A ground delay was issued Wednesday morning at Denver International Airport for “low visibility,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The traffic management program started at about 7 a.m. Wednesday. By 7:30 a.m., 126 flights headed in and out of DIA had been delayed, and three were canceled, according to flight tracking software FlightAware.
FAA officials said the ground delay is scheduled through 1 p.m., but it could be lifted earlier if conditions clear up.
As of 7:30 a.m., flights were being delayed an average of 40 minutes. Those delays were expected to jump to more than an hour between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., according to the federal agency.
Southwest delayed 71 flights Wednesday, followed by 25 from SkyWest and 20 from United. Five other airlines delayed between one and three flights, according to FlightAware.
SkyWest canceled two flights, and United canceled one.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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