DEN · Denver, United States
Denver International Airport.
--:--:-- · MDT (UTC-06:00) · 39.8600° N, 104.6738° W
Denver International Airport
Airport in Denver, Colorado, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for DEN
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3486; ident KDEN; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flydenver.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Denver International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
23 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
DEN / KDEN
OurAirports ident
KDEN
GPS / local code
KDEN / DEN
ISO region
US-CO
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flydenver.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q330015
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--MDT · UTC-06:00
Time zone
MDT
America/Denver · UTC-06:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
30 km
Approximate distance to central Denver.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
1 terminal / 3 concourses
Runways
6 runways
Longest runway
16,000 ft / 4,877 m
Runway surface
concrete (6)
Opened / operator
1995 · City and County of Denver Department of Aviation
Owner / entity
Denver
Hub airlines
United Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
23 source-backed signals
Denver International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Denver, United States. Denver's built-up core sits roughly 30 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Denver (UTC-06:00, MDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Denver International Airport (DEN / KDEN) is at 39.8600° N, 104.6738° W, elevation 5,431 ft (1,655 m), serving Denver, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Denver is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Denver (MDT, UTC-06:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Denver: 30 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for DEN.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Denver International Airport (DEN / KDEN)
Denver International Airport · Airport in Denver, Colorado, United States
Known label 1
DVX
Alternate airport-name cue retained for DEN, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
KVDX
Alternate airport-name cue retained for DEN, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KDEN · KDEN · DEN · US-CO
flydenver.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Brighton
brighton-5414941 · 19 km from DEN
United States · America/Denver · +0h · population 37,585 · city coordinates 39.9853, -104.8205
2. Aurora
aurora-5412347 · 20 km from DEN
United States · America/Denver · +0h · population 359,407 · city coordinates 39.7294, -104.8319
3. Commerce City
commerce-city · 23 km from DEN
United States · America/Denver · +0h · population 53,696 · city coordinates 39.8083, -104.9339
4. Thornton
thornton · 25 km from DEN
United States · America/Denver · +0h · population 133,451 · city coordinates 39.8680, -104.9719
5. Northglenn
northglenn · 27 km from DEN
United States · America/Denver · +0h · population 39,197 · city coordinates 39.8855, -104.9872
6. Sherrelwood
sherrelwood · 28 km from DEN
United States · America/Denver · +0h · population 18,287 · city coordinates 39.8378, -105.0014
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. COS KCOS
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs
117 km from DEN · America/Denver · +0h · elevation 6,187 ft (1,886 m) · airport coordinates 38.8058, -104.7010
2. ABQ KABQ
Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque
562 km from DEN · America/Denver · +0h · elevation 5,355 ft (1,632 m) · airport coordinates 35.0400, -106.6089
3. SLC KSLC
Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake City
628 km from DEN · America/Denver · +0h · elevation 4,227 ft (1,288 m) · airport coordinates 40.7889, -111.9799
Route-time reference set
1. DEN-COS
Colorado Springs · 117 km · 59m
America/Denver · +0h from DEN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. DEN-ABQ
Albuquerque · 562 km · 1h 33m
America/Denver · +0h from DEN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. DEN-SLC
Salt Lake City · 628 km · 1h 38m
America/Denver · +0h from DEN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
6 runways
Longest runway 16,000 ft / 4,877 m. 6 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (6)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for DEN.
Runway identifiers
07/25 · 08/26 · 16L/34R · 16R/34L · 17L/35R · 17R/35L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. COS KCOS
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs · 117 km from DEN
large airport · America/Denver · united-states · 6,187 ft (1,886 m) · 38.8058, -104.7010
2. ABQ KABQ
Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque · 562 km from DEN
large airport · America/Denver · united-states · 5,355 ft (1,632 m) · 35.0400, -106.6089
3. SLC KSLC
Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake City · 628 km from DEN
large airport · America/Denver · united-states · 4,227 ft (1,288 m) · 40.7889, -111.9799
4. OMA KOMA
Eppley Airfield · Omaha · 758 km from DEN
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 984 ft (300 m) · 41.3032, -95.8941
5. OKC KOKC
OKC Will Rogers World Airport · Oklahoma City · 796 km from DEN
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 1,295 ft (395 m) · 35.3934, -97.5982
6. MCI KMCI
Kansas City International Airport · Kansas City · 855 km from DEN
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 1,026 ft (313 m) · 39.3017, -94.7139
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Denver International replaced Stapleton International Airport in 1995.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for DEN.
Source note 2
The airport is organized around Jeppesen Terminal and three midfield concourses.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for DEN.
Country and authority
DEN sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). DEN is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
DEN is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with DVX, KVDX. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Denver, Colorado, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q330015 · Denver International Airport. Owner / owning body: Denver. Administrative area: Denver. Named after: Denver
Field and clock profile
Denver International Airport is a high-elevation field at 5,431 ft (1,655 m), positioned at 39.8600° N, 104.6738° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 6 runways and a longest runway of 16,000 ft / 4,877 m. The airport clock uses America/Denver (MDT, UTC-06:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Brighton is the closest retained city-time anchor at 19 km. COS Colorado Springs is the closest retained airport alternative at 117 km.
Country airport peers
DEN is compared with COS Colorado Springs at 117 km, ABQ Albuquerque at 562 km, SLC Salt Lake City at 628 km, OMA Omaha at 758 km, OKC Oklahoma City at 796 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
DEN-COS Colorado Springs: 117 km, about 59m, +0h. DEN-ABQ Albuquerque: 562 km, about 1h 33m, +0h. DEN-SLC Salt Lake City: 628 km, about 1h 38m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KDEN backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flydenver.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
United Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines
Terminal footprint
1 terminal / 3 concourses
Runway footprint
6 runways · longest 16,000 ft / 4,877 m
Runway identifiers
07/25, 08/26, 16L/34R, 16R/34L
OurAirports classifies DEN as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Denver.
DEN (KDEN) is a high-elevation field at 5,431 ft (1,655 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
DEN also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as mountain west gateway with major united and frontier hub operations plus a large southwest presence..
DEN's runway record lists 6 runways, with the longest runway at 16,000 ft / 4,877 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (6).
City and County of Denver Department of Aviation is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for DEN.
- Denver International replaced Stapleton International Airport in 1995.
- The airport is organized around Jeppesen Terminal and three midfield concourses.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flydenver.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for DEN
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
DEN uses America/Denver (MDT, UTC-06:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Denver International Airport is about 30 km from central Denver; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
COS Colorado Springs is the closest retained alternate at 117 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
flydenver.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place DEN inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
DEN ranks #22 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
DEN shares America/Denver with ABQ Albuquerque US · COS Colorado Springs US · ELP El Paso US · SLC Salt Lake City US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
DEN is 5,431 ft (1,655 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ABQ 5,355 ft (1,632 m) (76 ft delta) · NBO 5,330 ft (1,625 m) (101 ft delta) · JNB 5,558 ft (1,694 m) (127 ft delta) · IFN 5,059 ft (1,542 m) (372 ft delta) · GDL 5,016 ft (1,529 m) (415 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
DEN's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are COS 117 km +0h · ABQ 562 km +0h · SLC 628 km +0h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs | COS | 117 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Albuquerque | ABQ | 562 km | 1h 33m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Salt Lake City | SLC | 628 km | 1h 38m | +0h | --:--:-- |
DEN to COS
Colorado Springs
Distance 117 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone America/Denver is +0h from DEN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DEN to ABQ
Albuquerque
Distance 562 km; estimated travel window 1h 33m; destination zone America/Denver is +0h from DEN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DEN to SLC
Salt Lake City
Distance 628 km; estimated travel window 1h 38m; destination zone America/Denver is +0h from DEN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Denver is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Denver International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from DEN, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Brighton
brighton-5414941 · 19 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aurora
aurora-5412347 · 20 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Commerce City
commerce-city · 23 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Thornton
thornton · 25 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Northglenn
northglenn · 27 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sherrelwood
sherrelwood · 28 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Denver
denver · 30 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Westminster
westminster-5443910 · 31 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Centennial
centennial · 36 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Englewood
englewood-5421250 · 36 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Broomfield
broomfield · 36 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Arvada
arvada · 36 km · America/Denver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Denver International Airport is associated in the current source trail with United Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Colorado Springs (COS), Albuquerque (ABQ), Salt Lake City (SLC). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Mountain West gateway with major United and Frontier hub operations plus a large Southwest presence..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 1 terminal / 3 concourses.
- Runway footprint: 6 runways; longest runway 16,000 ft / 4,877 m; identifiers 07/25, 08/26, 16L/34R.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (6); 6 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: City and County of Denver Department of Aviation.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1995.
- Network role: United Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from DEN. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
City of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCOS
Colorado Springs · large airport
- Distance
- 117 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 6,187 ft (1,886 m)
Compare against COS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Albuquerque International SunportABQ
Albuquerque · large airport
- Distance
- 562 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 5,355 ft (1,632 m)
Compare against ABQ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Salt Lake City International AirportSLC
Salt Lake City · large airport
- Distance
- 628 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 4,227 ft (1,288 m)
Compare against SLC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Denver International Airport (DEN) in?▾
Denver International Airport is in the America/Denver timezone (UTC-06:00, MDT).
What are the codes for Denver International Airport?▾
Denver International Airport uses IATA code DEN and ICAO code KDEN.
Where is Denver International Airport located?▾
Denver International Airport is located in Denver, United States at coordinates 39.8600° N, 104.6738° W, with an elevation of 5,431 ft (1,655 m) (high-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Denver International Airport from central Denver?▾
Denver International Airport sits roughly 30 km from the nearest mapped city center for Denver.
Which route reference is most useful from DEN?▾
Colorado Springs (COS) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 59m, destination timezone America/Denver, and a +0h difference from DEN.
Which authority regulates DEN?▾
Denver International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to DEN?▾
DEN's curated peers in United States on this site include COS Colorado Springs, ABQ Albuquerque, SLC Salt Lake City, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Denver International Airport have?▾
Denver International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 6 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 16,000 ft / 4,877 m; identifiers include 07/25, 08/26, 16L/34R.