11 canned scenarios

Pre-built disruption scenarios

Each scenario is a real-world style stress test — modeled from BTS / NTSB / FAA reports. Click Run scenario to launch it directly into the simulator.

High

Tan Son Nhat Drone Incursion

Two runway suspensions from one drone, ~2h total, with the closure length unknown at trigger time. Mapped structurally onto KDEN.

~22 flights4h cascade
High

ORD Thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm closes O'Hare for 4 hours. Classic midwest summer disruption with wide cascade.

~47 flights12h cascade
Medium

ATL Security Incident

Security threat forces evacuation of Concourse D at Hartsfield-Jackson; TSA re-screening lasts 3h.

~28 flights6h cascade
Low

N001NB Mechanical AOG

Lead aircraft N001NB has hydraulic failure on landing at KATL. Grounded 8h awaiting parts.

~8 flights10h cascade
Medium

Chicago ARTCC Ground Stop

FAA issues ground stop for all flights into KORD due to ARTCC volume / staffing.

~35 flights4h cascade
High

ORD Crew Sick-out (35%)

35% of ORD-based crews call in sick. Open pairings cascade across early-morning departures.

~42 flights16h cascade
Medium

DFW Runway 17L Closure

Foreign object debris closes 17L for 6h. DFW capacity reduced 45% during peak.

~22 flights6h cascade
Low

Las Vegas TRACON Shortage

L30 TRACON understaffed; arrivals into LAS held with 30-min MIT.

~18 flights5h cascade
Medium

Iran Airspace Closure

Geopolitical airspace closure forces large reroutes around the region.

~12 flights24h cascade
High

Cascades Volcanic Ash

Ash plume from Mt. Rainier closes Pacific Northwest airspace for 18 hours.

~31 flights20h cascade
Extreme

Nimbus Air Cyber Incident

CrowdStrike-style IT outage degrades departure control 60% network-wide for 12h.

~95 flights14h cascade