{"id":17473,"date":"2025-01-05T05:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T05:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=17473"},"modified":"2025-01-05T05:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T05:22:21","slug":"chiefs-flight-unexpectedly-delayed-four-hours-just-one-day-before-week-18-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=17473","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs\u2019 flight unexpectedly delayed four hours just one day before Week 18 game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Chiefs might have already faced their biggest challenge before their game against the Broncos\u00a0\u2014leaving Kansas City.<\/p>\n

Shortly before their scheduled takeoff on Saturday, the Chiefs\u2019 team plane\u00a0was left stranded<\/a>\u00a0for nearly four hours at the Kansas City International Airport (MCI), due to hazardous weather conditions in the area.<\/p>\n

The airport was forced to shut down the airfield for about two hours after airport officials said MCI was dealing with \u201crapid ice accumulation\u201d while the Kansas City area<\/p>\n

According to KMBC<\/a>, officials warned that any travel in the area could be impossible on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs were delayed on Saturday afternoon.Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Head coach Andy Reid\u2019s Chiefs take on the Broncos on Sunday.Getty Images<\/p>\n

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A Kansas City Chiefs flag is waved out of a cockpit window as the team arrives for Super Bowl LVIII at Harry Reid International Airport on February 04, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Chiefs were set to depart for Denver at approximately 2:45 p.m. ET on Saturday but did not leave the runway until roughly 6:20 p.m.,\u00a0per NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Fox 4 Kansas City, the\u00a0de-icing machine at MCI<\/a>\u00a0was not working, causing delays for multiple flights at the airport.<\/p>\n

The Kansas City Star reported<\/a>\u00a0that the Chiefs had plans to leave earlier on Saturday, but their team plane dealt with mechanical issues.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs are scheduled to face the Broncos at 4:25 p.m. on Sunday in the regular season finale.<\/p>\n

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The Chiefs play the Broncos on Sunday.Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>As the Chiefs look to avoid their second loss of the season, Denver is\u00a0attempting a final postseason push<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Broncos can clinch a spot with a win or if the Dolphins and Bengals both lose or tie.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Chiefs might have already faced their biggest challenge before their game against the Broncos\u00a0\u2014leaving Kansas City. Shortly before their scheduled takeoff on Saturday, the Chiefs\u2019 team plane\u00a0was … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17475,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17473\/revisions\/17475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}