Hurricane Ian barrels toward South Carolina after slamming Florida

While multiple Florida airports are reopening after Hurricane Ian’s impact, others in the Southeast and up the East Coast are preparing for the rejuvenated storm. 

In the Carolinas: Charleston International Airport announced it closed Friday morning “due to high winds” and plans to resume operations early Saturday. 

Charlotte Douglas International – the nation’s sixth-largest and a major hub for American Airlines – said it was monitoring the storm. The FAA said a ground stop at Charlotte is possible Friday. 

The FAA noted it is preparing for potential air traffic rerouting in the Northeast on Friday afternoon. 

Myrtle Beach International Airport, which is along the South Carolina coast, said it remained open. But the flight-tracking site FlightAware showed about 90% of its Friday flights canceled. 

The Greenville-Spartanburg and Raleigh-Durham airports both reported they were open. 

In Florida: Eight of the 11 airports that closed or saw flights suspended due to the hurricane indicated plans to reopen Friday. Daytona Beach International, Southwest Florida International and Punta Gorda Airport remain closed. 

The latest Florida airport to announce its plans is the Orlando Sanford International Airport, the smaller of the Orlando airports, which said it is now open, but that airlines canceled all Friday departures. 

As of 11:30 a.m. ET, more than 1,800 flights have been canceled nationwide, according to FlightAware, led by Orlando International Airport.