Thunderstorms disrupt air travel to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Thunderstorms are disrupting air travel to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Friday.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a departure delay notice for flights out of Arizona’s largest airport. As of 1 p.m., the average delay was listed as 60 minutes and decreasing. It was 75 minutes earlier in the day.

The FAA also issued a ground stop for flights to Phoenix from surrounding zones in the Southwest and along the Pacific Coast. It was in effect from 11 a.m. to noon.

According to the Sky Harbor website, 245 upcoming flights were delayed and three were canceled as of 2 p.m.

Flight-tracking website FlightAware showed 503 delays and four cancellations for flights in and out of Phoenix.

Storms moved into the Phoenix area early Friday on what is expected to be an active weather day.

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