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Denver International Airport handled 6,937,415 passengers in May 2026, up 0.1% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics .
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Domestic / International May 2026 Domestic 94.5% 6,556,616 International 5.5% 380,799 Against 2019 +16.9% same month, before the pandemic
International share 5% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990
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Period Passengers Year on year Source May 2026 6,937,415 +0.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2026 6,183,650 +1.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2026 6,802,398 +2.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2026 5,570,485 +1.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2026 5,738,984 −1.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2025 6,563,076 −2.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2025 6,085,940 −0.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2025 7,149,693 +3.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2025 6,862,705 +1.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2025 7,332,039 +1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → July 2025 7,817,760 +1.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → June 2025 7,501,181 +0.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → May 2025 6,931,579 −2.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2025 6,072,354 −5.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2025 6,636,743 −1.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2025 5,481,347 −3.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2025 5,814,627 +3.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2024 6,703,421 +5.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2024 6,104,837 −2.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2024 6,936,965 −0.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2024 6,736,435 +0.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2024 7,241,689 +4.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics July 2024 7,733,710 +8.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics June 2024 7,438,359 +12.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).
Flight timing & delays Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay 05:00–06:00 1.1min · 6,692 recorded · 6,655 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 24.3min 05:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights 577,894 Denver International Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
00:00 · 79.5% · 2,114 recorded · 2,089 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 94.7% · 6,692 recorded · 6,655 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 93.8% · 17,564 recorded · 17,441 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 90.5% · 28,539 recorded · 28,389 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 89.6% · 33,069 recorded · 32,880 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 86.5% · 43,559 recorded · 43,320 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 82.1% · 36,591 recorded · 36,401 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 82.3% · 56,562 recorded · 56,312 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 77.7% · 21,966 recorded · 21,785 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 81.2% · 52,556 recorded · 52,159 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 72.1% · 21,496 recorded · 21,298 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 75.2% · 30,700 recorded · 30,406 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 70.7% · 27,441 recorded · 27,132 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 71.8% · 56,573 recorded · 56,120 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 61.7% · 20,897 recorded · 20,709 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 66.5% · 49,963 recorded · 49,597 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 67.2% · 35,368 recorded · 34,994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 67.5% · 19,881 recorded · 19,697 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 62.4% · 8,102 recorded · 8,002 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 79.1% · 8,261 recorded · 8,181 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 25.4 12.7 0.0
00:00 · 11.7 min · 2,114 recorded · 2,089 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 1.1 min · 6,692 recorded · 6,655 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 1.1 min · 17,564 recorded · 17,441 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 3.8 min · 28,539 recorded · 28,389 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 3.7 min · 33,069 recorded · 32,880 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 6.4 min · 43,559 recorded · 43,320 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 8.5 min · 36,591 recorded · 36,401 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 9.0 min · 56,562 recorded · 56,312 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 12.3 min · 21,966 recorded · 21,785 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 10.6 min · 52,556 recorded · 52,159 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 16.8 min · 21,496 recorded · 21,298 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 14.5 min · 30,700 recorded · 30,406 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 18.9 min · 27,441 recorded · 27,132 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 20.5 min · 56,573 recorded · 56,120 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 25.4 min · 20,897 recorded · 20,709 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 24.0 min · 49,963 recorded · 49,597 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 23.8 min · 35,368 recorded · 34,994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 23.6 min · 19,881 recorded · 19,697 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 22.0 min · 8,102 recorded · 8,002 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 11.4 min · 8,261 recorded · 8,181 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 56,573 28,287 0
00:00 · 2,114 · 2,114 recorded · 2,089 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 6,692 · 6,692 recorded · 6,655 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 17,564 · 17,564 recorded · 17,441 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 28,539 · 28,539 recorded · 28,389 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 33,069 · 33,069 recorded · 32,880 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 43,559 · 43,559 recorded · 43,320 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 36,591 · 36,591 recorded · 36,401 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 56,562 · 56,562 recorded · 56,312 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 21,966 · 21,966 recorded · 21,785 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 52,556 · 52,556 recorded · 52,159 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 21,496 · 21,496 recorded · 21,298 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 30,700 · 30,700 recorded · 30,406 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 27,441 · 27,441 recorded · 27,132 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 56,573 · 56,573 recorded · 56,120 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 20,897 · 20,897 