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More flights canceled at IND Airport ahead of Hurricane Milton

Oct 9, 2024 Milton 6am update

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — As Hurricane Milton inches closer to the Florida coastline, several flights have been canceled across the country, including in Indianapolis.

Sixty flights through Indianapolis on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday have already been canceled, according to Flight Aware.

As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, Flight Aware listed 29 cancellations for Wednesday, 30 cancellations for Thursday, and one cancellation for Friday. Almost all of the canceled flights were scheduled to arrive from, or depart for, an airport in Florida.

Multiple Florida airports are closed or are set to close sometime Wednesday, according to the FAA’s National Airspace System website:

  • Sarasota-Bradenton International – closed until 6 p.m. Friday
  • St. Petersburg/Clearwater International – closed until 4 p.m. Friday
  • Southwest Florida International – closed until 9 a.m. Friday
  • Tampa International – closed until 8 a.m. Friday
  • Daytona Beach International – will close at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Unclear when it will reopen.
  • Melbourne Orlando International – will close at 2 p.m. Wednesday and will reopen at 9 a.m. Friday.
  • Orlando International – will close at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Unclear when it will reopen.

These airports are open and monitoring Milton:

  • Jacksonville International
  • Miami International
  • Palm Beach International

The number of flight cancellations is expected to grow as Milton approaches Florida’s western coast. The hurricane was on track to come ashore Wednesday near Tampa Bay.

Click here for the latest flight information from Indianapolis International Airport.