Came across this tidbit in the ATC System Command Center advisory database stream this afternoon…
ATCSCC ADVZY 071 IAD/ZDC 04/13/2007 CDM GROUND STOP MESSAGE: CTL ELEMENT: IAD
ELEMENT TYPE: APTADL TIME: 1847Z
GROUND STOP PERIOD: 13/1832Z – 13/1945Z
DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (1STTIER) ZID ZJX ZOB ZBW ZTL ZNY ZDC PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 0/0/0.0 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 1635/62/41.9
PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM
REASON: RUNWAY / PAVEMENT FAILURE
REMARKS: EFFECTIVE TIME: 131848 – 132045
The ground stop continued for less than an hour, ending at 1917Z, and concerned Runway 1L. We’d be interested to know whether this had anything to do with the overnight replacement of pavement done at IAD over the years…
