More than 500 flights were delayed at Denver International Airport on Thursday afternoon as thunderstorms brought high winds, hail and the threat of tornadoes to metro Denver and the Eastern Plains.
There were 569 delayed and seven canceled flights as of 3:25 p.m., according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.
Arriving flights were delayed by an average of 1 hour and 21 minutes because of a traffic management program for weather, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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Flights leaving Denver for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Newark International Airport and San Francisco International Airport were also delayed because of the weather.
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