This is an independent, unofficial dashboard tracking the effects of an FAA nationwide ground stop ordered at 3:54 p.m. Eastern on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Its central feature is a live map of aircraft over the United States, with flight paths and altitude categories, plus a timeline for replaying the shutdown. A comparison with the same time one week earlier shows how much normal air traffic has disappeared. The dashboard also estimates how many flights are still airborne, how many are missing compared with the prior Friday, and how many departures have been missed.
Additional views track recovery at 16 major airports, estimated departure backlogs by airport, and airborne traffic by airline. Recovery is defined as reaching at least 75% of the usual departures for two consecutive readings. The page includes the FAA’s airport delay feed, news reports, and records of earlier nationwide stops, while noting that the FAA feed may not individually list every affected airport.
The data comes from volunteer ADS-B receivers and FAA status updates, not official traffic counts. Flight history is supplied in half-hour blocks, with live positions refreshed every two minutes. “Commercial” includes cargo and charter flights, and departures are inferred from aircraft climbing through 10,000 feet. Because tracking coverage is incomplete, the figures are best understood as a consistent comparison sample; the estimated backlog includes cancellations.
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