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Denver International Airport

Denver, Colorado (United States)

IATA: DEN ICAO: KDEN

Longest Active Runway

16,000 ft

4,877 meters

Field Elevation

5,431 ft

1,655 m MSL

Runway Inventory

6 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

39.8600°, -104.6738°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank

#2 in United States

Out of 2020 commercial aerodromes

Global Runway Rank

#5 Worldwide

Top 0.1% percentile

Elevation Ranking

#271 MSL

Top 6.1% percentile

vs Large Airport Median

+60%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Denver International Airport's longest active runway measures 16,000 ft (4,877 m). It ranks as the #2 longest runway in United States and #5 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16R/34L	16,000 ft (4877m)	200 ft (61m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
07/25	12,000 ft (3658m)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08/26	12,000 ft (3658m)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16L/34R	12,000 ft (3658m)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17R/35L	12,000 ft (3658m)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17L/35R	12,000 ft (3658m)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (Colorado Springs)	`COS`	63.3 NM (117.2 km)	13,500 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database

Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01

Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock

Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle

Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/den.json ↗