Airlines at Denver International Airport had delayed or canceled at least 429 flights Monday as wind blew at speeds around 48 mph amid dry, warm conditions that elevated fire risks.
DIA airlines had delayed 438 flights and canceled one as of 2:20 p.m., according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.
Travelers on Southwest Airlines faced 205 delays and a cancelation, United reported 105 delays, Skywest had 62, and Frontier had 24.
National Weather Service forecasters at DIA measured the temperature at 58 degrees. An NWS red flag alert for fire risk warned conditions were favaorable for the rapid spread of fire.
DIA officials said operations at the airport were normal.
Transportation Security Administration checkpoint wait times Monday afternoon were measured at 11 minutes or less.
Federal Aviation Administration officials reported airborne delays of 15 minutes or less for flights to and from DIA. FAA officials said flights arriving at DIA were experiencing average delays around 24 minutes due to construction on runways or taxiways and that departing flights also could be delayed.
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