Winter storm cancels dozens of flights at South Florida’s airports. Here’s how to check
Feel that chill? See things blowing around your yard as gusty winds from a major cold front from Canada are already here and about to plunge temperatures into the 30s in South Florida?
That winter weather is affecting flights all around the country — including at South Florida’s major airports.
By Saturday morning, 67 arrivals and 66 departures between Miami International Airport and cities in the northeast United States were canceled due to Winter Storm Kenan, said MIA spokesman Greg Chin.
Around 9 a.m. the scene inside the terminals was ... not hectic.
“It’s a very average day so far,” Chin said. “Travelers apparently got word early that their flights were canceled and are making other arrangements before coming to the airport.”
Around 4 p.m. Saturday, Chin reported 29 arrivals and four departures were delayed and 70 arrivals and 72 departures were canceled.
South Florida’s windy conditions are not responsible for the impacted flights at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, said spokeswoman Arlene Satchell. But the bad weather nationally has caused the vast majority of canceled or delayed flights, she said.
At 2 p.m. Satchell said there have been 81 flight cancellations so far. Of these, 41 were arrival cancellations and 40 were departure cancellations.
There were 55 flight delays at FLL, too. Of these, 15 were arrival delays and 40 were departure delays.
How to check your flight status
Is your Miami or Fort Lauderdale flight delayed or canceled? Here’s how to check
Miami International Airport’s flight trackers show a list of all expected arrivals and departures with options to use a drop-down menu to narrow results. You can also track by flight or route.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s flight tracker works by flight or route.
This report will be updated as more information becomes available.
Miami Herald staff writer Michelle Marchante contributed to this report.
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