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Airlines cancel flights at IND Airport ahead of Hurricane Milton

Tracking Hurricane Milton; dire warnings for Florida

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis is roughly 988 miles from Tampa Bay, but Hurricane Milton is already impacting flights at Indianapolis International Airport.

More than 50 flights through Indianapolis on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday have already been canceled, according to Flight Aware.

As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, Flight Aware listed 11 canceled flights for Tuesday, 29 cancellations for Wednesday, and 19 cancellations for Thursday. Almost all of the canceled flights were scheduled to arrive from, or depart for, an airport in Florida:

  • Orlando International Airport.
  • Orlando Sanford International Airport.
  • Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport.
  • Southwest Florida International Airport.
  • St. Pete – Clearwater International Airport.
  • Tampa International Airport.

Tampa International Airport closed to all traffic at 9 a.m. Tuesday. It is expected to remain closed until 11 a.m. Friday, according to the FAA.

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.

News 8’s Gregg Montgomery updated this story.