Flights Cancelled At JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Airports Post-Snowstorm

NEW YORK, NY — Planning to fly in or out of NYC in the wake of the snowstorm that hit city on Tuesday, March 14? Bad news: More than 500 flights were cancelled Wednesday at the city's three major airports, mostly due to the storm's residual effects.

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On Tuesday, more than 700 flights were cancelled at JFK Airport; more than 800 flights had been cancelled at LaGuardia Airport; and more than 1,000 flights had been cancelled at Newark Airport (EWR) in New Jersey, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.

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More than 500 flights in and out of the city on Wednesday were also listed as cancelled. Here are full lists of the flights cancelled at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark.

You can check your flight status here or on your airline's website.

JetBlue, American Airlines, United, Republic, Endeavor and Delta were among the airlines with the most cancelled flights.

JFK Airport officials tweeted around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday that the "first flight in" had just landed. However, "while flight activity has slowly resumed," officials said, "travelers are URGED to confirm flights with their carrier before arriving at JFK."

American Airlines announced Monday that it was grounding all flights Tuesday in and out of NYC. United soon followed suit.

JetBlue, too, announced that many of its flights had been cancelled at NYC's three airports due to Winter Storm Stella — but promised passengers who were forced to re-schedule that they'd see any fees waived and fare differences reimbursed.

Here's more info on travel waivers for specific airlines:

• American Airlines
• Southwest
• Delta
• United
• Virgin America
• JetBlue

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has declared a "state of emergency" for all of New York state ahead of the storm. He said the following resources were being deployed at NYC-area airports:

• Hundreds of pieces of snow equipment at the airports, including melters able to liquefy up to 500 tons of snow an hour and plows that can clear snow at 40 mph, and dozens of pieces of snow equipment at PA bridges and tunnels
• Thousands of tons of salt and sand for airport roads, parking lots, bridges and tunnels
• Hundreds of thousands of gallons of liquid chemicals at the airports to prevent snow and ice from bonding to runways and taxiways; thousands of tons of solid de-icers that break up snow and ice already on the ground

Due to the widespread cancellations on Tuesday, all three of NYC's airports were also reported to be extra congested Monday as travelers attempted to beat the storm. "Allow extra time for on-airport travel, check-in and security," Port Authority officials warned.

This story will be updated.

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