Denver International Airport (DEN / KDEN)
#10 of the 50 busiest airports in the world (2025)
Skydex pilots have caught 45 flights to or from Denver International Airport (DEN / KDEN), Denver, United States of America. They were caught by 6 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
In the last 30 days our receivers heard 14,421 airline flights heading to Denver International Airport and 15,436 airline flights leaving it, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- KDEN
- IATA
- DEN
- City
- Denver
- Country
- United States of America
- Position
- 39.862, -104.673
- Catches
- 45
- Spotters
- 6
- arriving, 30 days
- 14421
- departing, 30 days
- 15436
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Denver International Airport serves Denver. It sits 5,431 ft (1,655 m) above sea level. It has 6 runways; the longest is 16,000 ft (4,877 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Denver International Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- New York (LGA) — 11 catches
- Seattle (SEA) — 7 catches
- Newark (EWR) — 5 catches
- Minneapolis (MSP) — 4 catches
- London (LHR) — 4 catches
- Houston (IAH) — 4 catches
- Cody (COD) — 3 catches
- San Jose (SJC) — 2 catches
- Austin (AUS) — 2 catches
- San Francisco (SFO) — 2 catches
- Jackson (JAC) — 2 catches
- San Diego (SAN) — 1 catch
Aircraft types caught here
- Boeing 737-800 — 9 catches
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 7 catches
- Boeing 737-700 — 5 catches
- Bombardier CRJ200 — 4 catches
- Airbus A321neo — 4 catches
- Boeing 737 MAX 9 — 3 catches
- Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — 3 catches
- Airbus A220-300 — 2 catches
- Boeing 737-900 — 2 catches
- Airbus A320neo — 1 catch
- Airbus A350-900 — 1 catch
- Airbus A320 — 1 catch
Airlines
- United Airlines — 23 catches
- Southwest Airlines Co. — 8 catches
- Delta Air Lines — 6 catches
- SkyWest Airlines — 4 catches
- Frontier Airlines, Inc. — 1 catch
- Alaska Airlines — 1 catch
- Lufthansa — 1 catch
- British Airways — 1 catch
Top spotters through this airport
- @pfshady — 24 catches
- @qt21 — 8 catches
- @0krypt — 7 catches
- @lcameron — 4 catches
- @drshoes — 1 catch
- @ess — 1 catch
Recent catches
- UAL2013 — Boeing 737-800 · United Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- SKW5054 — Bombardier CRJ200 · SkyWest Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-10
- FFT4990 — Airbus A320neo · Frontier Airlines, Inc. · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- SWA1782 — Boeing 737-700 · Southwest Airlines Co. · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- DAL2759 — Airbus A220-300 · Delta Air Lines · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- UAL2614 — Boeing 737-700 · United Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-09
- SKW5456 — Bombardier CRJ200 · SkyWest Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- UAL2271 — Boeing 737-800 · United Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- SWA1840 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines Co. · by pfshady · 2026-11-08
- DAL1358 — Airbus A220-300 · Delta Air Lines · by pfshady · 2026-11-08
- ASA493 — Boeing 737-900 · Alaska Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-07
- UAL2411 — Boeing 737-900 · United Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-04
- SKW5054 — Bombardier CRJ200 · SkyWest Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-02
- SWA258 — Boeing 737-700 · Southwest Airlines Co. · by pfshady · 2026-11-01
- SWA2545 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines Co. · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- SWA4822 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines Co. · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- UAL1891 — Boeing 737-800 · United Airlines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- UAL2609 — Boeing 737 MAX 9 · United Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-29
- DLH481 — Airbus A350-900 · Lufthansa · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- UAL1305 — Airbus A320 · United Airlines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- UAL401 — Boeing 737 MAX 9 · United Airlines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- DAL2877 — Airbus A321 · Delta Air Lines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- UAL2433 — Boeing 757-200 · United Airlines · by drshoes · 2026-10-27
- SWA494 — Boeing 737-700 · Southwest Airlines Co. · by pfshady · 2026-10-27
Questions
How many flights to and from Denver International Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 14,421 airline flights arriving and 15,436 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was November 10, 2026, with 1,518 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Denver International Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Denver International Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Denver International Airport?
Yes: 45 catches by 6 spotters so far.
How high is Denver International Airport above sea level?
5,431 ft (1,655 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Denver International Airport?
16,000 ft (4,877 m), the longest of its 6 runways.
Can I fly over Denver International Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Denver International Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Denver International Airport in the simulator yet.