Ground stop

GS - Ground Stop
Heavy Maintenance
Instability Failure 16G Seat Testing Term ...

Ground Stop. Ground Stops are implemented for a number of reasons. The most common reasons are: ...

GROUND STOP- Normally, the last initiative to be utilized; this method mandates that the terminal facility will not allow any departures to enter the ARTCC airspace until further notified.
GROUND VISIBILITY-
(See VISIBILITY.) ...

Ground stop
ATC refusal to allow departures due to traffic load. Only as necessary.
Fix balancing
Rerouting of traffic to ease work load. Allows traffic to arrive by other routes.
Gate hold ...

Data (which is routinely combined with Clearance Delivery) is the position that is responsible for ensuring that both controllers and pilots have the most current information: pertinent weather changes, outages, airport ground delays/ground stops, ...

See also: Aircraft, Transport, Weather, Airport, Aviation