Nearly 400 flights delayed, canceled at DIA for thunderstorms

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Nearly 400 flights were delayed or canceled at Denver International Airport on Monday afternoon as a severe thunderstorm swept across Colorado’s Eastern Plains.

The average delay time for arriving flights is approximately one hour, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The airport is on a traffic management program because of thunderstorms.

Weather was also delaying flights to Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and New Jersey, according to the agency.

There were 366 delayed flights and 17 cancellations at DIA as of 3 p.m., according to FlightAware. Southwest Airlines reported the most delays at 187, followed by United Airlines with 90 delayed flights and 11 cancellations.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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