More than 15,000 US flights have now been disrupted by America’s massive winter storm

The monolithic wintertime tempest acceptable to deed states crossed the state has caused much than 15,000 formation disruptions arsenic Americans brace for snow, crystal and debased temperatures.

As of 5:40 a.m. connected Saturday, the website FlightAware.com, which provides real-time information connected formation disruptions, noted that astir 10,000 flights had been canceled done Monday with different 5,000 being delayed.

American Airlines has seen the brunt of the disruptions connected Saturday, with 822 formation cancellations and 30 delays, according to FlightAware. Southwest Airlines was shown to beryllium the 2nd astir impacted hose with 571 cancellations and 33 delays, followed by Delta Airlines with 165 cancellations and 33 delays. United Airlines is the slightest impacted of the four, but inactive has 150 cancellations and 45 delays.

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A formation accusation committee astatine Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) up of an anticipated wintertime tempest successful Dallas, Texas, connected Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.  (Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) connected Saturday reported airdrome closures crossed the country, including Harry Reid International Airport, John Wayne Airport and San Diego International Airport. Meanwhile, upwind and aerial postulation professionals are hard astatine enactment monitoring the concern to guarantee the information of aerial travelers crossed the country.

In a video released by the bureau connected societal media, Air Traffic Watch Officer Joshua Jennings explained the efforts taken to guarantee safety, including snowfall removal and the de-icing of aircraft. Additionally, the FAA is urging Americans to cheque its website for updates connected airdrome information.

FlightAware listed American Airlines arsenic the astir impacted by the wintertime upwind with much than 800 cancellations. (Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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This weekend's historical wintertime tempest spans implicit 2,300 miles with upwind alerts arsenic acold westbound arsenic New Mexico sweeping crossed the state to Maine. More than 190 cardinal Americans are nether immoderate benignant of wintertime upwind alert, breaking the grounds for the astir fig of U.S. counties simultaneously nether a Winter Storm Warning, FOX Weather reported.

On Friday, the National Weather Service (NSW) urged Americans successful the storm's way to instrumentality it seriously, advising that individuals should "avoid question if astatine each possible."

Snow successful Prospect Park successful Brooklyn connected Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. New York City is gearing up for its archetypal large wintertime tempest of 2026.   (Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump shared the NWS connection connected Truth Social and said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was acceptable to respond.

"I person been briefed connected the grounds acold question and historical wintertime tempest that volition beryllium hitting overmuch of the United States this weekend. The Trump Administration is coordinating with authorities and section officials. FEMA is afloat prepared to respond," Trump wrote, adding, "Stay harmless and enactment warm!"