DALLAS – By Thursday night, hundreds of flights in and out of DFW Airport and Dallas Love Field had already been canceled for Friday.
DFW Airport, Love Field Flight Cancelations for Friday
By the numbers:
The winter weather that moved through North Texas on Thursday will have an impact on travelers into at least Friday.
According to flight tracking website Flight Aware, 195 flights leaving from DFW Airport and 205 flights to DFW Airport have already been canceled for Friday.
54 flights out of Dallas Love Field had been canceled for Friday. 42 flights into Love Field were also canceled, according to Flight Aware.
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport has the most cancelations of any airport for Friday. Atlanta is in the path of winter weather on Friday.
On Thursday, there were more than 1,500 canceled flights in and out of DFW Airport and more than 200 flights canceled in and out of Love Field.
Dallas Weather: Friday Forecast
Dallas weather: Jan 9 overnight snow forecast
FOX 4 meteorologist Dan Henry takes a look at the chances of snow Thursday night into Friday morning and what is coming next.
What we know:
Snow is expected to fall into the early part of Friday morning.
That snow will quickly taper off to flurries.
We expect it to remain cloudy through about noon before those clouds break up a bit.
High temperatures are expected to climb to the upper 30s in the afternoon hours.
Cotton Bowl to be held Friday
Winter storm Cotton Bowl preparations
Thousands of football fans are coming to North Texas for the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic as winter weather moves in. Here’s how AT&T Stadium is preparing for the weekend:
Why It Matters:
The cancelations are a big deal with thousands trying to come to North Texas for the Cotton Bowl on Friday night.
Organizers for the game opted against moving the game.
It may be a last-minute rush for some fans to make it to AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the FOX 4 Weather team and Flight Aware.
