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Denver International Airport (KDEN) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

As of 5:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, KDEN is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KDEN right now.

Live aviation weather for Denver International Airport in Denver, CO, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Denver International Airport (KDEN) is one of the primary air-carrier airports serving Denver, CO at a field elevation of 5,434 ft. KDEN reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, and broadcasts digital ATIS (D-ATIS), decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 6 physical runways (07/25, 08/26, 16L/34R, 16R/34L, 17L/35R, …), the longest 16,000 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR
Observed 2353Z (5:53 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
090° 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
22,000 ft
Altimeter
30.05"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 36°F / 2°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 11,000 ft, a few clouds at 16,000 ft, broken clouds at 22,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 22,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KDEN 282353Z 09013KT 10SM FEW110 FEW160 BKN220 13/02 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01280022 10189 20128 53005

Current runway configuration at KDEN

As stated by the facility — not an estimate. Tap a runway for its intelligence page.

Source: Tower TFDM configuration (FAA SWIM)
Updated 1 min ago (0040Z / 6:40 PM MDT)
Arrivals
Departures
Flow
West flow

This configuration has been stated since 2307Z (5:07 PM MDT).

What changed at KDEN?

Since the 2253Z (4:53 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed down from 18 to 13 kt.
  • Temperature down 3°C.

Current pilot readout for KDEN

KDEN is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling. The tower TFDM states arrivals on runway 07, 16L, 16R and 17R and departures on runway 08 and 17L; crosswind on the active runways is approximately 0–13 kt; the wind favors east-facing runway ends (07, 08). Density altitude is approximately 6,300 ft (field elevation 5,434 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

KDEN by the numbers

What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.

176
FAA ground stops and delay programs, last 12 months

The FAA issued 121 ground stops and 55 ground delay programs for DEN between October 2025 and October 2026, affecting 104 days. Thunderstorms were the most common reason (78 of 176). A typical ground stop lasted about 1 h 18 min.

Full DEN delay history →

91%
of daylight hours VFR, 2006 to 2025

KDEN reported VFR in 91% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 324 flyable days a year. August is the most reliable month and February the least, with IFR or worse 11% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 3% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 4%).

36%
of windy hours favor 16L, 16R, 17L, 17R

Over 20 years of hourly winds, the south-facing ends (16L, 16R, 17L, 17R) had the best headwind 36% of the time, the west-facing ends (25, 26) 26%, and winds were calm 9% of hours. Winds most often blow from the southwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.

48
snow days a year

Snow fell on about 48 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 4. From December to February KDEN was IFR or worse 8% of the time, against 2% from June to August.

75%
of departures on time, June 2025 to May 2026

DEN departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time across 318,679 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (91%) and 6 to 9 PM did worst (62%).

DEN delays by hour and weekday →

47%
north flow in the last 30 days

Over the last 30 days of recorded D-ATIS broadcasts, KDEN ran north flow 47% of the time and south flow 37%. Runway 35R was named for arrivals most often (50% of recorded hours), and the configuration changed 326 times.

Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025, BTS airline on-time data and recorded runway configurations. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

D-ATIS

Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service, the live broadcast.

Arrival ATIS: Information X-ray (2353Z / 5:53 PM MDT)
DEN ARR INFO X 2353Z. 08013KT 10SM FEW110 FEW160 BKN220 13/02 A3005 (THREE ZERO ZERO FIVE). SIMUL ILS/RNAV  APCHS IN USE TO CONVERGING RWYS. EXPECT ILS APCH, RWY 7, RWY 16L, RWY 17R. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWY 3 4 RIGHT INNER MARKER OTS. RWY 1 6 RIGHT 3 4 LEFT CLOSED. RWY 35R INNER MARKER OTS. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO X.
Departure ATIS: Information Kilo (2353Z / 5:53 PM MDT)
DEN DEP INFO K 2353Z. 08013KT 10SM FEW110 FEW160 BKN220 13/02 A3005 (THREE ZERO ZERO FIVE). DEPG RWY8, RWY17L. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWY 1 6 RIGHT 3 4 LEFT CLOSED. RWY 35R INNER MARKER OTS. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. ALL ACFT IN CONCOURSE AREA ADZ RAMP TWR OF DP AND TRSN. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO K.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07FAV13 kt head0 kt
0813 kt head0 kt
16L0 kt head13 kt left
16R0 kt head13 kt left
17L0 kt head13 kt left
17R0 kt head13 kt left
34L0 kt head13 kt right
34R0 kt head13 kt right
35L0 kt head13 kt right
35R0 kt head13 kt right
2513 kt tail0 kt
2613 kt tail0 kt

