Airlines cancel flights at IND Airport ahead of Hurricane Milton
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis is roughly 988 miles from Tampa Bay, but Hurricane Milton is already impacting flights at Indianapolis International Airport.
Nearly 50 flights through Indianapolis on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday have already been canceled, according to Flight Aware.
As of 9 a.m., Flight Aware listed 11 canceled flights for Tuesday, 29 cancellations for Wednesday, and nine 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 is still on track to come ashore Wednesday near Tampa Bay.
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