Nearly 1,600 flights within, into, or out of the U.S. have been cancelled today, according to FlightAware.com, as a major snowstorm bears down on the Northeast. Nearly 3,000 flights have been delayed.
So far, Chicago O'Hare International Airport has been the hardest hit: 24% of fights out of the airport have been cancelled, as have 22% of inbound flights. Newark Liberty, Cleveland-Hopkins, and LaGuardia are also seeing high cancellation rates.
Boston's Logan Airport is expected to close at 8:30 tonight and reopen at noon on Friday, according to Mass Live.
FlightAware.com's Misery Map shows how delays and cancellations at O'Hare ripple across the country:
