Airports • Denver, United States
DEN Airport Status
Denver Intl. · local time
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Live · updated 4:22 PM local time
Departures
Minor disruptionsTakeoffs are delayed by 34m on average due to heavy traffic.
Arrivals
Minor disruptionsInbound flights are delayed 1h 6m due to runway work.
FAA advisory
Until 9:59 PMLive traffic around DEN
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Runways in use
LandingNone reported
Taking off17L 25
Visual conditions: Good visibility, so planes can land closer together and the airport can take more flights an hour.
Stats at DEN
608Takeoffs · 47% on time
5Cancellations
23 minAverage taxi to takeoff
619Landings · 45% on time
11Cancellations
0Diversions
7 minAverage taxi to gate
64Takeoffs · 39% on time
2Cancellations
20 minAverage taxi to takeoff
57Landings · 54% on time
3Cancellations
0Diversions
7 minAverage taxi to gate
Average delay, hour by hour
- 4 AM: 24m late on average
- 5 AM: 1m late on average
- 6 AM: 28m late on average
- 7 AM: 23m late on average
- 8 AM: 18m late on average
- 9 AM: 49m late on average
- 10 AM: 13m late on average
- 11 AM: 12m late on average
- 12 PM: 40m late on average
- 1 PM: 32m late on average
- 2 PM: 35m late on average
- 3 PM: 38m late on average
- This hour: 28m late on average
- 4 AM: 8m late on average
- 5 AM: 3m late on average
- 6 AM: 7m late on average
- 7 AM: 3m late on average
- 8 AM: 10m late on average
- 9 AM: 10m late on average
- 10 AM: 47m late on average
- 11 AM: 45m late on average
- 12 PM: 30m late on average
- 1 PM: 1h 2m late on average
- 2 PM: 25m late on average
- 3 PM: 28m late on average
- This hour: 13m late on average
Under 15 min 15–30 30–60 60+
Weather at DEN
Weather
75°F24°C
Strong south winds around 29 kt.
Skies are clear. Strong winds from the south with gusts up to 44 mph.
Next few hours: Strong wind gusts are present. Conditions improve this evening with gusty winds expected.
Wind 33 mph, gusts 44 Visibility 10 mi VFR
Security wait times at DEN
Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at DEN can reach 53 minutes at its busiest, on Fridays around 10 AM, and stays within 2 minutes at the quietest hour.
TSA wait this hour
Up to 5 min
Friday, 4:22 PM local time
Next few hours
- 5 PMUp to 19 min
- 6 PMUp to 14 min
- 7 PMUp to 4 min
Customs wait times at DEN
For international arrivals at DEN, customs lines for visitors are usually longest around 11 AM, and shortest around 10 PM.
US citizens, typical right now
7 min
Friday, 4:22 PM local time
Visitors, typical right now
9 min
Friday, 4:22 PM local time
Typical wait by day and hour
| 6a | 9a | 12p | 3p | 6p | 9p | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sunday, 4 AM: no data | Sunday, 5 AM: no data | Sunday, 6 AM: no data | Sunday, 7 AM: no data | Sunday, 8 AM: no data | Sunday, 9 AM: no data | Sunday, 10 AM: no data | Sunday, 11 AM: about 21 min | Sunday, 12 PM: about 18 min | Sunday, 1 PM: about 9 min | Sunday, 2 PM: about 9 min | Sunday, 3 PM: about 7 min | Sunday, 4 PM: about 7 min | Sunday, 5 PM: about 9 min | Sunday, 6 PM: about 10 min | Sunday, 7 PM: about 13 min | Sunday, 8 PM: no data | Sunday, 9 PM: no data | Sunday, 10 PM: no data | Sunday, 11 PM: no data |
