The problems extend to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the busiest in the world.
According to FlightAware.com, the airport "is currently experiencing inbound flights delayed at their origin an average of 6 hours 22 minutes." A quarter of all inbound and outbound flights have been cancelled, nearly 650 in total.
The airport is a key hub for Delta, which has more than 935 peak-day departures from Atlanta, to more than 200 destinations. The airline has cancelled 17% of its total U.S. flights for today, according to FlightAware.
FlightAware's Misery Map shows how delays and cancellations in Atlanta quickly hit the rest of the country:
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