Lengthy delays, hundreds of flight cancellations at Boston’s Logan Airport as storm whipped through

BOSTON — Lengthy delays remain for travelers waiting to fly out of Boston’s Logan Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop on Monday morning due to strong wind.

All flights out of Logan were grounded until 11 a.m. after gusts in the city hit 53 mph, the FAA said in an advisory.

The FAA ultimately lifted the ground stop but ground delays with an average wait time of 88 minutes are still in place Monday night and are expected until 11:59 p.m.

As of 10:30 p.m., there are 15 flight delays and 6 cancellations.

There were 409 flight delays at Logan and 224 flight cancellations at Logan on Monday due to storm-related concerns, according to FlightAware.

High wind warnings and wind advisories were posted across the region.

MEMA reported nearly 300,000 power outages as wind gusts toppled trees and downed power lines.

Wind was expected to peak mid-morning through early afternoon, according to the Boston 25 Weather team.

For more visit the Boston 25 Weather Page.

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Severe Weather Northeast A large chunk of a 60-foot white pine tree lays across Ellen Briggs' yard in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Utility crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Maine and some rivers continued to rise following a powerful storm that hit the northeastern U.S. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle) (Patrick Whittle)

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