Hundreds of flights delayed at DIA amid early morning storms

Hundreds of flights were delayed Tuesday morning at Denver International Airport after a wave of early morning storms including up to tennis-ball-sized hail swept across Colorado As of a m flights in and out of DIA had been delayed and none had been canceled according to flight tracking statistics from FlightAware The majority of the delays were Southwest flights according to FlightAware Other early morning delays included SkyWest flights United flights nine American Airlines flights five Delta flights and five Frontier flights Several other airlines delayed a handful of flights After the morning storms ended the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground delay at DIA for low ceilings which refers to the lowest level of cloud cover according to the agency s website Related Articles Colorado weather Rare overnight hail severe afternoon thunderstorms Flights were being delayed an average of minutes at a m and FAA functionaries explained those wait times were expected to increase This is a evolving story and will be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter