Airlines Cancel Over 1,800 US Flights as Ice Storm Hits Multiple States

An American Airlines aircraft undergoes deicing procedures at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas on Jan. 30, 2023. Lola Gomez/The Dallas Morning News via AP

Airlines canceled over 1,800 flights in the United States on Wednesday, after an ice storm hit states from Texas to West Virginia.

A total of 1,897 flights within, into, or out of the United States were canceled, while 750 flights were delayed as of 8.41 a.m. ET, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.