Greater than 200 flights have been canceled and intensive delays are being reported at Chicago’s airports amid an ongoing winter storm.

In keeping with the newest numbers from the Chicago Division of Aviation, 182 flights have been canceled at O’Hare Worldwide Airport, whereas 42 have been axed at Halfway.

O’Hare noticed a floor cease of practically an hour on Tuesday on account of build-up of snow and ice on the airport, however that was lifted simply after 4 p.m.

Nonetheless, intensive delays are anticipated for arriving flights, lasting longer than 90 minutes in some circumstances.

The typical delay time on arrivals is simply over one hour, in accordance with the CDA, and departures are being delayed by a median of half-hour.

At Halfway, delays are shorter, however nonetheless averaging 20 minutes per flight.

Extra cancellations are potential not simply due to ongoing snow and rain at each airports, but additionally as a result of winds are anticipated to choose up in depth all through the night.

Gusts within the Chicago space may exceed 40 miles per hour at instances, which may trigger points for each street journey and for flights going out and in of the airports.

The winter climate advisories impacting each airports are anticipated to run out at 4 a.m. Wednesday, in accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service.