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Charlotte airport flight delays, cancellations top 500 after winter storm

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Winter Storm Fern continues to cause stress for passengers at the Charlotte airport, with hundreds of flights canceled on Monday.

As of 10:30 a.m. Monday, Charlotte Douglas International Airport reported 419 cancellations and 112 delays, according to FlightAware, a website that provides real-time flight information. That’s 531 flight disruptions so far on Monday.

CLT had 140 delays and 459 cancellations on Saturday. The totals rose on Sunday, with 151 delays and 1,168 flights canceled. So between Saturday through Monday so far, there have been a total of 2,449 delayed or canceled flights

The airport remains busy as always, even with lingering headaches from the storm. It ranks sixth in the world for takeoffs and landings, according to Airports Council International preliminary rankings.

At Charlotte Douglas International Airport, delays and cancellations continued Monday, Jan. 26, in the wake of the weekend ice storm.
At Charlotte Douglas International Airport, delays and cancellations continued Monday, Jan. 26, in the wake of the weekend ice storm. Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Over the weekend, the storm brought a mix of snow, sleet ice and freezing rain that began Saturday evening and continued into Sunday. CLT saw 1,625 canceled flights and 294 delayed flights on Saturday and Sunday combined.

Charlotte Douglas was listed Sunday as the fourth most affected airport for travel disruptions, according to FlightAware’s Misery Map.

The airport remains open and operational, according to a post on CLT’s social media.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport urged travelers to check directly with their airlines about delays or cancellations following Sunday’s ice storm.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport urged travelers to check directly with their airlines about delays or cancellations following Sunday’s ice storm. Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Airport officials are encouraging all travelers to verify their flight status with their airline before heading to the airport.

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport said snow teams worked continuously to clear runways, taxiways, roadways, sidewalks and pedestrian areas, as well as deicing aircraft, during the weekend ice storm.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport said snow teams worked continuously to clear runways, taxiways, roadways, sidewalks and pedestrian areas, as well as deicing aircraft, during the weekend ice storm. Charlotte Douglas International Airport

This story was originally published January 26, 2026 at 9:49 AM.

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Chase Jordan

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Chase Jordan is a business reporter for The Charlotte Observer, and has nearly a decade of experience covering news in North Carolina. Prior to joining the Observer, he was a growth and development reporter for the Wilmington StarNews. The Kansas City native is a graduate of Bethune-Cookman University.

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