airport closure
Flights halted indefinitely
Airport closure is the temporary or permanent shutting down of an airport to flights.
Closures happen for weather, security threats, construction, or emergencies: The volcanic ash cloud forced airport closures across Northern Europe.
A partial closure may affect only certain runways or terminals while others remain operational.
- flight cancellationAirline voids scheduled departure
- groundedStable and realistic
- ground stopAviation departure suspension
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- delayEnforced waiting period
flight delay · holding pattern · runway · shutdown · no-fly zone · weather · severe weather · fog · storm · diverted · terminal · departure lounge · passengers · emergency · snow · strike · security · airspace
- infrastructure failuresbridge collapse, potholes, dam breach, power outage, water main breaks