KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Many passengers found themselves experiencing significant flight delays at Kansas City International Airport (KCI), Friday afternoon.

Flight delay times reached an average of more than one hour for both departure and arrival flights at KCI.

FlightAware listed 97 flights has been delayed by mid afternoon with Southwest Airlines making up more than half of those flights.

At this time, it is unclear what has caused the delays or how long the issue may persist.

FOX4 has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to learn more about what may be causing delays.

FOX4 will provide updates as they are made available.

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