Snow causes flight delays, cancellations at Denver’s airport

DENVER — Winter weather has caused flights at Denver International Airport to be delayed or canceled throughout the week.

On Thursday, there were 1,067 flights delayed and 13 canceled, according to FlightAware.

There were 962 flights delayed and 495 canceled Friday.

On Saturday, there were 73 flights canceled and 526 delayed.

SkyWest, Southwest, United, Frontier and American were among the impacted airlines.

Denver International Airport said it typically handles anywhere from 1,700 to 2,000 flights on any given day.

The state’s largest airport recommended that travelers check security wait times ahead of travel at FlyDenver.com and reminded passengers that de-icing operations could add 15 to 20 minutes to a trip. 

The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team issued a Weather Impact Day on Friday and Saturday for the significant snowstorm.

Heavy, wet snow will pile up to well over a foot of additional accumulation south and east of Denver, while the city itself could see a foot of snow between Friday and Saturday morning.