Hundreds of flights delayed Sunday at Denver International Airport

More than 300 flights headed in and out of Denver International Airport on Sunday were delayed amid afternoon thunderstorms, and a handful were canceled.

As of 4 p.m. Sunday, 310 flights at DIA had failed to leave the gate on time and three were canceled entirely, according to flight tracking software FlightAware.

Southwest delayed 109 flights, followed by 96 United flights, 54 SkyWest flights, 12 Frontier flights and 10 American Airlines flights, according to FlightAware. Nine other airlines delayed between one and nine flights.

United canceled two flights on Sunday and Frontier canceled one.

No traffic management programs — including ground delays and ground stops — were active at DIA at 4 p.m. Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

A 50% chance of thunderstorms was forecast Sunday for Denver and Denver International Airport, according to the National Weather Service.

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Rain showers and thunderstorms are likely across the metro area before midnight, and are expected to pick back up on Monday morning, forecasters said.

There’s a low risk of flooding across Denver on Sunday, but that is also expected to increase in the coming days, according to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources’ Flood Threat Bulletin.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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