Nearly 300 flights delayed, handful canceled at DIA

Nearly 300 flights headed in and out of Denver International Airport on Sunday failed to leave the gate on time, and a handful more were canceled entirely, according to flight tracking data.

As of 11:15 a.m. Sunday, 277 flights at DIA had been delayed and four were canceled, according to flight tracking software FlightAware.

Nearly 700 flights were delayed on Saturday after Denver saw its second-latest first snow of the season on record — with 0.2 inches of snow accumulating at DIA — and dozens were canceled.

No snow fell at the Denver airport Sunday morning, but temperatures dropped into the single digits overnight, according to weather service data. With wind chill, the 9-degree overnight low felt closer to 2 degrees below zero.

There were no traffic management programs, including ground delays or ground stops, in effect at DIA as of 11:15 a.m. Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.