VATSIM Sunday, November 15, KDEN, Denver, Colorado

Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often referred to by locals as DIA,^[4] is an international airport in the Western United States, primarily serving metropolitan Denver, Colorado, as well as the greater Front Range Urban Corridor.

Runway 16R/34L, with a length of 16000 ft (4877 m), is the longest public use runway in North America and the fifth longest in the world. The airport is 25 miles (40 km) driving distance northeast of Downtown Denver,^[5] 19 miles (31 km) farther than the former Stapleton International Airport which DEN replaced; the airport is actually closer to the city of Aurora than central Denver, and many airport-related services, such as hotels, are located in Aurora.^[6]

In 2021 and 2022, DEN was the third busiest airport in the world as well as the third busiest airport in the United States by passenger traffic. In 2023, it was the sixth busiest airport in the world and remained the third busiest in the United States, having served around 77.8 million passengers, more than a 12% increase from the prior year. DEN has been among the top 20 busiest airports in the world and top 10 busiest airports in the United States every year since 2000.^[11][12]

In 2025, DEN set an all-time passenger record with 82,427,962 passengers served, up 0.1% over the previous record set in 2024.^[13]

As part of our ski resort package, Eldora Mountain is the largest locally. We are all familiar KDEN. Arrival window is our standard between 21:00Z and 22:00Z Please try to time fights to arrive inside the window and be courteous to wait for everyone to arrive in that window. Communicate on 122.80 and the VATSIM CTAF for KDEN is 124.30 if no ATC available. Please note, that KDEN will be our departure airport for our anniversary conga line to Seattle on the 22nd.