KDEN Runway 07/25 — Denver International Airport

Name: KDEN Runway 07/25 wind climatology 2005–2025
Creator: ATIS Alerts

12,000 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 091° / 271° · field elevation 5,431 ft

Runway 07/25 at Denver International Airport (KDEN) in Denver, CO is 12,000 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 091° and 271°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 07 the headwind 45.8% of the time and runway 25 54.2%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 4.5% of wind hours. KDEN publishes a digital ATIS, so this page shows the runway the tower is actually using right now and builds a record of how often each end is assigned.

Runway 07/25 — current status

NO CLOSURE REPORTED

The current D-ATIS names no closure, restriction or outage for this runway. Runway NOTAMs are not monitored yet — verify before flight.

Sources: FAA runway record (OurAirports) · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 1853Z (12:53 PM MDT). Runway NOTAM monitoring (closures, lighting, navaid outages) is scheduled for the next phase; until then this card reflects only the FAA runway record and the airport's own D-ATIS.

Current active runways at KDEN

As stated by the airport's D-ATIS — the facility's own broadcast, not an estimate.

Information Alfa · 1853Z (12:53 PM MDT)

Arrivals

17R16R16L

Departures

0817L25

This configuration has been stated since 1653Z (10:53 AM MDT).

Show the D-ATIS text

DEN ARR INFO A 1853Z. 19003KT 10SM SCT075 SCT100 BKN180 28/09 A3018 (THREE ZERO ONE EIGHT). HAZUS WX INFO FOR CO, KS, NE, WY AVBL FM FLT SVC. EXPC ILS, RNAV, OR VISUAL APCH, SIMUL APCHS IN USE, RWY 17R, EXPECT OFFSET RNAV APPROACH RWY 16R, EXPECT VISUAL APCH RWY 16L. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. TWY G CLSD BTN TWY, AN AND TWY CS . TWY L CLSD BTN TWY, DS AND TWY EE . TWY Z CLSD BTN TWY, Z1 AND TWY Z3 . 4W CLOSED. 5W CLOSED. BRAVO DEICE PAD CLSD. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO A.

DEN DEP INFO N 1853Z. 19003KT 10SM SCT075 SCT100 BKN180 28/09 A3018 (THREE ZERO ONE EIGHT). CK DENSITY ALT. HAZUS WX INFO FOR CO, KS, NE, WY AVBL FM FLT SVC. DEPG RWY8, RWY17L, RWY25. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. TWY G CLSD BTN TWY, AN AND TWY CS . TWY L CLSD BTN TWY, DS AND TWY EE . TWY Z CLSD BTN TWY, Z1 AND TWY Z3 . 4W CLOSED. 5W CLOSED. BRAVO DEICE PAD CLSD. ALL ACFT IN CONCOURSE AREA ADZ RAMP TWR OF DP AND TRSN. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO N.

Current wind on Runway 07/25

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 kt

METAR 1853Z (12:53 PM MDT)

Runway 07

Tailwind: 1 kt
Crosswind: 3 ktfrom right

Runway 25

FAVORED BY WIND

Headwind: 1 kt
Crosswind: 3 ktfrom left

Wind-favored runway at KDEN right now: 16L (3 kt headwind) — a different runway than this one.

Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway

Which runway at KDEN is likely to be in use over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time	Likely runway	Confidence	Wind
Now1943Z · 1:43 PM MDT	17R, 16R and 16Lactive · D-ATIS stated by D-ATIS	stated	200° at 3 kt
+1 h2043Z · 2:43 PM MDT	07then 08	Low47%	090° at 7 kt
+2 h2143Z · 3:43 PM MDT	07then 08 TEMPO group in effect	Low39%	090° at 7 kt
+3 h2243Z · 4:43 PM MDT	07then 08 TEMPO group in effect	Low36%	090° at 7 kt
+6 h0143Z · 7:43 PM MDT	- calm wind: assignment depends on local practice, not wind	-	VRB at 6 kt
+12 h0743Z · 1:43 AM MDT	16Rthen 16L	Low20%	200° at 6 kt

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast and runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties). It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement, traffic flow or construction unless the D-ATIS states them. TAF issued 1736Z (11:36 AM MDT).

Runway 07/25 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length: 12,000 ft
Width: 150 ft
Surface: Concrete
Runway lights: Lighted
Airport elevation: 5,431 ft
FAA record status: Open

Runway 07

True heading: 091°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 083°
FAA record: Open

Runway 25

True heading: 271°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 263°
FAA record: Open

Runway 07/25 numbers are magnetic; the stored geometry and every wind calculation on this page are TRUE north, so they never need a variation correction. Magnetic variation here is about 7.3°E (World Magnetic Model). Displaced thresholds, declared distances (TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA), approach lighting, PAPI/VASI, ILS equipment and traffic-pattern direction are FAA NASR fields not yet loaded — they are omitted rather than guessed.

Recorded runway use at KDEN — last 30 days

How often the D-ATIS named each end for arrivals and departures (the facility's own statement).

ATIS Alerts records every change of KDEN's D-ATIS and turns it into a log of which runways the facility named for arrivals and departures. Recording started Sep 18, 2026 — 3 hours captured so far. Usage statistics appear once 24 hours are on record, and become meaningful after a few weeks.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 07/25

20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.

