Ground delay issued at Denver International Airport for low visibility

A ground delay was issued Wednesday morning at Denver International Airport for “low visibility,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The traffic management program started at about 7 a.m. Wednesday. By 7:30 a.m., 126 flights headed in and out of DIA had been delayed, and three were canceled, according to flight tracking software FlightAware.

FAA officials said the ground delay is scheduled through 1 p.m., but it could be lifted earlier if conditions clear up.

As of 7:30 a.m., flights were being delayed an average of 40 minutes. Those delays were expected to jump to more than an hour between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., according to the federal agency.