The Smart Marty Sky Dispatch
FAA Issues Two Ground Stops at San Francisco International as Dense Fog Forces Go-Arounds
Recurring low-visibility fog at a major Bay Area gateway limits how many aircraft can land, and ground programs of this kind push delays onto diverted and rescheduled flights across the region.
Two ground stops were issued by the FAA at San Francisco International Airport due to dense fog, prompting multiple go-arounds as visibility remained severely reduced. The reporting notes that the FAA actions were a response to the weather conditions at SFO, where pilots were required to circle or abandon approaches because of the lowered visibility. The material provided does not include timing details, flight numbers, or specific aircraft involved, only that the ground stops were tied to the fog-driven operational constraints at SFO.
The source material from Avi-Go specifies that the ground stops occurred at San Francisco International and attributes the action to reduced visibility from dense fog. It also indicates that the resulting aerial maneuvers included go-arounds by crews attempting to land in the conditions. No further cause-and-effect details, sequence of events, or subsequent outcomes are given in that report. There is no mention of injuries, delays, or diversions beyond the immediate implication of go-arounds and the ground-stop measure itself.
A Rus Tourism News contribution broadens the fog-related disruption narrative to note a separate aviation event: a KLM flight operating from Amsterdam was diverted to Stansted due to dense fog, with Norwich Airport operations visibly affected as a consequence. The piece states that this diversion and the fog conditions contributed to additional cancellations at Norwich on November 9 and 10, but it does not provide flight numbers, times, or aircraft type for the KLM service, and it does not tie the Norwich disruptions to SFO or to the San Francisco-ground stop directly.
According to Rus Tourism News, Norwich Airport experienced disruptions connected to the broader fog-driven diversions and cancellations triggered by the Amsterdam-originating KLM service that was diverted to Stansted. The article categorizes the coverage as Breaking and dated 2026-11-10, reporting only that the diversion occurred and that Norwich subsequently faced cancellations within the following two days, without supplying more operational details or links to the SFO incident.
Daily Ausaf contributes context to the wider disruption environment, stating that three Lahore-bound flights were cancelled amid security concerns and related disruptions as part of the broader European- and regional-wide disruption narrative. The report asserts that the disruption wave included evacuation and cancellation figures—cited as 1,300 people evacuated and nearly 1,000 flights canceled during the Typhoon event—but it does not connect these figures to the Norwich/KLM incident or provide specific flight numbers or destinations for the Norwich diversion.
The London Evening Standard adds regional aviation context by describing thick fog and a yellow weather warning affecting the London area, noting impacts on Heathrow and London City Airport with widespread cancellations and delays across multiple carriers due to reduced visibility. The piece does not provide Norwich-specific flight numbers or the KLM diversion details, and it references a Madeira-focused update indicating that 37 Madeira flights were canceled, framing the broader disruption wave without tying it directly to the SFO incident.
Madeira Island News Blog corroborates the wider disruption narrative by reporting that Madeira Airport canceled 37 flights as part of breaking news from a Madeira-focused outlet. This reference is used to illustrate the breadth of disruptions described across regions during the period, but it does not connect directly to the Norwich incident or provide Norwich-specific timings, causes, or aircraft details, nor does it link to the SFO ground stop event.