Ground delay derails flights at Denver International Airport

Nearly flights were delayed Monday morning at Denver International Airport after low-hanging clouds and weather triggered a ground stop followed by a ground delay according to the Federal Aviation Administration The ground stop was first issued at about a m Monday By a m it had become a ground delay according to the FAA That traffic management project is expected to last through p m Monday delaying flights between minutes and an hour on average FAA executives announced As of a m Monday flights had been delayed and three had been canceled according to flight tracking program FlightAware Related Articles Nearly flights delayed Sunday at Denver International Airport Xcel delays missed deadlines doomed proposed Coca-Cola bottling plant near DIA Will Xcel Potential s forecast for electricity necessities materialize Regulators face pricey question Semitruck pulled into rail bridging seconds before warning signaled RTD train s approach in Aurora video shows Accomplishable measles exposure disclosed at Denver International Airport Southwest delayed flights followed by from United from SkyWest and from American Airlines Six other airlines delayed between one and nine flights All three canceled flights were United flights according to FlightAware FAA functionaries revealed flights trying to depart from the airport were originally grounded because of low ceilings an aviation term that refers to the height of the lowest cloud layer This is a advancing story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter