Flights Canceled In Milwaukee As East Coast Battered By Storms

MILWAUKEE, WI — Strong winter storms brought upon by the "bomb cyclone" have shut down numerous airports along the east coast, resulting in numerous flight cancellations at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.

As of Thursday afternoon, flights scheduled for New York, Newark, Boston, Philadelphia, Columbus and Pittsburgh have all been canceled.

To check whether your flight has been cancelled, delayed or is still on-time, check the Mitchell International Airport's Departures Page.

John F. Kennedy International Airport was closed Thursday just before 11 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration announced. The airport was expected to reopen at 3 p.m., the FAA said. They urged travelers who are flying into and out of JFK to check with their airline about the status of their flight.

Officials at Newark International Airport also cautioned fliers to check with their airlines for information because weather conditions were affecting flights into and out of the airport.

Additionally, more than 700 flights at Boston's Logan Airport were canceled because of the storm. Logan Airport is "down well over 75 percent of operations today," MassPort Director Of Aviation Ed Freni told CBS Boston.

The airline-tracking site FlightAware reported more than 3,200 canceled flights within, into, or out of the United States on Thursday morning.

By Ben Feuerherd, Patch National Staff, contributed to this article.

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