Tag: Faa
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Hundreds delayed at Denver International Airport amid ground stop order
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Federal Aviation Administration placed flights on a ground stop at Denver International Airport following Tuesday morning’s snowfall in the Mile High City. As of 12:30 p.m., 370 flights coming out of DIA were delayed and 20 were canceled, according to Flight Aware. Out of…
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Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport transitions to unleaded aviation fuel
The Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield is angling to be the first airport in the state to fully eliminate leaded aviation fuel by 2027 — three years ahead of a Federal Aviation Administration deadline. The third busiest airport in the state, Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport operates with more than 400 aircraft and 50 businesses.…
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Boulder asks for community input on airport future
Boulder’s small municipal airport is under scrutiny by the city and the community. Options for redevelopment were discussed at an open house Tuesday where 50 or more community members and others gathered to express their opinions about the future of the 94-year-old airport. The attendees were about evenly split between local residents and aviation enthusiasts.…
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United travel woes continue into Wednesday at DIA, leaving travelers stranded, angry
Tuesday’s travel woes from customers attempting to fly United Airlines and facing cancellations continued Wednesday, with 92 United flights cancelled into and out of Denver International Airport out a total 95 flights cancelled at the airport. Across the United States, United had cancelled 442 flights and delayed another 887, far more than any of their…
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Nearly 100 United flights cancelled at DIA Tuesday, CEO says FAA ‘failed us’
Close to 100 flights in and out of Denver International Airport were canceled on Tuesday, stranding hundreds of passengers who had to sleep on cots. The bulk of canceled flights were by United Airlines. As of Tuesday afternoon, 62 flights to Denver were canceled, while 34 flights from DIA didn’t occur. It’s not immediately clear…
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60 DIA flights cancelled, more delayed after FAA system outage
More than 60 flights out of Denver International Airport this morning were affected by a Federal Aviation Administration computer system shutdown Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Tuesday night, the FAA’s Notice to Air Missions system (NOTAMs), which provides safety info to flight crews, experienced an outage that resulted in delayed and cancelled flights across the…
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Denver International Airport CEO headed to FAA in D.C.?
President Joe Biden will likely name Denver International Airport’s CEO Phil Washington as the next head of the Federal Aviation Administration, according to the Seattle Times. Washington has held the DIA post for less than a year, after being appointed by Mayor Michael Hancock in 2021. An airport spokesperson declined a Denver Gazette request to…