More than 600 flights headed in and out of Denver International Airport were delayed on Sunday as afternoon thunderstorms hit Colorado’s Eastern Plains.
As of 6 p.m. Sunday, 619 flights had been delayed and seven had been canceled, according to . The delays were split nearly evenly, affecting 332 flights departing the Denver airport and 287 flights arriving, according to FlightAware.
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a weather-based departure delay at DIA shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday, which was lifted by 3:30 p.m., . No traffic management programs were in place at 6 p.m. Sunday.
Southwest delayed 216 flights in and out of Denver on Sunday, followed by 202 from United, 104 from SkyWest, 46 from Frontier, 17 from American Airlines and 11 from Delta, according to FlightAware. Nine other airlines delayed between one and five flights, and United canceled all seven flights.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
