Almost 900 flights headed in and out of Denver International Airport were delayed amid a snowstorm on Friday. A ground stop was in place because of snow and ice at the airport. As of 12:30 p.m. Friday, 876 flights had been delayed and 17 had been canceled, according to flight tracking software Fligh tAware. The ground delay is in effect until 7:59 p.m. was delaying departing flights by an average of 61 minutes, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. About .25 inches of snow accumulated at DIA by 11:53 a.m. Friday, according to observation records from the National Weather Service. Related Articles 1 injured after truck strikes plane at Denver International Airport, disrupting flight 4 more measles cases linked to Broomfield school outbreak, with new exposure at Denver airport Denver weather: How much snow to expect in metro area on Friday RTD’s A line replaced with buses after crash damages equipment Exploitable loophole could take the ‘public’ out of required legal notices (Editorial) Up to six inches of snow was expected throughout the metro area Friday and a winter storm warning is in place until 8 p.m. for the Denver area. Southwest delayed the most flights at DIA on Friday at 383, followed by 251 United flights, 150 SkyWest flights, 37 Frontier flights, 20 Delta flights and 13 American Airlines flights, according to FlightAware. Eight other airlines delayed between one and five flights. SkyWest canceled 10 flights, while Southwest, Frontier and American Airlines canceled two each and United canceled one. This is a developing story and will be updated. Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter. ...read more read less