{"id":21162,"date":"2026-02-25T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/?p=21162"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:56:12","slug":"blizzard-flight-cancellations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/blizzard-flight-cancellations\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Massive Blizzard Cancels 5,000 Flights Across the US; State of Emergency Declared in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A massive blizzard has hit New York in the United States, and it caused many problems for people who want to travel by air. The storm brought heavy snow and strong winds, leading to New York blizzard flight cancellations, as more than 1,300 flights got canceled at busy airports like John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) on February 23 and 24, 2026. Across the United States, more than 5,000 flights were canceled due to the storm\u2019s wider impact. This New York airport snowstorm shutdown forced the government to declare a state of emergency and ask everyone to stay inside and avoid driving.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy Snow and High Winds Hit New York\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

The snowstorm dropped a lot of snow, between 12 and 24 inches, all over New York City<\/a> and places around it. The winds blew very hard, up to 70 miles per hour, which made it hard for people to see anything outside and very dangerous to move around. The airports had to stop all flights for two full days while teams used big machines called snowplows to clear the snow from the runways. Many schools did not open, shops and offices stayed closed, and power went out in thousands of houses because of the ice and wind. This storm touched the lives of more than 50 million people in the northeastern part of the USA, and people say it is one of the worst winter storms they have seen in a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n

The government workers kept clearing roads day and night, but they put a ban on cars that were not for emergencies so that police and doctors could reach people who needed help. Everything stopped, from short trips inside the city to long flights that go across the ocean to India.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Many Flights Got Canceled at Each Airport<\/b><\/h2>\n

The cancellations happened at three main airports in New York:<\/span><\/p>\n