The busy Thanksgiving travel period is off to a rocky start in North Texas.

Dallas-Fort Worth International and Dallas Love Field airports experienced more than 600 flight delays and 150 cancelations on Monday as thunderstorms swept through the metroplex.

DFW had 580 delays as of 11 a.m. and 96 cancelations, according to FlightAware.com . Love Field had 92 delays and 69 cancelations.

The Federal Aviation Administration also issued a departure delay at DFW and Love Field, reporting an average delay of 15 minutes — but increasing.

The delays come during what the FAA said will be the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in 15 years , with more than 52,000 people expected to fly on Wednesday. DFW estimates it'll see 3 million customers through Dec. 2, according to its website .

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