Nearly 1,000 Flights Canceled at Boston’s Logan International Airport, Thousands Across U.S. Due to Weekend Nor’easter

Winter Storm Kenan shook up air travelers’ schedules as it pounded hubs in the Northeast this weekend, bringing more than 2 feet of snow and knocking out power across much of New England as it forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights across the United States.

Nearly a fifth of the roughly 5,000 U.S. flights canceled Saturday and Sunday were at Boston’s Logan International Airport, while almost 150 were canceled at Hartford’s Bradley International Airport, according to the tracker FlightAware.

CNN reported that John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports in New York City account for more than 1,500 cancellations over the weekend, leading to substantial impacts to travelers relying on Delta, JetBlue and American airlines.

The storm swept through the region Saturday with 70 miles per hour gusts and up to 30 inches of snow in several spots in Eastern Massachusetts.

Biting winds overnight complicated the work of utility crews trying to resolve power outages due to downed power lines and other issues. At around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service, issued a wind chill advisory, warning residents in Central and Eastern Massachusetts to brace for cold that felt like 20 degrees below zero.

More than 50,000 Bay Staters were still without power as of 10:30 a.m., most of them along Cape Cod and the South Shore. That figure was down to just under 45,000 as of 1 p.m., according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

For more on power outages, read here.

For snowfall totals throughout Massachusetts, read here