Flights at Denver International Airport are grounded as thunderstorms move through metro Denver, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
DIA is on a ground stop until at least 6 p.m. after FAA officials halted flights at 4:15 p.m., the agency said in an update.
There are 429 delayed flights at the Denver airport as of 5:30 p.m., according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Airlines also canceled 11 flights Friday.
Southwest had 137 delayed flights, followed by United with 120 and SkyWest with 86.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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