SimpleAvWxDelays & EDCT
SimpleAvWx watches the flights in the sequence shown in My Trip for traffic management programs. If one affects a flight, a line appears under that flight in the map’s flight panel, and you can get a notification.
On this page
What you’ll see
| Line | Meaning |
|---|---|
| GS KXXX | Ground stop at the flight’s arrival or departure airport (red) |
| GDP KXXX avg 45 min | Ground delay program at that airport, with the average delay when it’s known (orange) |
| AFP KXXX | Airspace flow program (orange) |
| EDCT 1530Z +25 | The flight’s expect departure clearance time (UTC), and how many minutes later (+) or earlier (−) it is than scheduled |
To see the lines, tap the airplane button on the map. When a line is showing, the panel also shows “Traffic management information (TFMS). Not a sole source for flight safety or operational decisions; informational only.” If the information may be old or incomplete, a note says so.
Notifications
If you allow notifications, SimpleAvWx tells you once about each new event, for example “Ground stop at KXXX”, “Ground delay at KXXX”, or “EDCT 1530Z”, with the affected flights. Turn them off any time in the iPhone Settings app → Notifications → SimpleAvWx.
When it checks
- Only for flights in the sequence shown in My Trip, and only while SimpleAvWx is open on screen. When the app is closed or in the background, nothing is checked and no notification comes.
- Ground stops and delay programs are checked from 12 hours before departure.
- The EDCT is checked from 3 hours before departure, or as soon as the arrival airport has a program, until shortly after the scheduled departure.
My Airline and EDCTs
EDCTs need My Airline set. Ground stops and delay programs don’t.
Where the information comes from
Delay programs and EDCTs come from FAA System Wide Information Management (SWIM) feeds, processed by SimpleAvWx.
Aircraft owners can ask the FAA to list an aircraft in the Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed (LADD) program at faa.gov/pilots/ladd. Planned maintenance and outages are posted under Service notices on the Support page.