If you’re in the Northeast, there’s a good chance you’ll be hunkering down inside for a few days as a major snowstorm batters the East Coast.
And if you have a flight to catch, well, there’s a high probability that it might not be taking off at all. Due to the blizzard, which is forecast to bring up to two feet of snow in some areas, thousands of flights have already been canceled or delayed.
Here’s what you need to know if you have a flight to catch.
Thousands of flights have already been canceled due to the snowstorm
As of the time of this writing, 5,348 flights within, into, or out of the United States today have already been canceled, according to data compiled by the flight tracking platform FlightAware. Additionally, another 703 flights have been delayed.
The number of today’s cancellations already outpaces yesterday, when 3,436 cancellations within, into, or out of the United States took place.
It is highly likely that as the day continues on—and the storm continues along its path—that more flights will be canceled or delayed.
And the majority of those cancellations and delays can be blamed on the winter storm that is bearing down across the Northeast.
As NBC News reports, the storm has already resulted in more than 200,000 people losing power across the impacted area, which stretches from Maryland to Maine. In total, blizzard warnings currently cover 41 million people.
School closures have already been announced across major cities like Boston and New York, the latter of which has a travel ban in place until later today. In New York, officials said today’s blizzard could be one of the city’s 10 worst over the past 150 years.
Major airlines issue travel alerts for dozens of airports
America’s three largest airlines have issued travel alerts for flights shceduled to depart from or land into dozens of airports. The airlines, which include American, Delta, and United, say the travel alerts are in place from yesterday, February 22, 2026, until Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Those airports include:
American Airlines
American has issued travel alerts for the following airports due to the winter storm:
- Baltimore, Maryland (BWI)
- Boston, Massachusetts (BOS)
- Hampton / Newport News, Virginia (PHF)
- Hartford, Connecticut (BDL)
- New York Kennedy, New York (JFK)
- New York LaGuardia, New York (LGA)
- Newark, New Jersey (EWR)
- Norfolk, Virginia (ORF)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PHL)
- Providence, Rhode Island (PVD)
- Richmond, Virginia (RIC)
- Salisbury / Ocean City, Maryland (SBY)
- Washington Dulles, Washington D.C. (IAD)
- Washington Reagan, Washington D.C. (DCA)
- White Plains / Westchester County, New York (HPN)
- Worcester, Massachusetts (ORH)
Delta Air Lines
Delta has issued travel alerts for the following airports due to the winter storm:
- Albany, NY (ALB)
- Allentown, PA (ABE)
- Baltimore, MD (BWI)
- Bangor, ME (BGR)
- Boston, MA (BOS)
- Charleston, WV (CRW)
- Charlottesville, VA (CHO)
- Cleveland, OH (CLE)
- Elmira, NY (ELM)
- Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
- Hartford, CT (BDL)
- Ithaca, NY (ITH)
- New York, NY (JFK)
- New York, NY (LGA)
- Newark, NJ (EWR)
- Norfolk, VA (ORF)
- Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
- Portland, ME (PWM)
- Providence, RI (PVD)
- Richmond, VA (RIC)
- South Bend, IN (SBN)
- Washington, DC (DCA)
- Washington, DC (IAD)
- White Plains, NY (HPN)
- Worcester, MA (ORH)
United Airlines
United has issued travel alerts for the following airports due to the winter storm:
- Allentown, PA, US (ABE)
- Albany, NY, US (ALB)
- Wilkes – Barre/Scranton, PA, US (AVP)
- Hartford, CT, US (BDL)
- Boston, MA, US (BOS)
- Baltimore, MD, US (BWI)
- Washington, DC, US (DCA)
- Newark, NJ/New York, NY, US (EWR)
- Washington, DC, US (IAD)
- New York, NY, US (JFK)
- New York, NY, US (LGA)
- Manchester, NH, US (MHT)
- Norfolk, VA, US (ORF)
- Philadelphia, PA, US (PHL)
- Providence, RI, US (PVD)
- Portland, ME, US (PWM)
- Richmond, VA, US (RIC)
What should I do if I have a flight scheduled for the next few days?
Before you head to the airport, you should monitor for any announcements about your flight. The easiest way to do this is to check your airline’s app to see whether your flight is on time, delayed, or canceled.
You can also enter your flight infromation on the airlines website to get the latest updates for your journey.
What are my options if my flight is delayed or canceled?
If your flight is delayed or canceled, you should check with your airline about alternate travel options.
Some airlines are also allowing affected passengers to reschedule their flights. United, for example, is allowing passengers with original travel dates between February 22 and February 25, 2026, at select airports to change their flights without incurring change fees or fare differences, under certain conditions and limitations.
If your flight is delayed or canceled—or you just don’t want to travel during the storm—it’s best to call your airline to ask what your travel options are.