Flight delays and cancellations continue to mount at Denver International Airport due to difficult weather conditions and despite “normal’ operations at the airport itself.
“While the airport is experiencing cold temperatures, we ask that passengers check with their airlines before heading to the airport, arrive at least two hours before their boarding time and expect some delays if deicing procedures are in place,” said Ashley Forest, an airport spokesperson.
FlightAware, , reported 779 delayed flights in or out of Denver as of late Monday afternoon compared to 23,896 nationally. Denver has 358 cancellations reported as of 4 p.m. Monday compared to 3,909 nationally.
On Sunday, FlightAware reported 757 delays and 277 cancelations at Denver International Airport, while on Saturday there were 804 delays and 162 cancellations.
Of Monday’s cancellations, Southwest Airlines, the airport’s second-largest carrier, accounted for 206 of them. United, the largest carrier, had 83, while SkyWest was responsible for 29. Southwest is facing difficulties tied to weather conditions with its operations out of Texas, in particular Dallas-Fort Worth, according to news reports.
United is leading in terms of delays on Monday, with 275 of them.
Drive times from downtown Denver to the airport were running about 50 minutes as of 4 p.m. Monday, with delays do mostly to congestion along I-70, according to Google Maps.
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