FAA Issues American Airlines Dfw Ground Stop as Storms Snarl Flights

The FAA issued an american airlines dfw ground stop in Dallas and Love Field on Wednesday as storms disrupted travel across North Texas. Nearly 150 flights were canceled or delayed at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport the same day, after nearly 700 flights were delayed there on Tuesday.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

The disruption spread across a second straight day of delays at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, where Tuesday’s tally reached nearly 700 delayed flights. Wednesday’s cancellations and delays added another round of problems for passengers moving through the region’s largest airport.

North Texas was expected to get at least 1 inch of rain from Wednesday through Friday, and the National Weather Service said the greatest chance of flooding was on Thursday. A severe thunderstorm watch was in place over central Texas, with some areas expected to record between 3 inches and 5 inches of rain.

Texas Storms

The flight problems were tied to storms moving over Texas, making the ground stop part of a wider weather system affecting the state. For travelers, the immediate pressure is at the airport: schedules already moved badly on Tuesday, and Wednesday brought fresh cancellations and delays.

Passengers passing through Dallas and Love Field had to deal with an interruption that came while the weather service kept the flooding risk elevated through Thursday. The ground stop and the rain forecast point to continued strain on flight schedules until the storms ease.