DEN Denver International Airport
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Denver00:31·2°C·#17/327
OPSDISRUPTED WEATHERVFR
+48 min

Denver (DEN) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +48 min, arrivals +19 min. Today's cancellations are not recorded yet.

Hour by hour
00:00today +48 min building

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Denver (DEN) delays today: departures are running +48 min and arrivals +19 min, across 5 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 16 October 2026 at 06:23 UTC.

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
20:25 02:10UA5132COD Cody · gate B44+345 min
20:35 07:30UA5039LBF North Platte · gate B71+655 min
20:55 07:00UA5035LAR Laramie · gate B61+605 min
21:00 07:45UA4799BIS Bismarck · gate B53+645 min
23:09 02:10UA4745COS Colorado Springs · gate B45+181 min
23:59 00:31AA1866PHL Philadelphia · gate C34+32 min
23:59 00:50AA2366CLT Charlotte · gate C36+51 min
00:30WN4120BWI Baltimore · gate C52on time

Posted times are still moving today. Treat the latest board time as provisional and confirm with your airline.

Arrivalsfull board ↗
19:38 02:00UA5114LBL from Liberal+382 min
22:11 10:10F92745TPA from Tampa+719 min
22:57 00:50UA2126LAS from Las Vegas+113 min
23:10 00:38WN2883OAK from Oakland+88 min
23:21 00:57UA1932BOS from Boston+96 min
23:43 00:30F94612LAS from Las Vegas+47 min
Running late right now42 of 2082 still on the board · 2.0%
+719
F92745 from Tampa · arr 10:10
A +719 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+655
UA5039 → North Platte · dep 07:30
A +655 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+645
UA4799 → Bismarck · dep 07:45
A +645 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+605
UA5035 → Laramie · dep 07:00
A +605 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to DENlive positions · 3-min feed
23aircraft inbound · next to land WN2883 from Oakland, lands ~00:32
WN2883Oakland
on final · ~00:32
WN2883Oakland
on final · ~00:32
DL2851Seattle
on final · ~00:33
WN4492San Diego
on final · ~00:33

Positions as of 00:25 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why9 kt NNE winds. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window.
Last 30 days

Today is the worst day of the last 30. Median day: +6 min departures.

Typical week here
+16
MON
+10
TUE
+14
WED
+15
THU
+22
FRI
+18
SAT
+15
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+10 min), heaviest on Friday (+22 min).

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Sample · what you getDEN went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/denver-DEN

Denver airport delays today

DEN is running heavy delays today. A typical departure is currently +48 min. Arrivals are +19 min. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 05:00 (+6 min expected).

Nearest tracked airports: ABQ SLC JAC ICT BIL OMA · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Denver

Is Denver (DEN) delayed right now?

DEN is running heavy delays today. Departures +48 min, arrivals +19 min. Today's cancellations are not recorded yet.

What is the current weather at Denver (DEN)?

Winds NNE-020 at 9kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 2°C, Dew -1°C, Alt 30.68 inHg, Sky clear. 2°C. wind 9 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Denver (DEN)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+10 min). Friday ran heaviest (+22 min).

How often are flights delayed at DEN today?

We tracked 5 flights today: departures +48 min, arrivals +19 min.

What is the TAF forecast for DEN?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NNE-030 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind20° 9 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew2 / -1 °C
Pressure1039 hPa
KDEN 160553Z 02009KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A3068 RMK AO2 SLP383 T00221006 10100 20022 51025
00:00 to 03:00VFRWinds NNE-030 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft
03:00 to 06:00VFRWinds Variable at 6kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
06:00 to 10:00VFRWinds SSW-210 at 6kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
10:00 to 20:00VFRWinds E-100 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
Dep index
3.2/5Arr index
1.3/5
METAR 23:53 local · 39m ago · delay window 00:23 local · How these are computed → methodology