DEN Denver International Airport
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Denver19:34·11°C·#157/327
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Denver (DEN) airport departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures on schedule, arrivals 8 min early. 1 of the 1,454 flights so far today cancelled.

Hour by hour
19:00today on time on time

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

Denver (DEN) delays today: 75% of the 1,420 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 8 min early. 1 of the 1,454 flights that have operated so far today were cancelled. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 1 November 2026 at 01:08 UTC.

Departures678 timed
On time73%498
Delayed27%180
typical now on schedule
Arrivals742 timed
On time75%553
Delayed25%189
typical now 8 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
13:35 19:30UA743MCO Orlando · gate A30+355 min
14:50 20:15UA5262XWA Williston · gate B69+325 min
17:32 20:20UA1534RIC Richmond · gate A32+168 min
18:09 20:20AA1317ORD Chicago · gate C34+131 min
19:12 21:09UA2258ORD Chicago · gate A40+117 min
19:15 19:36UA5989IDA Idaho Falls · gate B42+21 min
19:20 19:50UA2323SBP San Luis Obispo · gate B27+30 min
19:25DL2176LAX Los Angeles · gate A49on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +27. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
10:19 20:44UA1599SAN from San Diego+625 min
12:38 19:30UA5252BZN from Bozeman+412 min
18:58 19:42AA2235DFW from Dallas-Fort Worth+44 min
19:00 19:38FI671KEF from Reykjavík+38 min
19:29 21:09UA4787DRO from Durango+100 min
19:30UA725SEA from Seattleon time
06:50WN1181DTW from DetroitCancelled
Running late right now31 of 1591 still on the board · 1.9%
+625
UA1599 from San Diego · arr 20:44
Flights this late at DEN still cancel only 1.3% of the time.
+412
UA5252 from Bozeman · arr 19:30
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~27 min on average.
+355
UA743 → Orlando · dep 19:30
A +355 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+325
UA5262 → Williston · dep 20:15
A +325 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to DENlive positions · 3-min feed
53aircraft inbound · next to land FI671 from Reykjavík, lands ~19:35
FI671Reykjavík
on final · ~19:35
UA725Seattle
on final · ~19:35
FI671Reykjavík
on final · ~19:35
AA2235Dallas-Fort Worth
on final · ~19:36

Positions as of 19:32 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
ROWRoswell+223m
XWAWilliston+213m
LARLaramie+181m
CDRChadron+173m
HNLHonolulu+111m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
ACAir Canada+32m
KGDenver Air Connection+31m
Why3 kt SSE winds, Broken at 10,000 ft at DEN right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ TAF hazard window The terminal forecast flags significant weather in the next few hours even though current rules are VFR. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Denver

Forecast

Sun 1 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
Low6°Clikely 5°C to 8°C
  • 37% chance of fog
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
8.7%usually 9.9%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 980 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 23rd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +2 min departures.

Typical week here
+13
MON
+5
TUE
+8
WED
+12
THU
+19
FRI
+14
SAT
+11
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+5 min), heaviest on Friday (+19 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

Weather watch at DEN: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently on schedule. Arrivals are 8 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 20:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds SW-220 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Vicinity Fog, Few clouds at 500ft, Broken layer at 12000ft, Broken layer at 20000ft.

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

Is Denver (DEN) delayed right now?

Weather watch at DEN: measured operations remain calm. The airport forecast may call for very low cloud or very poor visibility (LIFR). Measured operations: departures on schedule, arrivals 8 min early. 1 of the 1,454 flights so far today cancelled. 75% of the 1,420 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Denver (DEN)?

Winds SSE-160 at 3kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 11°C, Dew 7°C, Alt 30.09 inHg, Broken layer at 10000ft, Broken layer at 22000ft. 11°C. wind 3 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 (+5 min). Friday ran heaviest (+19 min).

How often are flights delayed at DEN today?

We tracked 1,454 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 8 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for DEN?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NNW-330 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft, Scattered clouds at 9000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind160° 3 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling10,000 ft
Temp / dew11 / 7 °C
Pressure1019 hPa
KDEN 010053Z 16003KT 10SM BKN100 BKN220 11/07 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01060072
18:00 to 19:00VFRWinds NNW-330 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft, Scattered clouds at 9000ft
19:00 to 22:00VFRWinds Variable at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 6000ft, Scattered clouds at 9000ft
22:00 to 04:00VFRWinds S-170 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 9000ft, Broken layer at 20000ft
04:00 to 10:00VFRWinds SW-220 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Vicinity Fog, Few clouds at 500ft, Broken layer at 12000ft, Broken layer at 20000ft
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METAR 18:53 local · 41m ago · delay window 19:08 local · How these are computed → methodology