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Flight departures board showing all flights canceled during a snow event at Newark International Airport, Newark, New Jersey, March 21, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
NEW YORK CITY – If you’re flying in or out of the New York City area on Sunday, be sure to check your flight!
Sunday’s snowfall in New York City and northern parts of New Jersey is creating a travel nightmare for those planning to fly into, or out of, any area airport.
Flight cancellations and delays
By the numbers:
The NYC Emergency Management says that hundreds of arriving and departing flights have already been canceled or delayed as of 2:30 p.m. Sunday:
JFK Airport: 193 flight delays and 124 cancellations.LaGuardia Airport: 131 flight delays and 112 cancellationsNewark Airport: 251 flight delays and 14 cancellations
Delay times are currently averaging about 49 minutes at Newark, while times vary at both JFK and LaGuardia.
What you can do:
Travelers can check the status of their flight on the airport or airline website.
Snowy Sunday
Local perspective:
A widespread 3 to 5 inches is expected to fall across the region on Sunday, which comes after New York City saw 1 to 2 inches already fall on Saturday. Isolated amounts up to 7 inches are possible, maimed for eastern Connecticut.
Snow started falling early Sunday morning, and is expected to continue until Sunday night.
The Source: Information from this article was sourced from the NYC Emergency Management.