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The large and dangerous Category 5 hurricane is headed straight to the state, and many flights to the area are being canceled.
WASHINGTON — With Hurricane Milton heading straight to Florida, some airlines are canceling flights to the area.
Milton is now a large and dangerous hurricane after rapidly becoming a Category 5 Monday night. The storm is approaching Florida Tuesday and will likely make landfall Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
The DMV will not see any impacts from the storm, which is headed straight through Florida's west coast to its east coast. Many Florida counties are recommending residents evacuate to avoid the storm.
However, if you were still hoping to fly down to Florida Tuesday, Oct. 8 from a D.C.-area airport, you might be out of luck.
Here are all of the flights that these local airports say have been canceled to Florida for Tuesday:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Tampa:
Southwest 6:55 a.m.
American 8:18 a.m.
Southwest 2:25 p.m.
American 2:54 p.m.
American 7:49 p.m.
Sarasota/Bradenton:
Fort Lauderdale:
Fort Myers:
Orlando:
JetBlue 4 p.m.
Southwest 7 p.m.
JetBlue 8 p.m.
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Tampa:
United 8:55 a.m.
United 12:35 p.m.
United 5:40 p.m.
Orlando:
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
Tampa:
Southwest 6:45 a.m.
Southwest 8:50 a.m.
Southwest 10:55 a.m.
Southwest 1:05 p.m.
Southwest 3:10 p.m.
Southwest 5:30 p.m.
Southwest 7:05 p.m.
Sarasota/Bradenton:
Fort Lauderdale:
Fort Myers:
Southwest 9:05 a.m.
Southwest 1:40 p.m.
Southwest 6:05 p.m.
Orlando:
Southwest 5:50 p.m.
Southwest 7:50 p.m.
If you see your flight on the list above, double check with your airline to figure out next steps.
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