| Mon | Monday, 4 AM: no data | Monday, 5 AM: no data | Monday, 6 AM: no data | Monday, 7 AM: no data | Monday, 8 AM: no data | Monday, 9 AM: no data | Monday, 10 AM: no data | Monday, 11 AM: about 14 min | Monday, 12 PM: about 13 min | Monday, 1 PM: about 15 min | Monday, 2 PM: about 19 min | Monday, 3 PM: about 15 min | Monday, 4 PM: about 16 min | Monday, 5 PM: about 9 min | Monday, 6 PM: about 10 min | Monday, 7 PM: about 9 min | Monday, 8 PM: no data | Monday, 9 PM: no data | Monday, 10 PM: no data | Monday, 11 PM: no data |
| Tue | Tuesday, 4 AM: no data | Tuesday, 5 AM: no data | Tuesday, 6 AM: no data | Tuesday, 7 AM: no data | Tuesday, 8 AM: no data | Tuesday, 9 AM: no data | Tuesday, 10 AM: about 16 min | Tuesday, 11 AM: about 13 min | Tuesday, 12 PM: about 15 min | Tuesday, 1 PM: about 13 min | Tuesday, 2 PM: about 12 min | Tuesday, 3 PM: about 9 min | Tuesday, 4 PM: about 13 min | Tuesday, 5 PM: about 8 min | Tuesday, 6 PM: about 12 min | Tuesday, 7 PM: about 12 min | Tuesday, 8 PM: about 13 min | Tuesday, 9 PM: no data | Tuesday, 10 PM: no data | Tuesday, 11 PM: no data |
| Wed | Wednesday, 4 AM: no data | Wednesday, 5 AM: no data | Wednesday, 6 AM: no data | Wednesday, 7 AM: no data | Wednesday, 8 AM: no data | Wednesday, 9 AM: no data | Wednesday, 10 AM: no data | Wednesday, 11 AM: about 15 min | Wednesday, 12 PM: about 16 min | Wednesday, 1 PM: about 13 min | Wednesday, 2 PM: about 9 min | Wednesday, 3 PM: about 15 min | Wednesday, 4 PM: about 15 min | Wednesday, 5 PM: about 12 min | Wednesday, 6 PM: about 12 min | Wednesday, 7 PM: about 9 min | Wednesday, 8 PM: about 8 min | Wednesday, 9 PM: no data | Wednesday, 10 PM: no data | Wednesday, 11 PM: no data |
| Thu | Thursday, 4 AM: no data | Thursday, 5 AM: no data | Thursday, 6 AM: no data | Thursday, 7 AM: no data | Thursday, 8 AM: no data | Thursday, 9 AM: no data | Thursday, 10 AM: no data | Thursday, 11 AM: about 15 min | Thursday, 12 PM: about 16 min | Thursday, 1 PM: about 12 min | Thursday, 2 PM: about 10 min | Thursday, 3 PM: about 11 min | Thursday, 4 PM: about 16 min | Thursday, 5 PM: about 17 min | Thursday, 6 PM: about 17 min | Thursday, 7 PM: about 18 min | Thursday, 8 PM: about 5 min | Thursday, 9 PM: no data | Thursday, 10 PM: no data | Thursday, 11 PM: no data |
| Fri | Friday, 4 AM: no data | Friday, 5 AM: no data | Friday, 6 AM: no data | Friday, 7 AM: no data | Friday, 8 AM: no data | Friday, 9 AM: no data | Friday, 10 AM: no data | Friday, 11 AM: about 23 min | Friday, 12 PM: about 16 min | Friday, 1 PM: about 10 min | Friday, 2 PM: about 13 min | Friday, 3 PM: about 9 min | Friday, 4 PM: about 9 min | Friday, 5 PM: about 8 min | Friday, 6 PM: about 10 min | Friday, 7 PM: about 6 min | Friday, 8 PM: no data | Friday, 9 PM: about 9 min | Friday, 10 PM: about 7 min | Friday, 11 PM: no data |
