DFW Airport leads nation with canceled flights amid North Texas winter storm
Nearly 950 flights at Dallas Fort-Worth Airport have been canceled, joined by 332 delays, Wednesday afternoon because of a North Texas winter storm which is expected to not only bring subfreezing temperatures, but freezing rain and sleet within the next 48 hours.
According to FlightAware, which tracks flight delays and cancellations, about 50%, or 511 flights, into DFW have been canceled, joining nearly 437 canceled flights (43%) that were expected to depart out of the airport Wednesday.
An alert on the FlightAware website said all inbound flights to DFW would be held at their origin until 2:15 p.m. Wednesday and that delays are averaging more than an hour.
“Overnight, airport operations began treatment of runways and taxiways on the airfield, and bridges, overpasses and roadways on the land side of the airport,” Brian Brooks, a spokesperson for the airport, said in an emailed statement. “In preparation for freezing temperatures, treatment will continue throughout the day and night. Customers are encouraged to check flight details with their airlines before heading to the airport.”
Fort Worth-based American Airlines led the airport with the most cancellations at 417 flights and 420 delays, followed by SkyWest, which canceled over 249 flights, or 11% of those it had scheduled.
At Dallas Love Field Airport, 105 scheduled flights, 100 from Southwest, were canceled Wednesday afternoon.
Neither airport reported any runway closures as of Wednesday.
Nationwide, 6,304 cancellations were reported alongside over 2,827 delays. DFW Airport led the country with the most canceled flights.
This story was originally published February 23, 2022 at 9:35 AM.
