Over 1,600 flights canceled at Dallas-area airports as winter storm moves in

DALLAS, Texas – As a winter storm moves across Texas, parts of the state are experiencing winter precipitation like snow, sleet, and freezing rain.

These conditions have created big problems for travel and not just on the roadways in places like North Texas.

According to FlightAware, over 1,600 flights have been canceled at the two airports in the Dallas area, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Love Field.

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As of 2 p.m. Thursday, FlightAware showed 1,407 total flight cancelations at DFW International Airport.

At Love Field, a total of 250 flights have been canceled so far Thursday.

Here in Houston, we haven’t had nearly as many cancelations. At Bush Intercontinental Airport, there have been a total of 46 cancelations.

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At Hobby Airport, there have been 35 cancelations.

Most of the cancelations in the Houston area are flights to and from areas impacted by the winter storm like Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Little Rock.

Be sure to check for any delays if you are planning on getting on a flight Thursday as there are plenty of them as well.

• Track Thursday’s rainfall with the KPRC 2 Storm Tracker App