More than 15,000 U.S. flights reportedly disrupted as airlines recover from FAA ground stop

An updated tally put U.S. flight disruptions at 15,059, including 9,023 delays and 6,036 cancellations. Airlines continued working to restore normal operations after the FAA lifted its nationwide ground stop Friday evening. 

Chicago O’Hare led the reported airport totals with 723 cancellations, followed by Atlanta (695), Dallas Fort Worth (491), New York LaGuardia (438) and Denver (423). The tally also listed Los Angeles (335), San Francisco (304), New York JFK (301), Boston Logan (280), Newark Liberty (255), Washington Dulles (240) and Seattle-Tacoma (236).

Editor’s note: The supplied tally lists 6,036 cancellations, below the earlier unverified figure of more than 8,000. The Verge reported that FlightAware counted 5,901 cancellations as of 8:39 p.m. ET Friday. The exact updated total has not been independently verified.