Featured Map for 11 September 2017:
Hurricane Irma Closes Florida

Last night, the airspace over Florida was devoid of aircraft for the first time since the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon exactly 16 years ago, this time due to Hurricane Irma. Florida's busiest airports, Miami and Orlando International Airports, closed to most operations Saturday evening. Many other Florida airports have closed as well though some remain open at least for limited operations.

Today's Featured Map shows the track of Hurricane Irma up through 5:00 am EDT plus the status of the 26 Florida airports certified for scheduled air-carrier operations with large aircraft (Part 139 Class I airports). Eight airports are open (green). Another eight are closed except for emergency, military, relief, or other special operations (orange), and ten are closed to all operations (red) with two (Key West and Naples) not expected to reopen until Friday.

References and additional information:

• Hurricane & Tropical Cyclone Details – Weather Underground
• Flight Delay Information—Air Traffic Control System Command Center – FAA
  • Miama Internaional Airport (MIA) Real-time Status
  • Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) Real-time Status
• PilotWeb (NOTAM Retrieval)
  
  
• Honoring the Flight Crews That Died 16 Years Ago Today – Cranky Flier (11 September 2017)
• Featured Map: 11 Years After 9/11 (11 September 2012)
• Featured Map: Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks (11 September 2011)
• Featured Map: In Memory of 9/11 Victims From 78 Countries (11 September 2010)