Nearly 900 flights headed in and out of Denver International Airport on Tuesday were delayed amid dense fog and a temporary ground stop.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued the ground stop at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to an alert from the agency. At 6:45 a.m., the ground stop turned into a ground delay that lifted at 1 p.m.
FAA officials said flights arriving at and departing from DIA were experiencing average delays of an hour Tuesday morning. Most of those lengthy delays were cleared by 1 p.m., according to the agency.
As of 5:45 p.m., 871 flights had been delayed at DIA and 57 had been canceled, according to flight tracking software from FlightAware.
Southwest had the most delays Tuesday morning with 302 flights failing to leave the gate on time.
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The fog, which was active through 9 a.m., dropped visibility down to a quarter mile in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.
Travelers headed to and from the airport weren’t able to take the Regional Transportation District’s A Line for hours on Tuesday, according to a service alert from the agency.
Shuttle buses replaced the commuter rail line between the 61st and Peña Station and Denver International Airport.
RTD officials said the closure was caused by maintenance on the tracks. Service at all A Line stations resumed just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, RTD officials said.
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