recorded · 20,709 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 49,963 · 49,963 recorded · 49,597 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 35,368 · 35,368 recorded · 34,994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 19,881 · 19,881 recorded · 19,697 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 8,102 · 8,102 recorded · 8,002 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 8,261 · 8,261 recorded · 8,181 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 79.5% 11.7 min 2,089 2,114 01:00 No observations — — — 02:00 No observations — — — 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 94.7% 1.1 min 6,655 6,692 06:00 93.8% 1.1 min 17,441 17,564 07:00 90.5% 3.8 min 28,389 28,539 08:00 89.6% 3.7 min 32,880 33,069 09:00 86.5% 6.4 min 43,320 43,559 10:00 82.1% 8.5 min 36,401 36,591 11:00 82.3% 9.0 min 56,312 56,562 12:00 77.7% 12.3 min 21,785 21,966 13:00 81.2% 10.6 min 52,159 52,556 14:00 72.1% 16.8 min 21,298 21,496 15:00 75.2% 14.5 min 30,406 30,700 16:00 70.7% 18.9 min 27,132 27,441 17:00 71.8% 20.5 min 56,120 56,573 18:00 61.7% 25.4 min 20,709 20,897 19:00 66.5% 24.0 min 49,597 49,963 20:00 67.2% 23.8 min 34,994 35,368 21:00 67.5% 23.6 min 19,697 19,881 22:00 62.4% 22.0 min 8,002 8,102 23:00 79.1% 11.4 min 8,181 8,261
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Monday · 76.4% · 86,905 recorded · 86,379 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 79.9% · 78,060 recorded · 77,554 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 80.3% · 78,928 recorded · 78,493 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 76.2% · 85,176 recorded · 84,622 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 75.9% · 86,343 recorded · 85,315 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 78.7% · 75,561 recorded · 75,003 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 75.2% · 86,921 recorded · 86,201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 15.9 7.9 0.0
Monday · 14.3 min · 86,905 recorded · 86,379 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 12.1 min · 78,060 recorded · 77,554 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 11.1 min · 78,928 recorded · 78,493 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 14.9 min · 85,176 recorded · 84,622 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 15.5 min · 86,343 recorded · 85,315 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 12.6 min · 75,561 recorded · 75,003 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15.9 min · 86,921 recorded · 86,201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 86,921 43,461 0
Monday · 86,905 · 86,905 recorded · 86,379 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 78,060 · 78,060 recorded · 77,554 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 78,928 · 78,928 recorded · 78,493 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 85,176 · 85,176 recorded · 84,622 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 86,343 · 86,343 recorded · 85,315 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 75,561 · 75,561 recorded · 75,003 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 86,921 · 86,921 recorded · 86,201 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 76.4% 14.3 min 86,379 86,905 Tuesday 79.9% 12.1 min 77,554 78,060 Wednesday 80.3% 11.1 min 78,493 78,928 Thursday 76.2% 14.9 min 84,622 85,176 Friday 75.9% 15.5 min 85,315 86,343 Saturday 78.7% 12.6 min 75,003 75,561 Sunday 75.2% 15.9 min 86,201 86,921
Month of year Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Jan · 79.7% · 49,216 recorded · 48,489 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 79.5% · 45,862 recorded · 45,484 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 78.5% · 53,744 recorded · 53,180 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 79.4% · 50,625 recorded · 50,403 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 73.7% · 54,300 recorded · 54,022 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 67.7% · 56,809 recorded · 56,492 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 65.2% · 29,433 recorded · 28,996 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 71.2% · 28,084 recorded · 27,878 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 82.6% · 52,694 recorded · 52,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 83.8% · 54,692 recorded · 54,547 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 83.0% · 50,504 recorded · 49,788 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 77.9% · 51,931 recorded · 51,679 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 27.9 14.0 0.0
Jan · 11.2 min · 49,216 recorded · 48,489 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 12.5 min · 45,862 recorded · 45,484 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 12.6 min · 53,744 recorded · 53,180 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 11.9 min · 50,625 recorded · 50,403 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 17.0 min · 54,300 recorded · 54,022 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 22.9 min · 56,809 recorded · 56,492 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 27.9 min · 29,433 recorded · 28,996 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 20.3 min · 28,084 recorded · 27,878 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 8.3 min · 52,694 recorded · 52,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 7.3 min · 54,692 recorded · 54,547 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 8.7 min · 50,504 recorded · 49,788 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 13.5 min · 51,931 recorded · 51,679 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 56,809 28,405 0
Jan · 49,216 · 49,216 recorded · 48,489 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 45,862 · 45,862 recorded · 45,484 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 53,744 · 53,744 recorded · 53,180 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 50,625 · 50,625 recorded · 50,403 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 54,300 · 54,300 recorded · 54,022 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 56,809 · 56,809 recorded · 56,492 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 29,433 · 29,433 recorded · 28,996 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 28,084 · 28,084 recorded · 27,878 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 52,694 · 52,694 recorded · 52,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 54,692 · 54,692 recorded · 54,547 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 50,504 · 50,504 recorded · 49,788 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 51,931 · 51,931 recorded · 51,679 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 79.7% 11.2 min 48,489 49,216 Feb 79.5% 12.5 min 45,484 45,862 Mar 78.5% 12.6 min 53,180 53,744 Apr 79.4% 11.9 min 50,403 50,625 May 73.7% 17.0 min 54,022 54,300 Jun 67.7% 22.9 min 56,492 56,809 Jul 65.2% 27.9 min 28,996 29,433 Aug 71.2% 20.3 min 27,878 28,084 Sep 82.6% 8.3 min 52,609 52,694 Oct 83.8% 7.3 min 54,547 54,692 Nov 83.0% 8.7 min 49,788 50,504 Dec 77.9% 13.5 min 51,679 51,931
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes On time 76.9% 444,129 Delayed >15 min 22.4% 129,438 Cancelled 0.7% 4,327 Missing departure time 0.0% 0 All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.
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