From 175,060 hourly observations at KDEN (2005–2025), 160,019 with a steady wind direction (8.6% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 07/25 (either end)

Mean crosswind

6.4 kt

median 5.6 kt

90th / 95th percentile

12.2 / 14.8 kt

max 61.7 kt

Above 10 kt

18.1%

> 15 kt: 4.5% · > 20 kt: 1.2%

Gust crosswind > 15 kt

7.8%

90th pct gust 13.6 kt

Strongest-crosswind month on average: Apr; calmest: Jan. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.

Runway 07

Headwind

45.8%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

28.4%

> 10 kt: 5.3%

Wind-favored end

9.6%

most headwind of all runways

Runway 25

Headwind

54.2%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

19.5%

> 10 kt: 4.4%

Wind-favored end

12.8%

most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KDEN — wind arithmetic, not an ATC assignment (parallel runways with the same heading share the credit equally). Recorded D-ATIS use, where available, is the section above.

By wind direction

Wind-favored share of runway 07 and 25 by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind from	Share of wind hours	07 favored	25 favored	Mean crosswind	Crosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°	11%	0%	0%	10.1 kt	16.8%
NE 023–068°	9%	24.5%	0%	6.3 kt	2.5%
E 068–113°	11%	50%	0%	1.7 kt	0%
SE 113–158°	10%	22.1%	0%	6.2 kt	2.1%
S 158–203°	19%	0%	0%	9.5 kt	8.7%
SW 203–248°	21%	0%	22.6%	6.5 kt	1.1%
W 248–293°	13%	0%	50%	1.9 kt	0%
NW 293–338°	7%	0%	25.5%	6.7 kt	3.9%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning

07 favored 6.9% · 25 17.5%

mean crosswind 5.8 kt · calm 12.4%

afternoon

07 favored 16.9% · 25 8.3%

mean crosswind 6.5 kt · calm 12.4%

evening

07 favored 12% · 25 9.5%

mean crosswind 6.6 kt · calm 3.7%

night

07 favored 5.1% · 25 14.4%

mean crosswind 6.5 kt · calm 5.3%

Seasonal runway conditions

Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 07/25 at KDEN, 2005–2025
Month	Prevailing	Mean wind	Gusty	Mean xw	xw > 10	xw > 15	xw > 20	07 tail > 5	25 tail > 5	IFR	TS	Fog
Jan	SW	8.3 kt	5.1%	5.9 kt	14.6%	2.6%	0.7%	32.8%	14%	7.1%	0%	7.4%
Feb	SW	8.8 kt	8%	6.1 kt	16.3%	3.4%	1%	29.7%	18.8%	11.4%	0%	12.2%
Mar	SW	9.5 kt	13.4%	6.9 kt	22%	6.8%	2.4%	29.7%	20.2%	7.7%	0.03%	7.6%
Apr	S	9.9 kt	17.6%	7.5 kt	26.6%	9.7%	3.3%	27.8%	22.8%	7.9%	0.32%	7.2%
May	S	9 kt	15.5%	6.6 kt	19.9%	5.6%	1.5%	24.7%	26%	6.2%	1.91%	6%
Jun	S	8.9 kt	17%	6.5 kt	19.2%	5%	1.2%	24.1%	26.1%	1.7%	2.45%	1.8%
Jul	S	8.4 kt	14.3%	6.4 kt	17.9%	4%	0.8%	26.4%	21.3%	1.5%	2.41%	2%
Aug	SW	8.2 kt	11.8%	6.2 kt	17.4%	3.4%	0.6%	27.5%	19.5%	1.4%	1.92%	1.5%
Sep	SW	8 kt	9.9%	6 kt	15.2%	3.3%	0.6%	27.4%	20.2%	2.9%	0.67%	2.8%
Oct	SW	8.3 kt	8.3%	6.1 kt	15.6%	3.7%	1%	28.8%	17.4%	5.7%	0.15%	5.3%
Nov	SW	8.3 kt	6.1%	6 kt	15.2%	3.1%	0.9%	30.7%	15.6%	5.6%	0.01%	5.6%
Dec	SW	8.4 kt	6.1%	6.1 kt	16.7%	3.4%	0.8%	31.2%	13.3%	5.8%	0%	5.8%

IFR, thunderstorm (TS) and fog columns are airport-wide shares of hours; the crosswind and tailwind columns are specific to this runway. Prevailing = most common 45° wind sector among wind hours.

Runway 07/25 closure history

Runway NOTAM history begins when the NOTAM feed goes live (next phase).

D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Sep 18, 2026 declared runway 07 closed on 0 days and runway 25 closed on 0 days in the last 30 days. Scheduled and unscheduled closure NOTAMs, with start and end times and the official text, will appear here once ATIS Alerts records runway NOTAMs; there is no retrievable archive, so history accrues from that date forward.

Instrument approaches to runway 07/25

From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.

Runway 07

Runway 25

ILSILS OR LOC RWY 25 ↗precision
RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 25 ↗

42 departure procedures · 37 STARs · FAA hot spots page ↗ · FAA d-TPP cycle 2610. Plates open on aeronav.faa.gov (public domain); ATIS Alerts does not reproduce charts or minimums.

Methodology and sources

Active runwaysare read from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser; the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference.
Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
Predicted runway scores each open end from the TAF wind (headwind, crosswind penalty, tailwind avoidance, longest-runway tie-break); confidence falls with forecast distance, gusts and TAF age. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs.
Climatology: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, one observation per hour, 45° wind sectors, percentiles via t-digest; runway geometry is today's record applied to all years. Methodology v1.
Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 3 min ago; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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Crosswind (kt)	Share of wind hours
0–5	44.6%
5–10	37.3%
10–15	13.6%
15–20	3.3%
20–25	0.9%
25+	0.3%