“Due to rapid ice accumulation, the airfield at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is currently closed to flight operations,” the airport previously said on X. The flight delays impact included the Kansas City Chiefs, whose flight to Denver for Sunday’s game against the Broncos was delayed.

The Sporting News is tracking the latest updates on the Chiefs' delayed flight to Denver. 6:16 p.m.: NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that the Chiefs are set to take off for Denver, ending the delay.

According to a report, the #Chiefs were “stranded” at Kansas City International Airport ahead of their Week 18 matchup against the #Broncos.

With the snow piling up in the Midwest and East Coast, one Houston man shares his story of being stranded in Kansas City.

The Kansas City Chiefs can eliminate the rival Denver Broncos from playoff contention by beating them in Sunday's Week 18 game, but they can't return to Missouri immediately following the contest. A day after their scheduled takeoff from Kansas City International Airport was delayed due to rapid ice accumulation on the airfield,

The Chiefs experienced another delay Monday morning as the plane was taxiing from the gate, Pete Grathoff of the Kansas City Star reports. The team finally made it back to Kansas City before 12:42 p.m. CT, which was 15 hours and 22 minutes later than scheduled.

The Kansas City Chiefs were stranded for hours Saturday at Kansas City International Airport as an ice storm shut down operations.

The delay was announced as a blizzard covered Kansas City. The National Weather Service said 11 inches of snow fell at the airport. The stay in Denver came after the Chiefs were d

The Kansas City Chiefs had the chance to eliminate the rival Denver Broncos from playoff contention by beating them in Sunday’s Week 18 game, but they chose to sit all of their starters since they had nothing to play for.

The Chiefs will remain overnight in Denver because KC was still getting hammered by snow as of late Sunday afternoon.