By dawn Wednesday, the line snaked through LaGuardia Airport security checkpoints, filled with anxious passengers hoping to make it out of town ahead of the worst of a winter nor'easter that's already wreaking havoc on the busiest travel day of the year.
LaGuardia was reporting only minor delays both inbound and outbound by 7 am, but the Federal Aviation Administration warned that the airport is subject to a ground delay program that could snarl flights for at least two hours as rain continues and winds pick up during the day.
"I hope I will get out on a flight today," fretted disabled Linette Ottey, who uses a walker and arrived at the American Airlines terminal at 6:15 am for her 8:50 am flight to Chicago, where she's slated to spend Thanksgiving with her granddaughter and great-granddaughter.
"I got a call that said the flight was going to now leave at 11, but then I got another call that said we're leaving at 10:15 am," said the retired Bronx nurse.
"I'm just hoping for the best. I'm 85 years old and I go through so much to even decide to travel with my disabilities," Ottey said.
Kennedy and Newark airports also were reporting only minor delays, but they, too, are expected to see an increase and ground delays, the FAA said. Flight delays here would also cause a ripple effect at airports elsewhere, forcing delays for departures and arrivals alike.
At LaGuardia's American terminal, just two flights were showing up as cancelled by 8 am.
Brian Mukerjee, 50, was patiently waiting with his wife and two young kids for a flight to Kansas City.
"I'm surprised when the flights are on time," he cracked.
More than two inches of rain fell on the New York area between late Tuesday and early Wednesday. Flooding and road closings snarled traffic in Westchester and on Staten Island, and most surrounding highways were reporting fender benders and car spinouts on the slick roads.
While the rain is expected to die down by late Wednesday, winds will pick up throughout the day, and temperatures – near 60 early in the day — will plummet to below freezing, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS warned that the storm would pack dangerous wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
"The timing of the storm couldn't be worse," said NWS spokesman Chris Vaccaro. "We are seeing numerous threats as the storm is beginning to develop and intensify."
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