Ground stop issued for Phoenix Sky Harbor due to thunderstorms

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport because of thunderstorms Monday morning.

The order was for departures to Arizona’s largest airport from a swath of the Southwest and Midwest, including Los Angeles, Denver, St. Louis and Houston.

The ground stop was set to run from 10:51 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.

As of 11 a.m., the Sky Harbor website showed 142 delays and five cancellations for the day.

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