The ground delay lasted for several hours before being lifted Thursday evening.
AUSTIN, Texas — A ground stop and ground delay that was issued at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) on Thursday has been lifted.
Each was issued as flights were impacted due to severe weather impacting the Austin area. The ground stop was lifted just before 4 p.m. and was impacting departures to the airport.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the ground delay at AUS delayed flights for about 127 minutes. The delay was lifted before it was scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m.
The status of ground delays and ground stops at airports around the country can be viewed on the FAA’s website.