Hundreds of delays, dozens of cancellations at Logan amid heavy rain

Hundreds of flights out of Logan Airport were delayed and dozens were canceled Wednesday amid heavy rain across the region.

according to FlightAware493 flights were delayed and 73 flights were canceled at the time of preparing this report.

Two hundred and four flights departing from Logan were delayed, and 40 flights were cancelled. For flights scheduled to arrive in Boston, 289 flights were delayed and 33 were cancelled, according to Flight Aware.

Flights departing and arriving from Chicago O’Hare International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in New York City were most affected by the delay, according to FlightAware.

In terms of airlines, JetBlue had the most delays with 110 flights affected, and Republic Airways came in second with 100 flight delays, according to FlightAware.

Although Boston received less than an inch of rain Wednesday evening, the city is expected to see between 2 to 3 inches by Thursday morning. Boston Globe I mentioned. The newspaper reported that central and western Massachusetts received more than 4 inches of rain, while Worcester Regional Airport received 2.64 inches, a new daily record.

The rain is expected to continue with intermittent rain throughout Thursday, according to the center National Weather Service.