{"id":1848,"date":"2026-06-22T12:03:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1848"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:03:59","slug":"more-than-600-flights-delayed-at-denver-international-airport-amid-thunderstorms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1848","title":{"rendered":"More than 600 flights delayed at Denver International Airport amid thunderstorms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>More than 600 flights headed in and out of Denver International Airport were delayed on Sunday as afternoon thunderstorms hit Colorado\u2019s Eastern Plains.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1846\">I-70 crash destroys \u2018Leaving Colorful Colorado\u2019 sign<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of 6 p.m. Sunday, 619 flights had been delayed and seven had been canceled, according to flight tracking software FlightAware. The delays were split nearly evenly, affecting 332 flights departing the Denver airport and 287 flights arriving, according to FlightAware.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Colorado weather: Landspout tornadoes spotted on Eastern Plains amid severe thunderstorm watch<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rAe7x0wKA3\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"282\" loading=\"lazy\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" scrolling=\"no\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2026\/06\/21\/colorado-weather-hail-storms-wind\/embed\/#?secret=rAe7x0wKA3\" title=\"\u201cColorado weather: Landspout tornadoes spotted on Eastern Plains amid severe thunderstorm watch\u201d \u2014 The Denver Post\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>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., according to the agency. No traffic management programs were in place at 6 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1844\">How Broncos rookie Jonah Coleman and his father \u2018saved each other\u2019 from generational pain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and may be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1842\">7 injured in 3 overnight crashes across Denver, police say<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of flights failed to leave the gate on time at Denver International Airport on Sunday as afternoon thunderstorms hit Colorado&#8217;s Eastern Plains.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-weather"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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