Thunderstorms Cause Flight Delays at Phoenix Sky Harbor
Delays affected flights into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Sunday morning due to thunderstorms, with a ground stop issued.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, departures to Sky Harbor had an average delay of 78 minutes because of the storms, expected to last until around 2 p.m.
- The flight-tracking website FlightAware showed over 175 flights delayed as of 8:45 a.m.
- A ground stop was in place at Phoenix Sky Harbor until 9 a.m.
- Stopped flights were from cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, St. Louis, Houston, and parts of New Mexico.
No additional information was provided by the authorities.
The airport had received 1 inch of rain.
Author's summary: Thunderstorms caused flight delays at Phoenix Sky Harbor.