| Sat | Saturday, 4 AM: no data | Saturday, 5 AM: no data | Saturday, 6 AM: no data | Saturday, 7 AM: no data | Saturday, 8 AM: no data | Saturday, 9 AM: no data | Saturday, 10 AM: no data | Saturday, 11 AM: about 16 min | Saturday, 12 PM: about 13 min | Saturday, 1 PM: about 11 min | Saturday, 2 PM: about 16 min | Saturday, 3 PM: about 11 min | Saturday, 4 PM: about 17 min | Saturday, 5 PM: about 15 min | Saturday, 6 PM: about 16 min | Saturday, 7 PM: about 17 min | Saturday, 8 PM: about 12 min | Saturday, 9 PM: no data | Saturday, 10 PM: no data | Saturday, 11 PM: no data |
Under 15 min 15–30 30–45 45+ No data
| 6a | 9a | 12p | 3p | 6p | 9p | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sunday, 4 AM: no data | Sunday, 5 AM: no data | Sunday, 6 AM: no data | Sunday, 7 AM: no data | Sunday, 8 AM: no data | Sunday, 9 AM: no data | Sunday, 10 AM: no data | Sunday, 11 AM: about 15 min | Sunday, 12 PM: about 9 min | Sunday, 1 PM: about 8 min | Sunday, 2 PM: about 6 min | Sunday, 3 PM: about 7 min | Sunday, 4 PM: about 8 min | Sunday, 5 PM: about 8 min | Sunday, 6 PM: about 10 min | Sunday, 7 PM: about 13 min | Sunday, 8 PM: no data | Sunday, 9 PM: no data | Sunday, 10 PM: no data | Sunday, 11 PM: no data |
| Mon | Monday, 4 AM: no data | Monday, 5 AM: no data | Monday, 6 AM: no data | Monday, 7 AM: no data | Monday, 8 AM: no data | Monday, 9 AM: no data | Monday, 10 AM: no data | Monday, 11 AM: about 11 min | Monday, 12 PM: about 9 min | Monday, 1 PM: about 7 min | Monday, 2 PM: about 8 min | Monday, 3 PM: about 7 min | Monday, 4 PM: about 9 min | Monday, 5 PM: about 9 min | Monday, 6 PM: about 9 min | Monday, 7 PM: about 10 min | Monday, 8 PM: no data | Monday, 9 PM: no data | Monday, 10 PM: no data | Monday, 11 PM: no data |
| Tue | Tuesday, 4 AM: no data | Tuesday, 5 AM: no data | Tuesday, 6 AM: no data | Tuesday, 7 AM: no data | Tuesday, 8 AM: no data | Tuesday, 9 AM: no data | Tuesday, 10 AM: about 10 min | Tuesday, 11 AM: about 10 min | Tuesday, 12 PM: about 10 min | Tuesday, 1 PM: about 10 min | Tuesday, 2 PM: about 8 min | Tuesday, 3 PM: about 8 min | Tuesday, 4 PM: about 11 min | Tuesday, 5 PM: about 9 min | Tuesday, 6 PM: about 9 min | Tuesday, 7 PM: about 9 min | Tuesday, 8 PM: about 9 min | Tuesday, 9 PM: no data | Tuesday, 10 PM: no data | Tuesday, 11 PM: no data |
| Wed | Wednesday, 4 AM: no data | Wednesday, 5 AM: no data | Wednesday, 6 AM: no data | Wednesday, 7 AM: no data | Wednesday, 8 AM: no data | Wednesday, 9 AM: no data | Wednesday, 10 AM: no data | Wednesday, 11 AM: about 10 min | Wednesday, 12 PM: about 10 min | Wednesday, 1 PM: about 7 min | Wednesday, 2 PM: about 7 min | Wednesday, 3 PM: about 7 min | Wednesday, 4 PM: about 9 min | Wednesday, 5 PM: about 8 min | Wednesday, 6 PM: about 9 min | Wednesday, 7 PM: about 7 min | Wednesday, 8 PM: about 7 min | Wednesday, 9 PM: no data | Wednesday, 10 PM: no data | Wednesday, 11 PM: no data |