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KDEN runways

6 physical runways · 12 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 07/25
    12,000 × 150 ft · CON
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    07ARRIVALS
    Wind
    07
    13 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    25
    13 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    2 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 08/26
    12,000 × 150 ft · CON
    No closure reported
    Current use
    08DEPARTURES
    Wind
    08
    13 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    26
    13 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 16L/34R
    12,000 × 150 ft · CON
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    16LARRIVALS
    Wind
    16L
    0 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
    34R
    0 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from right
    2 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 16R/34L
    16,000 × 200 ft · CON
    Closed (tower TFDM)
    Current use
    16RARRIVALS
    Wind
    16R
    0 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
    34L
    0 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17L/35R
    12,000 × 150 ft · CON
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    17LDEPARTURES
    Wind
    17L
    0 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
    35R
    0 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from right
    1 active equipment NOTAMView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17R/35L
    12,000 × 150 ft · CON
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    17RARRIVALS
    Wind
    17R
    0 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
    35L
    0 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from right
    2 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the tower TFDM configurationstates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0142800Z12Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → 22,000 ft.

KDEN weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KDEN

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0030Z (6:30 PM MDT) · 3 NM S of KDEN · 6,500 ft MSL · B737
light tb on final rwy16l turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0030/FL065/TP B737/TB LGT TB ON FINAL RWY16L
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0030Reported at 00:30 UTC.
FL065Altitude: 6,500 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT TB ON FINAL RWY16LTurbulence: light tb on final rwy16l.
PIREP2332Z (5:32 PM MDT) · 3 NM S of KDEN · 6,500 ft MSL · B737
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 2332/FL065/TP B737/TB NEG TB ON FINAL RWY17R
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2332Reported at 23:32 UTC.
FL065Altitude: 6,500 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG TB ON FINAL RWY17RTurbulence: none reported tb on final rwy17r.
PIREP2330Z (5:30 PM MDT) · 90 NM S of KDEN · 43,000 ft MSL · GLF6
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PUB UA /OV PUB350005/TM 2330/FL430/TP GLF6/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-46
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PUB350005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2330Reported at 23:30 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-46Remarks.
PIREP2314Z (5:14 PM MDT) · 87 NM S of KDEN · 45,000 ft MSL · CL35
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PUB UA /OV PUB310010/TM 2314/FL450/TP CL35/TB NEG/RM MTW +/-100FT 5-10KT ZDVWC-46
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PUB310010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2314Reported at 23:14 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM MTW +/-100FT 5-10KT ZDVWC…Remarks.
PIREP2257Z (4:57 PM MDT) · 47 NM SE of KDEN · 25,000 ft MSL · A320
intermittent light chop 15,000–21,000 ft none reported abv turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN105045/TM 2257/FL250/TP A320/SK SKC/WX NEG/TB INTMT LGT CHOP 150-210 NEG ABV/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-07
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DEN105045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2257Reported at 22:57 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX NEGWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB INTMT LGT CHOP 150-210 NE…Turbulence: intermittent light chop 15,000–21,000 ft none reported abv.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-07Remarks.
PIREP2235Z (4:35 PM MDT) · 3 NM S of KDEN · 6,500 ft MSL · CRJ7
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 2235/FL065/TP CRJ7/TB NEG TB ON FINAL RWY16L
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2235Reported at 22:35 UTC.
FL065Altitude: 6,500 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG TB ON FINAL RWY16LTurbulence: none reported tb on final rwy16l.
PIREP2221Z (4:21 PM MDT) · 62 NM NW of KDEN · 45,000 ft MSL · GLEX
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CYS UA /OV CYS210035/TM 2221/FL450/TP GLEX/RM MTW +/-20KT ZDVWC-34
CYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CYS210035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2221Reported at 22:21 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP GLEXAircraft type reporting.
RM MTW +/-20KT ZDVWC-34Remarks.
PIREP2131Z (3:31 PM MDT) · 3 NM S of KDEN · during descent · E75L
light chop turbulence
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DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 2131/FL060/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURD RY16L DEN
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2131Reported at 21:31 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM DURD RY16L DENRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KDEN

