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JFK Airport Grounded Amid Emergency on Inbound Frontier Flight
30 Oct
Summary
- JFK Airport in New York grounded all flights due to emergency on Frontier Airlines Flight 3546
- Flight 3546 from San Juan, Puerto Rico signaled a general emergency code 7700
- Delays at JFK Airport already exceeded 3.5 hours due to inclement weather
On October 30, 2025, JFK Airport in New York has grounded all flights due to an ongoing emergency on board an inbound plane. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the ground stop has been issued until 1:45pm ET, and no aircraft are being allowed to take off from the airport until the situation is resolved.
Officials with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have revealed that the emergency took place on board Frontier Airlines Flight 3546 arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The flight tracking website Flightradar24 noted that Flight 3546 signaled a code 7700, which is a general emergency call. The Port Authority has confirmed that the plane landed safely at 12:50pm and there were no injuries on board.
The inclement weather in the New York area, including "low ceilings" that make it harder for pilots to take off and land safely, has already caused delays at the airport exceeding three and a half hours on the day. This ground stop at JFK is a developing situation, and more details are expected to emerge in the coming hours.
