STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Nearly 1,000 departing flights have been cancelled at the three New York City airports as a massive blizzard looms over the five boroughs.
According to their respective websites, the number of cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport are as follows:
The cancellations affect a broad swath of airlines and routes, both domestic and international.
Travelers must be cognizant that should they remain at the airports in the pursuit of a rescheduled flight, there is a chance that they will stay at the airport through the night. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is shuttering roads to all vehicles except those of essential workers from 9 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday as a part of the local state of emergency blanketing New York City.
AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski told the Advance/SILive.com that the worst weather — the expected blizzard — will come later on Sunday and into early Monday morning.
“The worst of it is going to be this evening and then really into Sunday night and Monday. That’s when we’re going to see the heaviest of the snow and the winds really crank up,” Pydynowski said.
Storm conditions will increase in intensity beginning around 6 p.m., the senior meteorologist said.
“That’s when our conditions are going to deteriorate pretty quickly, in terms of the snow really starting to come down and pick up, and streets and roads and sidewalks and all that become snow covered very quickly,” Pydynowski said.