More than 900 flights delayed at Denver International Airport

More than flights going into or out of Denver International Airport were delayed Sunday and another handful were canceled as thunderstorms swept across Colorado The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for the Denver airport at p m Sunday which lasted for an hour During that time all outbound flights were indefinitely delayed As of p m Sunday flights had been delayed and had been canceled at DIA according to flight tracking application from FlightAware United delayed the the majority flights on Sunday and another Southwest flights failed to leave the gate on time Regional airline SkyWest came in third with flight delays United also canceled seven flights Sunday followed by three canceled Frontier flights and one canceled SkyWest flight according to FlightAware Other Sunday delays included Frontier flights Delta flights Key Lime Air flights American Airlines flights and Alaska Airlines flights Related Articles Colorado weather Thunderstorms in Denver through Memorial Day Tornadoes touch down on Colorado s Eastern Plains tornadoes established in Colorado storm abnormally strong Tornadoes that hit Bennett Elbert County were rated EF meteorologists say It s like a war zone Bennett Elbert County residents cleaning up after tornadoes damage structures Allegiant Air Air Canada Lufthansa Envoy Air Southern Airways Express Contour Airlines Aer Lingus Icelandair and JetBlue all delayed between one and flights Flights arriving at DIA on Sunday evening experienced up to -minute delays due to the ongoing thunderstorms according to the Federal Aviation Administration s Air Traffic Control System Command Center This is a growing story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter