More than 300 flights canceled at CLT Airport ahead of Hurricane Ian

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Hundreds of Friday flights were canceled at Charlotte Douglas International Airport ahead of impacts from Hurricane Ian.

According to FlightAware, more than 300 flights were canceled at CLT Airport on Friday.

The majority of those flights are with PSA Airlines, with 166 cancellations. American Airlines is reporting 65 cancellations, and Piedmont has 35.

CLT Airport staff advised travelers to check with their airline for flight status before coming to the airport.

Check flight status on the airport’s website

As of 5 a.m. on Friday, Hurricane Ian remains a Category 1 storm, with top winds at 85 mph, with a movement to the north/northeast at 9 mph.

As of 11 a.m. on Friday, Ian remains a Category 1 storm, with top winds at 85 mph and a movement to the north at 14 mph.

It is expected to make landfall just north of Charleston, S.C. near Georgetown Friday afternoon. As Ian goes over land and moves to the northwest, weakening out of a hurricane, it will still produce tropical storm force winds around the Charlotte area with peak gusts between 50 to 60 mph. This will most likely occur Friday evening.

Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect from Hickory and Highway 321 and eastward, including the Charlotte-Metro area and counties to the south and east of Charlotte, and along and east of Interstate 85.

A First Alert Weather Day has been issued for Friday, with the biggest impacts from heavy rain and damaging winds happening during the day.

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