More than 1,300 flights to and from Denver International Airport were delayed or canceled Friday during a winter storm as federal officials ordered ground delays due to snow and ice.
According to flight tracking software FlightAware, 1,238 flights had been delayed and 115 canceled as of 4:45 p.m. Friday. The ground delay is in effect until 7:59 p.m. and delays departing flights by an average of 61 minutes, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
About 0.25 inches of snow accumulated at DIA on Friday at 2:53 p.m., according to National Weather Service observation data.
Up to six inches of snow was expected in the metro area on Friday, and a winter storm warning is in effect for the Denver area until 8 p.m.
United delayed the most flights at DIA with 437, followed by 402 Southwest flights, 223 SkyWest flights, 74 Frontier flights, 34 Delta flights, 25 American Airlines flights and 13 Key Lime Air flights, according to FlightAware. Seven other airlines have delayed between one and seven flights.
SkyWest canceled 68 flights, United canceled 26, Southwest canceled 14, American canceled four and Frontier canceled three.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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