UPDATE: MacArthur Airport Shuts Down at 6 p.m.

UPDATE: All commercial arrivals and departures have been cancelled until Monday. MacArthur Airport will remain open until 6 p.m. this evening for general aviation aircraft. The airport will not re-open until conditions are evaluated following the storm.

Operations at Long Island MacArthur Airport will slow down Saturday afternoon as begins to bare down on the region.

The last scheduled Southwest flight out of the airport will be at 11:50 a.m. with normal operations not resuming until Monday. US Airways has now stopped operations. 

As of 10:30 a.m., airport officials said the airport was still open but to check back after 1 p.m. for an update.

Both airlines are allowing their passengers traveling to or from MacArthur this weekend to reschedule their flights without penalty.

Officials are urging travellers to contact their airlines directly Saturday for updated information on specific flights.

Southwest can be reached at 1-800-435-9792 or on the web at www.southwest.com

Southwest Airlines Travel Advisory Link:
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USAirways Express can be reached at 1-800-428-4322 or on the web at www.usairways.com

USAirways Express Travel Advisory Link:
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The Port Authority of New York has moved to close off all of its airports, including JFK and LaGuardia, to incoming flights beginning at noon Saturday, the same time the Long Island Rail Road is to shut down. Those airports will remain open to departing flights until further notice, however numerous flights have already been cancelled so travellers should check with their airline.

Rasheed Oluwa contributed to this article.