Thousands of flights out of North Texas airports were canceled this week as winter weather caused big trouble in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
For travelers hoping to catch a flight at an airport in North Texas, it is important to plan ahead as these delays and cancellations are expected to last throughout the duration of the winter storm.
THURSDAY FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS IN DFW
According to the flight-tracking website FlightAware, on Thursday, 278 flights into Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport were canceled and another 398 were delayed. Another 259 flights headed to DFW were also canceled Thursday with another 309 delayed.
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At Dallas Love Field, 28 flights out Thursday were canceled with 127 delays and six inbound flights were canceled with 79 reported delays.
The number of canceled flights Thursday is a dramatic improvement over Tuesday and Wednesday when thousands of flights were canceled.
WEDNESDAY FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS IN DFW
According to FlightAware, as of 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, 659 flights into Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport have been canceled and another 115 are delayed. Another 681 flights headed to DFW have also been canceled Wednesday with another 34 delayed.
At Dallas Love Field, as of 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, 197 flights out were canceled with six delays and 189 inbound flights were canceled with six delays.
The two main carriers out of both airports, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, have canceled hundreds of flights nationwide including 879 for AA and 675 for SWA. System-wide, the airlines delayed another 938 flights. Envoy Air (American Eagle) has canceled an additional 219 flights and delayed another 107.
Travelers are encouraged to check the status of their flight before heading to the airport and, if traveling out of DFW, use the airport's app to see TSA wait times at various entry points because TSA Security Operations are limited Wednesday.
TUESDAY FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS IN DFW
According to FlightAware, Tuesday 536 flights scheduled to leave DFW were canceled. Another 503 headed to DFW were also been canceled. More than 390 flights in/out of DFW were delayed; inbound flights were delayed at their departure point by more than five hours.
At Dallas Love Field, 145 flights out of Dallas on Tuesday were canceled along with 150 that were headed to Dallas. More than 75 flights in/out of Love were delayed Tuesday.
DFW Airport tweeted Tuesday morning that they are continuing to treat airport runways, roadways, bridges, and pedestrian walkways for ice and that travelers should check with their airline for the latest status of their flight before heading to the airport.
"We ask travelers to allow extra time to get to DFW, and to approach the entrance plazas cautiously when driving into or out of the airport," the airport tweeted.
The two main carriers out of both airports, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, canceled hundreds of flights nationwide, including 633 for AA and 607 for SWA. System-wide, the airlines delayed another 1,415 flights.
MONDAY FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS IN DFW
According to FlightAware, 163 flights out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport were canceled due to the wintry weather on Monday. An additional 468 flights were delayed. Inbound, another 198 flights have been canceled and 239 delayed.
At Dallas Love Field, 108 flights were canceled and 44 flights were delayed, FlightAware reported. Inbound, 115 flights are canceled and 32 were delayed.
About 6,400 flights were delayed nationwide.
Beyond Texas, forecasters said ice could accumulate in neighboring Oklahoma and Arkansas and stretch east into the Deep South and Midwest this week. Schools and colleges in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas planned to close or go to virtual learning Tuesday.
Monday’s disruptions follow Southwest’s meltdown in December that began with a winter storm but continued after most other airlines had recovered. Southwest canceled over 16,000 flights over the last 10 days of the year, and the U.S. Transportation Department is investigating.
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