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Departures to Denver International Airport grounded by FAA due to building thunderstorms

By Jesse Sarles

/ CBS Colorado

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday afternoon ordered a ground stop for Denver International Airport due to weather conditions. All departures to Denver were grounded through 4:45 p.m.

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Thunderstorms were building up east of Aurora and near the airport and they brought gusty winds.

Friday is a First Alert Weather Day due to the potential for severe weather.

Later on, the FAA ordered a ground delay, and that was set to be in effect until late Friday night. Departures to Denver were delayed on average by about 50 minutes.

Jesse Sarles

Jesse Sarles manages the web content and website operations for CBS Colorado. He writes articles about Colorado news and sports in and around the Denver area.

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