Thunderstorms trigger hundreds of flight delays at Denver International Airport

More than flights were delayed at Denver International Airport on Saturday due to a ground delay caused by thunderstorms in the area The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground delay at DIA at approximately p m Saturday and is expected to continue until p m according to the agency The FAA cited weather as the primary factor Related Articles Colorado weather Thunderstorms hail and strong winds expected this afternoon RTD s th Street shuttles to fully resume provision Oct More than flights delayed for thunderstorms at Denver International Airport More than flights delayed at DIA on Sunday amid ground stop injured in Denver crash involving RTD bus near Coors Field The National Weather Provision issued a hazardous weather outlook for Saturday afternoon and evening warning of storms with heavy rain small hail and wind gusts up to mph in parts of north-central Colorado As of p m Saturday flights headed in and out of DIA had been delayed and two were canceled according to flight tracking utility FlightAware According to FlightAware and the FAA the average delay at DIA on Saturday evening was minutes with maximum delays approaching more than two hours United Airlines accounted for the majority of the delays with and accounted for both cancellations Southwest broadcasted delays while SkyWest logged Frontier and American Airlines each had nine delays Smaller carriers were also affected including Alaska Delta Volaris Air Canada Key Lime Air Contour Envoy and Icelandair Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter