Flights to Florida canceled as Hurricane Milton moves closer to landfall

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pittsburgh International Airport has all flights to several airports in Florida canceled, as Hurricane Milton moves closer to landfall.

Tampa, Orlando and Fort Myers’ airports are all closed for the storm.

>> Channel 11 speaks to woman who left Florida just in time as Hurricane Milton approaches

Experts fear this could be the worst storm to hit Florida in a century.

Channel 11 spoke with a woman from Pittsburgh who lives in St. Petersburg. She got out just in time.

“They closed Tampa International Airport at 9 a.m. My flight took off at 8:30 a.m. I got out of there by the skin of my teeth,” said Roxie Wallace.

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