UPDATE
As the impacts of the winter storm continue across the Commonwealth, there are a few flight cancellations at Lynchburg Regional Airport and one at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport.
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Currently, the following flights have been canceled at Lynchburg Regional Airport:
- American Airlines Flight 5975 to Charlotte at 6 a.m.
- American Airlines Flight 6088 to Charlotte at 8:06 a.m.
- American Airlines Flight 5914 to Charlotte at 10:17 a.m.
- American Airlines Flight 6084, arriving from Charlotte at 9:52 a.m.
All remaining flights are scheduled to happen as planned at this time.
At Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, the only canceled flight is Allegiant Airlines Flight 3007 from Sarasota, scheduled for 8:12 a.m.
Nationwide, more than 3,500 flights have been canceled within, into, or out of the United States so far Monday, according to FlightAware.
ORIGINAL STORY
Most flights have been canceled at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport and Lynchburg Regional Airport as a winter storm continues to impact Virginia and beyond.
Snowfall has spread across much of the region, with totals expected to increase the farther north you go. However, ice is forecast for Sunday, with freezing rain and ice accumulations expected to be worse the farther south you travel.
Currently, the canceled Roanoke flights include:
- Delta Airlines Flight 5247 to Atlanta
- United Airlines Flight 4366 to Washington-IAD
- American Airlines Flight 5927 to Philadelphia
- United Airlines Flight 4470 to Chicago O’Hare
- American Airlines Flight 5834 to Charlotte
- American Airlines Flight 5943 to Charlotte
- Delta Airlines Flight 2372 to Atlanta
10 News spoke with Alexa Briehl, the airport’s marketing and media manager, who said every commercial flight Saturday and Sunday, except one cargo flight Saturday night, has been canceled. The airport remains open with one runway available. Allegiant Airlines hopes to send a flight out of Roanoke Regional Airport Sunday afternoon, but we will continue to update this article as we learn more.
Additionally, Lynchburg Regional Airport has canceled all flights Saturday night and Sunday.
Nationwide, more than 4,000 flights have been canceled within, into, or out of the United States on Saturday, according to FlightAware.