Where is DEN airport?

DEN is a large airport in Denver, Colorado, United States, at 39.8600, -104.6738, 1,655 m above sea level.

Which other airports serve Denver?

Denver has 2 airports: DEN, BJC.

What time zone is DEN in?

DEN is in the America/Denver time zone, UTC−7 / UTC−6 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use DEN?

80,446,146 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

Denver International Airport opened in 1995.

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Large airport in Denver, United States.

IATA code: DEN
ICAO code: KDEN
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 80,446,146; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 258; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−7 / UTC−6; America/Denver
Elevation: 1,655 m; 5,430 ft
Runways: 6; Longest 4,877 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with D

About DEN

Denver International Airport is a large airport serving Denver, United States. It opened in 1995. 80,446,146 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 258 nonstop routes from DEN.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from DEN

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DEN → PHX	Phoenix, United States	968 km	2,417,314
DEN → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	1,387 km	2,043,500
DEN → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	1,011 km	2,041,165
DEN → ORD	Chicago, United States	1,430 km	1,974,190
DEN → SEA	Seattle, United States	1,648 km	1,819,437
DEN → SLC	Salt Lake City, United States	629 km	1,802,673
DEN → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	1,032 km	1,745,260
DEN → SFO	San Francisco, United States	1,556 km	1,743,354
DEN → MSP	Saint Paul, United States	1,094 km	1,715,510
DEN → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,930 km	1,697,204
DEN → SAN	San Diego, United States	1,372 km	1,660,071
DEN → IAH	Houston, United States	1,387 km	1,641,444
DEN → MCO	Orlando, United States	2,489 km	1,494,144
DEN → PDX	Portland, United States	1,596 km	1,298,118
DEN → AUS	Austin, United States	1,247 km	1,286,637
DEN → LGA	New York, United States	2,606 km	1,284,953
DEN → BOS	Boston, United States	2,823 km	1,202,358
DEN → IAD	Washington, United States	2,338 km	1,152,959
DEN → MCI	Kansas City, United States	857 km	1,083,294
DEN → SMF	Sacramento, United States	1,463 km	1,071,397
DEN → EWR	New York, United States	2,583 km	1,059,062
DEN → BNA	Nashville, United States	1,631 km	1,019,102
DEN → SNA	Santa Ana, United States	1,361 km	981,827
DEN → STL	St. Louis, United States	1,239 km	936,788
DEN → TPA	Tampa, United States	2,424 km	934,362
DEN → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	2,507 km	912,013
DEN → DTW	Detroit, United States	1,807 km	886,499
DEN → CLT	Charlotte, United States	2,153 km	827,787
DEN → SAT	San Antonio, United States	1,278 km	781,117
DEN → BWI	Washington, United States	2,400 km	780,630
DEN → MIA	Miami, United States	2,750 km	766,729
DEN → OMA	Omaha, United States	760 km	760,326
DEN → ONT	Ontario, California, United States	1,317 km	731,270
DEN → DAL	Dallas, United States	1,048 km	714,827
DEN → BOI	Boise, United States	1,044 km	710,450
DEN → COS	Colorado Springs, United States	117 km	709,472
DEN → BZN	Bozeman, United States	844 km	698,507
DEN → IND	Indianapolis, United States	1,572 km	695,830
DEN → RNO	Reno, United States	1,294 km	658,105
DEN → ABQ	Albuquerque, United States	562 km	655,606

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at DEN

UA United Air Lines · 229,868 flights
WN Southwest Airlines · 178,187 flights
OO SkyWest Airlines · 151,586 flights
F9 Frontier Airlines · 45,726 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 22,822 flights
AA American Airlines · 17,551 flights
KG Key Lime Air Corp dba Denver Air Connection · 8,985 flights
AS Alaska Airlines · 5,559 flights
AC Air Canada · 2,915 flights
B6 JetBlue Airways · 2,438 flights
LF CFM · 2,000 flights
Y4 Concesionaria Vuela Compania De Aviacion SA de CV (Volaris) · 1,844 flights
LH Lufthansa German Airlines · 1,211 flights
FI Icelandair · 826 flights
AM Aeromexico · 778 flights
G4 Allegiant Air · 762 flights
BA British Airways · 709 flights
MQ Envoy Air · 649 flights
CM Compania Panamena (Copa) · 588 flights
SY Sun Country Airlines · 519 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 76.2%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 0.7%
Departures counted: 318,571; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Other airports in Denver

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
BJC	Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport	Denver	38 km

All Denver airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
COS	City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport	Colorado Springs, United States	117 km
CYS	Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field	Cheyenne, United States	145 km
PUB	Pueblo Memorial Airport	Pueblo, United States	175 km
LAR	Laramie Regional Airport	Laramie, United States	182 km
EGE	Eagle County Regional Airport	Eagle-Vail, United States	193 km

Distance from DEN to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DEN → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,517 km	—
DEN → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12,507 km	—
DEN → CDG	Paris, France	7,854 km	—
DEN → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	8,110 km	—
DEN → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	9,863 km	—
DEN → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,744 km	—
DEN → JFK	New York, United States	2,616 km	—
DEN → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,930 km	1,697,204
DEN → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	1,387 km	2,043,500
DEN → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	14,595 km	—
DEN → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,369 km	—
DEN → DOH	Doha, Qatar	12,388 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
16R/34L	4,877 m	61 m	Concrete	Yes
07/25	3,658 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes
08/26	3,658 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes
16L/34R	3,658 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes
17L/35R	3,658 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes
17R/35L	3,658 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Denver, Colorado, United States · 39.8600, -104.6738

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Questions

Denver International Airport has the IATA code DEN and the ICAO code KDEN. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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