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Nearly 600 flights delayed, canceled at Denver International Airport on Saturday

Following Friday’s overnight snow, 563 flights were delayed and 25 were canceled at DIA

Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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After Friday’s overnight snowstorm dropped more than half a foot of snow at Denver International Airport, nearly 600 flights were canceled or delayed Saturday.

As of 2 p.m. Saturday, 563 flights had failed to leave the gate on time, and an additional 25 flights were canceled, according to .

The airport recorded 6.3 inches of snow overnight Friday, according to .

Affected airlines included United, Southwest, Frontier, Delta, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Air Canada, Southern Airways Express, SkyWest, Mesa, Lufthansa, Key Lime Air, Jazz, CommuteAir and AeroMéxico.

Southwest and United had the most delays Saturday, with 201 Southwest flights and 157 United flights being held up at the gate. Regional airline SkyWest, the airline that operates United Express, also delayed 77 flights.

Frontier and CommuteAir both canceled six flights Saturday, and American Airlines scratched five flights from its schedule.

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