiest airport as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) replaced a ground stop with a ground delay.

What we know:

Flights taking off from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport didn't seem to be affected by the ground stop, but Delta Air Lines departures were delayed an average of 19 minutes. The FAA clarified that Delta requested the ground delay, and that it only impacted their flights.

During the earlier ground stop, incoming flights couldn't land due to an apparent "runway equipment issue," according to officials. The FAA confirmed technicians were on the ground working to address the problem. Just before 12:30 p.m., the ground stop was lifted, according to their website.

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By 1 p.m., a ground delay had been issued and was not expected to be lifted until 3:59 p.m. However, it appeared to be lifted just before 3 p.m.

A Delta spokesperson confirmed the delays were related to an earlier outage at the airport, as well as weather.

"Given that ATL is our main hub – plus, volume of flights – the ground delay is ensuring that operations at the airport can continue to run smoothly," the spokesperson continued.

The number of flight delays at the airport jumped between the ground stop and ground delay from just over 300 to 643 by 3 p.m. You can find out if your flight was affected here.