More than 600 flights were delayed or canceled Tuesday at Denver International Airport as gusty winds continued to cause travel concerns.
As of 2 p.m., an additional 105 flights had been delayed and two more were canceled, bringing the total of delayed flights to 620 and canceled flights to 39 because of high winds, according to flight tracking data from FlightAware. More than half of the delays were inbound flights delayed at their origin for an average of 1 hour and 9 minutes. Airborne inbound airplanes and outbound flights were delayed for an average of 36 minutes.
Between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 100 flights were delayed and 5 were canceled, according to live flight tracking by FlightAware’s MiseryMap.
Airlines that have delayed or canceled flights include Southwest, United, SkyWest, CommuteAir, Delta, Lufthansa, Frontier, Key Lime Air, Air Canada, JetBlue, Jazz, and American and Alaska Airlines.
Regional airline SkyWest had the largest number of canceled flights with 16 canceled and 62 delayed, while Southwest had the largest number of delays as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, with 242 flights delayed and 10 canceled. United delayed 205 and canceled seven by Tuesday afternoon.
Yesterday, over 1,100 flights were delayed or canceled at DIA because of high winds up to 45 mph. Although winds slowed in much of the state Tuesday, gusts as high as 47 mph are expected at DIA, according to the National Weather Service. On Wednesday, gusts at the airport may slow to 28 mph.
Updated 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2024: This article was updated to include recent airline delays and live FlightAware data.
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