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First of all, go to your airline's website and find the place on the web page where you can check flight status. Enter your flight number or the “from airport / to airport” information in the fields to look up information about your flight. The system will tell you whether your flight is on time, delayed, or canceled. If it is delayed, a new departure and arrival time should be displayed.
Another option is to call your airline's automated flight information telephone line. Many airlines now have computers that ask for voice prompts from you. Just follow the instructions and prompts from the automated system to navigate to information about your flight. The system should tell you if the flight is delayed and by how much time it is delayed at that moment.
Visit the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Control System Command Center website to view flight delay information on a map of the United States. The map shows major airports and average departure and arrival delays at each airport. The system also shows why such delays may be taking place (i.e., weather, heavy traffic, air traffic control procedures, etc.).
Additionally, visit a weather information website to look up weather information in your departure city, layover or transit city if applicable, arrival city, and anywhere along your prospective flight route, to get an idea if any weather patterns might contribute to a delay in your flight itinerary. If major weather patterns are present, air traffic control may be delaying outbound departing flights, delaying inbound arriving flights, diverting aircraft around the weather, placing flights in holding patterns, or diverting them to other airports if the weather situation is particularly hazardous. These events may all contribute to a delay in your departure and arrival.
Ultimately, however, don't stress out if your flight is delayed or canceled. You'll get there eventually along with everyone else who is in the same situation as you. Bring along a good book to read or work to work on. Or explore and soak up the exciting airport environment. Relax and have a nice meal in one of the airport restaurants.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Flight Delay Information from the FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center
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