Delta Flight 2465 was one of 263 planes delayed in and out of Nashville International Airport on Oct. 7, impacting 39,450 passengers, according to data from BNA.

Kentucky resident Brian McClure's plane circled over Nashville waiting for clearance to land until it threatened to run out of gas.

"The pilot said the FAA had cut the airport down to one runway, so that's why we were circling, and it was taking so long," McClure said.

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