"A snowstorm left passengers waiting for hours on the tarmac at New York's JFK Airport on Sunday. The National Weather Service said that 4.6 inches of snow had fallen in the area by 1 p.m., some two inches more than at Newark and LaGuardia. Temperatures dropped into the low teens overnight. Data from Flightradar24 showed how incoming planes had lengthy delays before being able to park at their airport gates."
"Delta Air Lines Flight 5052, from Charlotte, was nearly three hours behind schedule when it touched down at JFK. It then took another three and a half hours before it reached the gate. American Airlines passengers from Miami also had to be patient. They departed two hours late, then circled twice on approach to JFK, before spending over an hour taxiing, per Flightradar24."
"Air traffic control advisories show how the airport's arrival rate was dramatically slowed so that snow and ice could be removed. One advisory at around 10 a.m. said that the ground delay program could see average delays of over three hours, and some people being nearly five hours behind schedule. As congestion built up, Delta flights to JFK were temporarily stopped from taking off."
Nearly 4.6 inches of snow fell at JFK by early afternoon, with temperatures dipping into the low teens overnight. Incoming aircraft experienced lengthy delays parking at gates as taxiways and arrivals required snow and ice removal. Delta Flight 5052 landed nearly three hours late and then waited three and a half hours to reach its gate. An American Airlines flight from Miami departed two hours late, circled twice on approach, and spent over an hour taxiing. Air traffic control implemented a ground delay program forecasting average delays over three hours and some delays approaching five hours. Delta temporarily halted departures to JFK for safety.
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