Nearly 12,000 US Flights Delayed or Canceled Amid Severe Winter Weather

Cold weather is expected to continue for the week, potentially resulting in more flight cancellations and delays in the upcoming days.

A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, on Dec. 28, 2022. Matt York/AP Photo

Close to 12,000 flights in the United States were delayed or canceled on Jan. 16 as severe winter weather across the country disrupted flight operations.

2,472 flights within, into, or out of the United States were canceled on Tuesday, according to data from FlightAware. This followed 3,346 cancellations on Monday, which was the highest number of flight cancellations since the Southwest meltdown in 2022.