Airways at Denver International Airport had delayed or canceled no less than 256 flights Monday as wind blew at speeds round 48 mph amid dry, heat climate that elevated fireplace dangers.
DIA airways had delayed 255 flights and canceled one as of 12:20 p.m., based on the flight-tracking web site FlightAware.
Vacationers on Southwest Airways confronted 126 delays and a cancelation, United reported 58 delays, Skywest had 25, and Frontier had 20.
National Weather Service forecasters at DIA measured the midday temperature at 57 levels. An NWS red flag alert for fireplace danger warned circumstances had been favaorable for the fast unfold of fireplace.
DIA officers mentioned operations on the airport had been regular.
Transportation Safety Administration checkpoint wait times Monday morning had been measured at 18 minutes or much less.
Federal Aviation Administration officers reportered airborn delays of quarter-hour or much less for flights to and from DIA.
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