DIA ground stop for severe thunderstorms delays hundreds of flights

Hundreds of Denver International Airport flights were delayed Saturday after severe thunderstorms grounded all airplanes for over an hour Federal Aviation Administration authorities ordered a DIA ground stop at p m because of the storms The ground stop is set to expire at 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 minutes Related Articles Bomb threat on Frontier flight at DIA under analysis by FBI WATCH Passengers evacuate American Airlines jet in Denver as landing gear catches fire Thunderstorms delay more than DIA flights Thursday Ground delay at DIA affects hundreds of flights Wednesday New build-to-suit sites available at Pe a Station near Denver International Airport Nearly flights were delayed or canceled as of p m Saturday according to the flight tracking website FlightAware Of the delays were disclosed on Southwest Airlines on United and on SkyWest Ten DIA flights were canceled This is a growing story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter