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Flights delayed at O'Hare airport due to weather

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Updated  November 26, 2025 11:21am CST
O'Hare International Airport
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • Snow and ice triggered two brief ground stops at O’Hare on Wednesday, with a ground delay program lasting into the evening.
    • Departures are facing significant backups, averaging more than an hour in delays.
    • The disruptions come during one of the year's busiest travel periods, with two dozen flights canceled in the past day.

CHICAGO - Two ground stops were briefly issued at O'Hare Airport on Wednesday morning due to snow and ice.

As of Wednesday afternoon, a ground delay has been issued at the airport until 8:59 p.m. 

What we know:

The conditions prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to halt landings and departures at O'Hare Airport from around 8:45 a.m. until 10 a.m.

After the ground stop expired, a ground delay was put in place until 9 p.m. Departing flights from O'Hare are experiencing average delays of 68 minutes, according to the FAA.

A second ground stop was ordered at 10:43 a.m. lasting until 11:45 a.m. 

A ground delay is currently in effect for the airport until 8:59 p.m. 

In the past 24 hours, 24 flights have been canceled at O'Hare. The delays come on one of the busiest travel days of the year with hundreds of thousands of people traveling through Chicago's airports this weekend.

What you can do:

For more flight information and updates, visit the National Airspace System Status website.

The Source: The information in this report came from the Federal Aviation Administration.

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