When a severe thunderstorm swept across Colorado’s eastern plains on Monday afternoon, more than 400 flights were delayed or canceled at Denver International Airport.
The average delay time for arriving flights is about one hour, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Due to thunderstorms, the airport is in a traffic management program.
According to the agency, weather-related flight delays to Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and New Jersey were also reported.
According to FlightAware, there were 452 delayed flights and 17 cancellations at DIA as of 4 p.m. Southwest Airlines reported the most delays with 200, followed by United Airlines with 124 delayed flights and 11 cancellations.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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