KDEN Runway 17L/35R — Denver International Airport
12,000 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 181° / 001° · field elevation 5,431 ft
Runway 17L/35R at Denver International Airport (KDEN) in Denver, CO is 12,000 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 181° and 001°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 17L the headwind 62.8% of the time and runway 35R 37.2%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 2.6% 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 17L/35R — 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.
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 17L/35R
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 kt
- Headwind
- 3 kt
- Crosswind
- 1 ktfrom right
- Tailwind
- 3 kt
- Crosswind
- 1 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 17L/35R 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
- True heading
- 181°
- Magnetic (approx.)
- ≈ 173°
- FAA record
- Open
- True heading
- 001°
- Magnetic (approx.)
- ≈ 353°
- FAA record
- Open
Runway 17L/35R 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 17L/35R
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 17L/35R (either end)
| Crosswind (kt) | Share of wind hours |
|---|---|
| 0–5 | 52% |
| 5–10 | 38.2% |
| 10–15 | 7.1% |
| 15–20 | 1.9% |
| 20–25 | 0.5% |
| 25+ | 0.2% |
Strongest-crosswind month on average: Mar; calmest: Aug. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.
Runway 17L
Runway 35R
“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 from | Share of wind hours | 17L favored | 35R favored | Mean crosswind | Crosswind > 15 kt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 338–023° | 11% | 0% | 25% | 2.1 kt | 0% |
| NE 023–068° | 9% | 0% | 12.7% | 6.1 kt | 1.4% |
| E 068–113° | 11% | 0% | 0% | 8.1 kt | 4.4% |
| SE 113–158° | 10% | 13.9% | 0% | 5.9 kt | 1% |
| S 158–203° | 19% | 25% | 0% | 2.2 kt | 0% |
| SW 203–248° | 21% | 13.7% | 0% | 5.8 kt | 0.6% |
| W 248–293° | 13% | 0% | 0% | 8.8 kt | 11.4% |
| NW 293–338° | 7% | 0% | 12.2% | 6.9 kt | 5.7% |
By time of day (airport-local)
Seasonal runway conditions
| Month | Mean crosswind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 kt |
| Feb | 5.7 kt |
| Mar | 5.8 kt |
| Apr | 5.8 kt |
| May | 5.6 kt |
| Jun | 5.5 kt |
| Jul | 5.3 kt |
| Aug | 5.1 kt |
| Sep | 5.1 kt |
| Oct | 5.2 kt |
| Nov | 5.2 kt |
| Dec | 5.2 kt |
| Month | Prevailing | Mean wind | Gusty | Mean xw | xw > 10 | xw > 15 | xw > 20 | 17L tail > 5 | 35R tail > 5 | IFR | TS | Fog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | SW | 8.3 kt | 5.1% | 5.3 kt | 9% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 14.6% | 38.2% | 7.1% | 0% | 7.4% |
| Feb | SW | 8.8 kt | 8% | 5.7 kt | 12.7% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 19.9% | 32.4% | 11.4% | 0% | 12.2% |
| Mar | SW | 9.5 kt | 13.4% | 5.8 kt | 12.7% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 23.6% | 34.6% | 7.7% | 0.03% | 7.6% |
| Apr | S | 9.9 kt | 17.6% | 5.8 kt | 12.9% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 28.8% | 32.2% | 7.9% | 0.32% | 7.2% |
| May | S | 9 kt | 15.5% | 5.6 kt | 11.9% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 23.9% | 32.3% | 6.2% | 1.91% | 6% |
| Jun | S | 8.9 kt | 17% | 5.5 kt | 11% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 18.6% | 38.2% | 1.7% | 2.45% | 1.8% |
| Jul | S | 8.4 kt | 14.3% | 5.3 kt | 8.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 18% | 38.9% | 1.5% | 2.41% | 2% |
| Aug | SW | 8.2 kt | 11.8% | 5.1 kt | 7.2% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 16.3% | 39.3% | 1.4% | 1.92% | 1.5% |
| Sep | SW | 8 kt | 9.9% | 5.1 kt | 6.7% | 1% | 0.2% | 16.4% | 36.3% | 2.9% | 0.67% | 2.8% |
| Oct | SW | 8.3 kt | 8.3% | 5.2 kt | 7.7% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 19.1% | 35.5% | 5.7% | 0.15% | 5.3% |
| Nov | SW | 8.3 kt | 6.1% | 5.2 kt | 8.2% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 15.4% | 38% | 5.6% | 0.01% | 5.6% |
| Dec | SW | 8.4 kt | 6.1% | 5.2 kt | 8.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 16.1% | 38% | 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 17L/35R closure history
Runway NOTAM history begins when the NOTAM feed goes live (next phase).
D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Sep 18, 2026 declared runway 17L closed on 0 days and runway 35R 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 17L/35R
From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.
Runway 17L
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 17L ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17L ↗
- RNAV (RNP)RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17L ↗
Runway 35R
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 35R ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 35R (CAT II - III) ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 35R (SA CAT I) ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35R ↗
- RNAV (RNP)RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35R ↗
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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⚠️ ATIS Alerts provides informational runway analysis based on available weather, D-ATIS, FAA data and historical observations. Active runways shown here are read from D-ATIS text and may lag or be misread; predicted runways are an ATIS Alerts estimate, not an ATC assignment. Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.
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