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250+ Flights Canceled At Charlotte Douglas Airport Due To Hurricane Ian

Author Melanie Day

If you’re flying out of Charlotte today, you may not be. As of 9 am, this morning over 250 flights out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport have already been canceled according to FlightAware. This comes as Hurricane Ian approaches the Carolinas bringing heavy wind and nearly constant rain for today and much of Saturday as well. Some Florida airports have begun to reopen in the wake of the devastation there. CNN reports that Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota, St. Pete, and Melbourne Orlando as all scheduled to open at some point today. Key West opened Thursday. So anyone needing to travel to or from Florida can expect heavy delays and canceled flights as well.

Charlotte Flight Status As Of 9 am Friday

  • Total delays today at Charlotte/Douglas Intl:  20
  • Total delays within, into, or out of the United States today at Charlotte/Douglas Intl:  20
  • Total cancellations today at Charlotte/Douglas Intl:  255
  • Total cancellations within, into, or out of the United States today at Charlotte/Douglas Intl:  255

Most of the cancelations are impacting travelers on PSA Airlines, American, Piedmont, Republic, Spirit, and Frontier. For the most up to date information regarding your flights monitor the Charlotte Douglas International Airport website as well as through your airline. Expect heavy delays and plan ahead if you are able to fly. Local conditions are expected to deteriorate as the day goes on so expect more flights to and from Charlotte to be canceled due to Ian.

If you are able to please donate to the recovery efforts for Hurricane Ian here.

Two North Carolina Airports In The 10 Worst For Canceled Flights

It seems like everyone you know who is flying these days has horror stories. Airports like every other industry are struggling to find workers. This translates into delayed or canceled flights, lost luggage, and long lines. CNN recently conducted an analysis with Flight Aware of which airports have the highest percentage of canceled flights this summer. And the two largest North Carolina airports made the list. With Charlotte Douglas being one of the busiest in the country it’s no surprise it made the list. The winner however was Newark with 7.9% of flights being canceled.

They also listed the airports with the highest percentage of delayed flights. And NC is represented on this one as well. Leading the pack was Chicago with over 1/3 of their flights being delayed. Now that’s rough. I recently flew from Charlotte to Nashville and was fine getting there. I did have a few-hour delay on the way back, however. But listening to stories from other people I know who have traveled lately, I got off pretty easy.

While staffing issues play a major role in this you can’t discount weather, especially in the summer. The data in both of these lists is based on flights from the period of May 28 through July 13. Keep reading to see the where the North Carolina airports ranked as far as canceled and delayed flights this summer. Read the full CNN article here.

Melanie Day is a graduate of North Carolina State University. She has worked for Beasley since 2012 in a variety of behind-the-scenes roles in both digital and promotions. Melanie writes about a diverse range of topics some of her favorites include travel, restaurants, Taylor Swift, and college athletics. When not at work you'll find her at a country concert or NC State sporting event.

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