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Thunderstorms delay more than 350 flights at Denver International Airport

Afternoon storms delay more than 140 departing flights, 100 arrivals at DIA

Travellers well up at the east security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport Monday, March 23, 2026, in Denver. (AP File Photo/David Zalubowski)
Travellers well up at the east security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport Monday, March 23, 2026, in Denver. (AP File Photo/David Zalubowski)
Nick Coltrain - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Thunderstorms have delayed more than 350 flights in and out of Denver International Airport on Saturday afternoon.

The storms were not severe enough as of 4:45 p.m. to warrant official warnings from the National Weather Service, but posed enough risk to delay 143 departing flights and 107 arrivals, according to

As of 7:20 p.m. the number grew to 358 total delayed flights. Four departing flights were canceled, though the service does not detail if that is due to weather or other issues.

Southwest accounted for 113 delays, United accounted for 124 and SkyWest accounted for 63 delays. Frontier experienced 19 delays and American Airlines had 11. American also had two cancellations, while Alaska Airlines and United each canceled one flight on Saturday.

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