| Thu | Thursday, 4 AM: no data | Thursday, 5 AM: no data | Thursday, 6 AM: no data | Thursday, 7 AM: no data | Thursday, 8 AM: no data | Thursday, 9 AM: no data | Thursday, 10 AM: no data | Thursday, 11 AM: about 11 min | Thursday, 12 PM: about 11 min | Thursday, 1 PM: about 6 min | Thursday, 2 PM: about 7 min | Thursday, 3 PM: about 6 min | Thursday, 4 PM: about 8 min | Thursday, 5 PM: about 8 min | Thursday, 6 PM: about 10 min | Thursday, 7 PM: about 10 min | Thursday, 8 PM: about 8 min | Thursday, 9 PM: no data | Thursday, 10 PM: no data | Thursday, 11 PM: no data |
| Fri | Friday, 4 AM: no data | Friday, 5 AM: no data | Friday, 6 AM: no data | Friday, 7 AM: no data | Friday, 8 AM: no data | Friday, 9 AM: no data | Friday, 10 AM: no data | Friday, 11 AM: about 16 min | Friday, 12 PM: about 9 min | Friday, 1 PM: about 6 min | Friday, 2 PM: about 9 min | Friday, 3 PM: about 6 min | Friday, 4 PM: about 7 min | Friday, 5 PM: about 8 min | Friday, 6 PM: about 8 min | Friday, 7 PM: about 7 min | Friday, 8 PM: no data | Friday, 9 PM: about 4 min | Friday, 10 PM: about 5 min | Friday, 11 PM: no data |
| Sat | Saturday, 4 AM: no data | Saturday, 5 AM: no data | Saturday, 6 AM: no data | Saturday, 7 AM: no data | Saturday, 8 AM: no data | Saturday, 9 AM: no data | Saturday, 10 AM: no data | Saturday, 11 AM: about 13 min | Saturday, 12 PM: about 8 min | Saturday, 1 PM: about 7 min | Saturday, 2 PM: about 9 min | Saturday, 3 PM: about 7 min | Saturday, 4 PM: about 8 min | Saturday, 5 PM: about 12 min | Saturday, 6 PM: about 9 min | Saturday, 7 PM: about 11 min | Saturday, 8 PM: about 8 min | Saturday, 9 PM: no data | Saturday, 10 PM: no data | Saturday, 11 PM: no data |
Under 15 min 15–30 30–45 45+ No data
Based on official CBP wait time averages, in local time.
About Denver Intl.
- IATA code
- DEN
- ICAO code
- KDEN
- Location
- Denver, CO · United States
- Elevation
- 5,389 ft (1,643 m)
- Time zone
- America/Denver (MDT)
- Coordinates
- 39.8514, -104.6731
DEN questions, answered.
Are flights delayed at DEN right now?
As of 4:22 PM local time, departures have minor disruptions: takeoffs are delayed by 34m on average due to heavy traffic. Arrivals have minor disruptions: inbound flights are delayed 1h 6m due to runway work. FAA advisories: Flights arriving at DEN are facing about an hour delays due to runway work.
How long is the security line at DEN?
Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at DEN can reach 53 minutes at its busiest, on Fridays around 10 AM, and stays within 2 minutes at the quietest hour. See the best times to go through security at DEN.
How long does customs take at DEN?
At DEN, typical customs waits for visitors range from about 5 to 23 minutes, longest around 11 AM. For US citizens, they range from about 4 to 16 minutes, longest around 11 AM. Based on official CBP averages.
How long does it take to get from the gate to the runway at DEN?
Today, departing flights at DEN have taken an average of 23 minutes from leaving the gate to takeoff, and arriving flights 7 minutes from landing to the gate.
What is the airport code for Denver Intl.?
Denver Intl. uses the IATA code DEN, the one on tickets and bag tags, and the ICAO code KDEN, which pilots and air traffic control use.
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