Hundreds of Denver International Airport flights were delayed Saturday after severe thunderstorms grounded all airplanes for over an hour.
Federal Aviation Administration officials ordered a DIA ground stop at 2:40 p.m. because of the storms. The ground stop is set to expire at 5 p.m.
A ground delay is causing average flight delays of more than an hour, according to the agency. Arriving flights are delayed by an average of 30 minutes.
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Of the 483 delays, 173 were reported on Southwest Airlines, 121 on United and 106 on SkyWest. Ten DIA flights were canceled.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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