Airport

Denver International Airport

DEN · Denver, CO

By Andrew Nov 4, 2026

IATA Code: DEN
ICAO Code: KDEN
City: Denver
Country: United States
Website: www.flydenver.com

Denver International Airport is a major airport serving Denver, CO. Its IATA code is DEN and its ICAO code is KDEN.

The airfield sits 5,431 feet above sea level.

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DEN by the numbers

IATA DEN · ICAO KDEN · 5,431 ft elevation · Map

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Official departure punctuality

Ranks #277 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures

On-time departures: 75.9%; Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled: 0.8%; Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late: 70 min; Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked: 319,681; Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

Late-arriving aircraft 44%
Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 32%
Air traffic control & airport 19%
Extreme weather 4%
Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Busiest routes from DEN

Route	Flights	On time
Phoenix (PHX)	9,069	76%
Salt Lake City (SLC)	7,713	78%
Los Angeles (LAX)	7,708	79%
Las Vegas (LAS)	7,168	76%
Seattle (SEA)	6,328	74%
San Diego (SAN)	6,152	74%
Chicago (ORD)	6,109	72%
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)	6,063	76%
Minneapolis (MSP)	5,828	78%
Atlanta (ATL)	5,603	79%

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Airlines departing DEN

Airline	Flights	On-time departures
United Airlines	107,895	81%
Southwest Airlines	88,424	63%
SkyWest Airlines	75,223	82%
Frontier Airlines	22,870	78%
Delta Air Lines	11,497	83%
American Airlines	8,936	75%
Alaska Airlines	2,879	79%
JetBlue Airways	1,258	61%
Allegiant Air	373	78%
Envoy Air	326	79%

Terminals, parking & amenities

Terminals (6)

Concourse A
Concourse B
Concourse C
Jeppesen Terminal

Parking (102)

Commercial Vehicle Holding Area
Commercial Vehicle Holding Area
DIA Employee Parking - Airside
De-Ice Equipment Parking
Deicing Employee Parking
Deicing Truck Area
Deicing Vehicle Storage
Denver International Airport- Cell Phone Lot
Economy Lot East
Economy West Parking Lot
Economy West Parking Section 1
Economy West Parking Section 2

Food & drink (105)

Auntie Anne's
Auntie Anne's
Aviano Coffee
Aviator's Sports Bar & Bar-B-Que
Big Bowl
Blue Sky Bar
Boulder Beer Tap House
Breckenridge Brewery
Brother's BBQ
Cantina Grill
Cantina Grill
Caribou Coffee

Shops (91)

A Massage
Aeromexico
Air Canada
Aksels
Alaska Airlines
Allegiant
American Airlines
B Fresh
Bjorn's Colorado Honey
Björn's Colorado Market
Black Canyon Market & Goods;Black Canyon
BluWire

Car rental (18)

Advantage
Alamo/National
Alamo/National
Avis
Avis
Budget
Dollar
E-Z Rent-A-Car
Enterprise
Enterprise Rent-a-Car DIA
Hertz
Hertz

Gates (177)

A14, A15, A16, A17A, A17B, A18, A19, A20, A21A, A21B, A22, A23, A24, A25A, A25B, A26, A27a, A28, A29, A30, A31, A32, A33, A34, A35, A36, A37, A38, A39, A40, A41a,A41b, A42, A43, A44, A45, A46, A47, A48, A49, A50

Runways

Runway	Length	Surface
16R/34L	16,000 ft	CON, lighted
07/25	12,000 ft	CON, lighted
08/26	12,000 ft	CON, lighted
16L/34R	12,000 ft	CON, lighted
17L/35R	12,000 ft	CON, lighted
17R/35L	12,000 ft	CON, lighted

Listen to the tower

Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.

Recorded airport information (ATIS) 125.600 MHz
Tower 124.300 MHz
Ground 121.850 MHz
Clearance delivery 118.750 MHz
Departure 126.100 MHz
Approach 119.300 MHz

Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.

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