AirportsDenver International Airport is a large airport serving Denver, in Colorado, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DEN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DEN
- ICAO code
- KDEN
- City
- Denver
- State or region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 39.8600° N, 104.6738° W
- Elevation
- 1,655 m (5,431 ft)
- Runways
- 6
- Longest runway
- 4,877 m (16,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DEN means Denver International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KDEN. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.8600° N, 104.6738° W. It stands 1,655 metres (5,431 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Denver International Airport has 6 runways in the data. The longest is 4,877 metres (16,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16R/34L | 4,877 m 16,000 ft | 61 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 07/25 | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 08/26 | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 16L/34R | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17L/35R | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportDenver | BJC | 38 km |
| City of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportColorado Springs | COS | 117 km |
| Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson FieldCheyenne | CYS | 145 km |
| Pueblo Memorial AirportPueblo | PUB | 175 km |
| Laramie Regional AirportLaramie | LAR | 182 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,405 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,455 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,485 km | 15 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,497 km | 9 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,610 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,385 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,585 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,348 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,444 km | 16 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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