Market · U.S. Airport Market Profile

Denver (DEN)

U.S. flights only 12 months ending April 2026 BTS source data through April 2026
Arriving passengers
37.73M
▲ 0.50% year over year · Rank No. 2
Departing passengers
37.72M
▲ 0.57% year over year · Rank No. 2
Passengers daily each way
103,367
Average passengers per direction per day
Scheduled departures
326,341
▲ 1.40% year over year · Rank No. 3 · 894 daily
Freight and mail
633M lb.
▲ 0.05% year over year · Rank No. 22
Scheduled carriers
19
▼ 9.52% year over year

Airline Market Share

Total passengers · 75.46 million

April 2026
United40.56%
30.60 million passengers
Southwest30.52%
23.03 million passengers
Frontier9.78%
7.38 million passengers
SkyWest9.76%
7.36 million passengers
Other5.29%
3.99 million passengers
Delta4.09%
3.09 million passengers

Busiest U.S. Destinations

Passengers in thousands, compared with the prior 12-month period

Top 10
1
PHXPhoenix, AZ
1,198.64k1,642 PDEW
▼ 2.2%
2
LASLas Vegas, NV
1,011.81k1,386 PDEW
▼ 4.6%
3
ORDChicago, IL
1,004.25k1,376 PDEW
▼ 3.9%
4
LAXLos Angeles, CA
1,001.69k1,372 PDEW
▼ 0.3%
5
SEASeattle, WA
909.63k1,246 PDEW
▼ 3.4%
6
SFOSan Francisco, CA
899.72k1,232 PDEW
▼ 2.8%
7
SLCSalt Lake City, UT
898.36k1,231 PDEW
▼ 3.6%
8
DFWDallas/Fort Worth, TX
869.23k1,191 PDEW
▼ 2.6%
9
MSPMinneapolis, MN
852.78k1,168 PDEW
▼ 4.5%
10
ATLAtlanta, GA
842.50k1,154 PDEW
▼ 5.3%
Total passengers75.46 million
Largest carrierUnited · 40.6%
Largest U.S. destinationPhoenix (PHX)
Average departures894 per day

Passenger History

Rolling 12-month arriving and departing passengers

Growing monthly

Operations and Cargo History

Scheduled departures and freight/mail volume

BTS

Flightline Insight

DEN handled 75.46 million arriving and departing passengers during the latest 12-month reporting period, up 0.5% year over year. United was the largest scheduled carrier with 40.6% of reported passengers. The busiest reported U.S. destinations were Phoenix (PHX), Las Vegas (LAS) and Chicago (ORD).

Data note: Passenger totals represent scheduled enplaned revenue passengers on U.S. flights. PDEW is calculated as total arriving and departing passengers divided by two directions and 365 days. Carrier shares are based on BTS-reported scheduled enplaned revenue passengers. Freight and mail include scheduled and nonscheduled activity. Destination figures are BTS-reported passenger totals in thousands; route PDEW is calculated from the latest rolling 12-month passenger total. Historical charts retain each monthly BTS endpoint as future updates are generated.