Denver (DEN)

DEN / KDEN

Official · May 2026

6,937,415

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.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

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

The most recent periods

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PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
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 delay05:00–06:001.1min · 6,692 recorded · 6,655 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour24.3min05:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights577,894Denver International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
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

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Average departure delay
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

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Recorded flights
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

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:0079.5%11.7 min2,0892,114
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0094.7%1.1 min6,6556,692
06:0093.8%1.1 min17,44117,564
07:0090.5%3.8 min28,38928,539
08:0089.6%3.7 min32,88033,069
09:0086.5%6.4 min43,32043,559
10:0082.1%8.5 min36,40136,591
11:0082.3%9.0 min56,31256,562
12:0077.7%12.3 min21,78521,966
13:0081.2%10.6 min52,15952,556
14:0072.1%16.8 min21,29821,496
15:0075.2%14.5 min30,40630,700
16:0070.7%18.9 min27,13227,441
17:0071.8%20.5 min56,12056,573
18:0061.7%25.4 min20,70920,897
19:0066.5%24.0 min49,59749,963
20:0067.2%23.8 min34,99435,368
21:0067.5%23.6 min19,69719,881
22:0062.4%22.0 min8,0028,102
23:0079.1%11.4 min8,1818,261

Day of week

On-time departures
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

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Average departure delay
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

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Recorded flights
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

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday76.4%14.3 min86,37986,905
Tuesday79.9%12.1 min77,55478,060
Wednesday80.3%11.1 min78,49378,928
Thursday76.2%14.9 min84,62285,176
Friday75.9%15.5 min85,31586,343
Saturday78.7%12.6 min75,00375,561
Sunday75.2%15.9 min86,20186,921

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
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

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Average departure delay
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

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Recorded flights
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

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan79.7%11.2 min48,48949,216
Feb79.5%12.5 min45,48445,862
Mar78.5%12.6 min53,18053,744
Apr79.4%11.9 min50,40350,625
May73.7%17.0 min54,02254,300
Jun67.7%22.9 min56,49256,809
Jul65.2%27.9 min28,99629,433
Aug71.2%20.3 min27,87828,084
Sep82.6%8.3 min52,60952,694
Oct83.8%7.3 min54,54754,692
Nov83.0%8.7 min49,78850,504
Dec77.9%13.5 min51,67951,931

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.