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KDEN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 22,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/18 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 22,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 3%IFR 3%LIFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 10/29 kt
Max gust: 43 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.13 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

16L/16R/17L/17R
39%
25/26
22%
07/08
20%
34L/34R/35L/35R
19%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2334Z (5:34 PM MDT)

TAF KDEN 282334Z 2900/3006 10013G22KT P6SM FEW110 FEW150 BKN220 FM290100 09010KT P6SM FEW120 FEW150 BKN220 FM290300 14007KT P6SM FEW150 SCT220 FM290500 21011KT P6SM FEW150 FEW200 FM291100 24006KT P6SM FEW180 FM291500 VRB05KT P6SM FEW180 FM292000 09011KT P6SM BKN200 FM300100 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 BKN180 FM300500 21009KT P6SM BKN180

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Live KDEN Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KDEN's own weather station.

N072513 kt
Headwind
13 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 07, the runway in use per the tower.

Concrete · 12,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Denver International Airport (KDEN) with runway 07/25, 08/26, 16L/34R, 16R/34L, 17L/35R, 17R/35L marked
N ↑

Runway 07/25, 08/26, 16L/34R, 16R/34L, 17L/35R, 17R/35L drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
24 hours
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high pressure · Bulk, high pressure
Transient parking
Hangars
Landing fee
Yes
Control tower
Yes
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
Large airport
ICAO
KDEN
IATA
DEN
FAA LID
DEN
City
Denver
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
5,434 ft
Coordinates
39.8600, -104.6738
Runways
6 physical runways · 12 runway ends
Longest runway
16,000 ft
Weather reporting
METAR · D-ATIS
TAF
Published
ATIS
125.6 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
23h 21m

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Historical Flying Weather at KDEN

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KDEN reported VFR conditions during about 90.6% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 324 VFR flying days a year. August had the most VFR weather; February had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 8.7 kt, calm 4.3% of the time.

VFR Score
69
Wind Score
43
Reliability Score
58
National VFR rank
#188 of 1,400
Regional rank
#13
State rank
#25
Full historical breakdown
Daylight VFR
90.6%
MVFR
4.3%
IFR
2.8%
LIFR
2.6%
Est. VFR days/yr
324
Most VFR month
August
Fewest VFR month
February
Median ceiling
14,000 ft
Median visibility
10 sm
Calm wind
4.3%
Median wind
8 kt
Gusty hours
11.1%
Crosswind >15 kt
0.3%
Fog/mist days/yr
83
Thunderstorm days/yr
54
Summer density alt
8,223 ft

Flight category by month

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
VFRMVFRIFRLIFR
KDEN monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
MonthVFR %MVFR %IFR %LIFR %
Jan89.03.83.83.3
Feb82.26.45.95.5
Mar87.25.13.54.2
Apr86.35.84.03.9
May86.37.53.13.1
Jun95.42.91.10.7
Jul95.92.60.90.6
Aug96.52.10.70.7
Sep93.53.51.81.2
Oct89.44.82.83.0
Nov90.73.72.63.0
Dec90.93.33.52.4

Average wind by month

0611JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
KDEN average wind by month, 2006–2025
MonthMean wind (kt)
Jan8.3 kt
Feb8.8 kt
Mar9.5 kt
Apr9.9 kt
May9.0 kt
Jun8.9 kt
Jul8.4 kt
Aug8.2 kt
Sep8.0 kt
Oct8.3 kt
Nov8.3 kt
Dec8.4 kt

Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.

KDEN airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗

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Pilot PIREPs for Denver International Airport (KDEN)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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