See 89 DIA Flights Canceled So Far Because of Late Spring Snow

This is the most late May snow Denver has received in 44 years.

May 21, 2019

Inside Denver International Airport this morning. 9News

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Today's late-spring snowstorm is playing havoc with Denver International Airport. As of 6 a.m., 89 flights had been canceled, with the number of delays estimated at more than 600. (See information about all the canceled flights below.)

Snow in Denver during the month of May is hardly unprecedented. But according to CBS4's Ashton Altieri, the current storm stands out. Earlier this morning, he tweeted: "So far we've officially had 3.0 inches of snow in Denver. That's the most snow this late in season since May 29, 1975, when the city received 5.6 inches. 44 YEARS SINCE SNOW LIKE THIS IN LATE MAY!"

Most of the canceled flights are associated with three carriers — Southwest, with fourteen as of 6 a.m.; Air Canada with 19; and United leading the field by a long distance at 46.

If you thought you were flying out of the Mile High City on one of these airlines in the next few hours, you might very well be wrong. But there is some good news: Weather.com has the snow ending by 8 a.m. or so in most locations.

See the list below for arrivals and departures, and click the links for updated information.

Canceled Arrivals

1. Frontier Airlines 123 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Canceled 6:29 AM A42
2. Frontier Airlines 245 Houston, TX Canceled 6:48 AM A38
3. United Airlines 5080 North Platte, NE Canceled 6:48 AM A75
4. Southwest Airlines 263 Minneapolis, MN Canceled 6:50 AM C42
5. Air Canada 5619 Oklahoma City, OK Canceled 6:59 AM B49
6. United Airlines 5684 Oklahoma City, OK Canceled 6:59 AM B49
7. United Airlines 294 Cedar Rapids, IA Canceled 7:01 AM B39
8. United Airlines 5086 Scottsbluff, NE Canceled 7:01 AM A81
9. United Airlines 5067 Kearney, NE Canceled 7:03 AM B63
10. United Airlines 3638 Grand Junction, CO Canceled 7:07 AM B53
11. Air Canada 4588 Grand Junction, CO Canceled 7:07 AM B53
12. United Airlines 5065 Pueblo, CO Canceled 7:08 AM A87
13. United Airlines 4511 Durango, CO Canceled 7:09 AM B84
14. United Airlines 5048 Rock Springs, WY Canceled 7:09 AM B92
15. United Airlines 5132 Hays, KS Canceled 7:09 AM A83
16. United Airlines 5131 Laramie, WY Canceled 7:10 AM A77
17. United Airlines 5036 Gillette, WY Canceled 7:12 AM A77
18. United Airlines 2221 San Antonio, TX Canceled 7:15 AM B39
19. United Airlines 4741 Williston, ND Canceled 7:15 AM B61
20. Air Canada 4763 San Antonio, TX Canceled 7:15 AM B39
21. Southwest Airlines 1734 Tulsa, OK Canceled 7:25 AM C33
22. Southwest Airlines 1522 Oklahoma City, OK Canceled 7:35 AM C31
23. American Airlines 2438 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Canceled 7:56 AM A45
24. Frontier Airlines 391 Nashville, TN Canceled 8:01 AM A40
25. United Airlines 403 Chicago, IL Canceled 8:12 AM B42
26. Air Canada 5051 Chicago, IL Canceled 8:12 AM B42
27. United Airlines 2307 Houston, TX Canceled 8:17 AM B11
28. Air Canada 5152 Houston, TX Canceled 8:17 AM B11
29. Air New Zealand 6469 Houston, TX Canceled 8:17 AM B11
30. United Airlines 264 Madison, WI Canceled 8:30 AM A33
31. United Airlines 1256 Des Moines, IA Canceled 8:30 AM B45
32. Air Canada 5217 Des Moines, IA Canceled 8:30 AM B45
33. United Airlines 4647 Amarillo, TX Canceled 8:32 AM B83
34. United Airlines 5245 Shreveport, LA Canceled 8:33 AM B88
