Hundreds of flights delayed at DIA as arctic blast continues
Noah Festenstein/Denver Gazette
Hundreds of flights are delayed at Denver International Airport on Sunday as freezing temperatures in the teens and the potential for more snow continues.
As of 4 p.m. on Sunday, 247 flights were delayed, and four were canceled, according to online flight tracker FlightAware. The airline most impacted was United Airlines, which experienced 98 delays. SkyWest saw 62 delays, while Southwest stood at 48.
DIA experienced 540 flights on Saturday, but none were canceled as snow and frigid temperatures impacted travel.
The high will reach around 18 degrees on Sunday afternoon while another round of snow threatens the area. Another 1-to-2 inches of snow could blanket the Denver area with a low temperature of around -12 degrees on Monday morning.
Wind chill temperatures are expected to plummet to nearly -20 degrees by Sunday night and could drop close to the -30s by Monday and will continue through Tuesday.
This is a developing story. Denver Gazette news partner, 9NEWS, contributed to this report.




