Airport gate intelligence · DEN
How many gates does Denver Airport (DEN) have?
Denver Airport (DEN) has 176 gates, with about 962 airline departures a day. United has the most (80), followed by Southwest (39).
United flies 52% of the 142,906 seats leaving DEN each day. United has 105% more gates and 83% more seats than Southwest. 8 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at DEN
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United | 80 | 557 | 74,822 | 52% | 134 | 38% | 78 min | 192 |
| Southwest | 39 | 247 | 40,890 | 29% | 165 | 0% | 60 min | 135 |
| Frontier | 14 | 61 | 13,005 | 9% | 215 | 0% | 76 min | 16 |
| Delta | 6 | 35 | 5,560 | 4% | 160 | 5% | 69 min | 5 |
| American | 5 | 32 | 5,043 | 4% | 155 | 18% | 58 min | 26 |
| Alaska | 2 | 10 | 1,510 | 1% | 159 | 14% | 64 min | 0 |
| Icelandair | – | 1 | 162 | 0% | 162 | 0% | – | 0 |
| Aeroméxico | – | 1 | 157 | 0% | 166 | 0% | 107 min | 0 |
| British Airways | – | 1 | 0 | 0% | – | 0% | 130 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 8 | |||||||
Average of 19 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 21, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 21 gates saw few or no flights (not in use or under repair). Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 1% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at DEN
74% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
| Airline | Departures a day | On time | 15+ min late |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | 35 | 86% | 14% |
| United | 557 | 82% | 18% |
| Frontier | 61 | 79% | 21% |
| American | 32 | 74% | 26% |
| Southwest | 247 | 53% | 47% |
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 19 full days.
What size aircraft DEN’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at DEN: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no DEN gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: Denver Air Connection (627 flights to Alliance, NE, Alamosa, CO and Chadron, NE); Contour (99 flights to Albuquerque, Carlsbad, NM and Denver); British Airways (38 flights to London Heathrow); Icelandair (38 flights to Reykjavík); Aeroméxico (38 flights to Mexico City); Turkish Airlines (22 flights to Istanbul); WestJet (14 flights to Calgary).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): 5A (55 flights); CH (48 flights); 2I (29 flights).
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How many gates does Denver Airport (DEN) have?
Denver Airport (DEN) has 176 gates, with about 962 airline departures a day. United has the most (80), followed by Southwest (39).
Which airline has the most gates at Denver Airport (DEN)?
United, with 80 of the 176 gates at DEN (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Denver Airport (DEN)?
About 962 airline departures a day (Oct 1 to Oct 21, 2026).
Which terminal is United in at DEN?
United flies from Concourses B and A at Denver Airport (DEN).
How many gates does United have at DEN?
80 gates, with about 557 departures and 74,822 seats a day.
How many gates does Southwest have at DEN?
39 gates, with about 247 departures and 40,890 seats a day.
How many gates does Frontier have at DEN?
14 gates, with about 61 departures and 13,005 seats a day.
How many seats leave DEN each day?
About 142,906 seats on 962 airline departures a day (average of 19 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 21, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at DEN?
71 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves DEN on time most often?
Delta Air Lines: 86% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 74% for all airlines at DEN (19 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 21, 2026).
How often do flights at DEN go back to the gate after pushing back?
25 departures in 19 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off), and 3 came back and changed planes.
How many aircraft tows happen at DEN?
About 375 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.