35. United Airlines 2369 Orlando, FL Canceled 8:34 AM B46
36. Air Canada 5071 Orlando, FL Canceled 8:34 AM B46
37. Air Canada 4241 Colorado Springs, CO Canceled 8:39 AM B82
38. United Airlines 5517 Colorado Springs, CO Canceled 8:39 AM B82
39. Southwest Airlines 1099 Reno, NV Canceled 8:40 AM C47
40. Air Canada 4120 Tulsa, OK Canceled 8:40 AM B56
41. United Airlines 5264 Tulsa, OK Canceled 8:40 AM B56
42. United Airlines 5961 Aspen, CO Canceled 8:40 AM B51
43. United Airlines 4715 Moline, IL Canceled 8:42 AM B88
44. United Airlines 4573 Memphis, TN Canceled 8:43 AM B84
45. United Airlines 4763 El Paso, TX Canceled 8:45 AM B85
46. Southwest Airlines 64 Oakland, CA Canceled 9:15 AM C28
47. Southwest Airlines 241 Dallas, TX Canceled 9:20 AM C45
48. United Airlines 1209 San Diego, CA Canceled 9:40 AM B41
49. Southwest Airlines 1980 Tucson, AZ Canceled 9:40 AM C34
50. United Airlines 2118 Houston, TX Canceled 9:40 AM B31
51. Air Canada 5161 Houston, TX Canceled 9:40 AM B31
52. Air Canada 5302 San Diego, CA Canceled 9:40 AM B41
53. Air New Zealand 6498 Houston, TX Canceled 9:40 AM B31
54. Southwest Airlines 697 Spokane, WA Canceled 9:45 AM C37
55. United Airlines 1782 Boise, ID Canceled 9:48 AM B43
56. Air Canada 5219 Boise, ID Canceled 9:48 AM B43
57. United Airlines 5889 Everett, WA Canceled 9:48 AM B58
58. United Airlines 5571 Aspen, CO Canceled 9:49 AM B85
59. United Airlines 740 Sacramento, CA Canceled 9:50 AM B29
60. Air Canada 5222 Sacramento, CA Canceled 9:50 AM B29
61. American Airlines 1622 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Canceled 9:56 AM
62. United Airlines 1774 Phoenix, AZ Canceled 9:59 AM B38
63. Air Canada 5120 Phoenix, AZ Canceled 9:59 AM B38
64. United Airlines 733 Chicago, IL Canceled 10:00 AM B28
65. Air Canada 5387 Chicago, IL Canceled 10:00 AM B28
66. United Airlines 1412 San Jose, CA Canceled 10:05 AM B43
67. United Airlines 4628 Great Falls, MT Canceled 10:05 AM B50
68. Air Canada 5541 San Jose, CA Canceled 10:05 AM B43
69. Frontier Airlines 552 San Diego, CA Canceled 10:06 AM A32
70. United Airlines 4596 Jackson, WY Canceled 10:07 AM B92
71. Air Canada 3960 Salt Lake City, UT Canceled 10:08 AM B49
72. United Airlines 5913 Salt Lake City, UT Canceled 10:08 AM B49
73. United Airlines 2413 Eugene, OR Canceled 10:11 AM B32
74. Southwest Airlines 424 Dallas, TX Canceled 10:25 AM C42
75. Southwest Airlines 486 Austin, TX Canceled 10:25 AM C42
76. Southwest Airlines 2132 Phoenix, AZ Canceled 10:35 AM C24

Canceled Departures

1. Southwest Airlines 485 Austin, TX Canceled 5:30 AM C40
2. Southwest Airlines 2218 Dallas, TX Canceled 5:35 AM C37
3. American Airlines 2612 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Canceled 6:15 AM A51
4. Japan Airlines 7259 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Canceled 6:15 AM A51
5. Air Canada 3979 Billings, MT Canceled 7:51 AM B51
6. United Airlines 4726 Billings, MT Canceled 7:51 AM B51
7. United Airlines 4643 Williston, ND Canceled 7:55 AM B91
8. Air Canada 4043 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Canceled 8:00 AM B90
9. United Airlines 4544 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Canceled 8:00 AM B90
10. United Airlines 4653 Gunnison, CO Canceled 9:20 AM B84
11. United Airlines 4698 Santa Fe, NM Canceled 9:25 AM B87
12. United Airlines 4718 Amarillo, TX Canceled 9:25 AM B88
13. Southwest Airlines 978 New Orleans, LA Canceled 10:35 AM C36

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