The massive winter storm battering the US has led to delays Friday at airports previously unaffected by the grim conditions.
The Federal Aviation Administration just posted ground stops for flights bound to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, American Airlines’ second largest hub, where crews are taking deicing measures.
In the Pacific Northwest, the FAA had flights bound to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Portland International Airport under ground stops due to snow and ice, though one runway had reopened in Seattle by 11 a.m. ET.
The FAA also halted traffic at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. — where flights were delayed and canceled Thursday, too — due to deicing.
Reagan “will be chemically treating the airfield in advance of the flash freeze forecast for the area,” a FAA notice reads.
The FAA says major air pressure changes associated with the storm will trigger high winds at airports from Boston down to Atlanta.
The nearly 3,800 US flight cancelations recorded by FlightAware by late Friday morning have already dwarfed the roughly 2,600 nationwide on Thursday.
