KDEN — Denver International Airport
fog forecast & climatology · full 10-year analysis →
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When this airport fogs in
In a typical year Denver International Airport spends 78 hours below CAT I approach minima (visibility under ~½ mile or ceiling under 200 ft), concentrated in February and March. The strip above shows the hour-by-hour pattern for the current month from ten years of weather observations.
Runway infrastructure
| end | approach lights | best approach | length | RVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | MALSR | CAT I | 12,000 ft | RVR |
| 25 | MALSR | CAT I | 12,000 ft | RVR |
| 08 | MALSR | CAT I | 12,000 ft | RVR |
| 26 | MALSR | CAT I | 12,000 ft | RVR |
| 16L | MALSR | CAT I | 12,000 ft | RVR |
| 34R | ALSF-2 | CAT IIIB | 12,000 ft | RVR |
| 16R | MALSR | CAT I | 16,000 ft | RVR |
| 34L | ALSF-2 | CAT III | 16,000 ft | RVR |
| 17L | MALSR | CAT I | 12,000 ft | RVR |
| 35R | ALSF-2 | CAT IIIB | 12,000 ft | RVR |
| 17R | MALSR | CAT I | 12,000 ft | RVR |
| 35L | ALSF-2 | CAT IIIB | 12,000 ft | RVR |
From FAA NASR / curated AIP Canada research. Approach-light class and minima tier drive how low an approach can be flown — details in the chase board.
For flight operations
EFVS crews: the CHASE board ranks airports by live fog status, approach lighting, go-around height and flight time from your base. Forecast probabilities publish here per-airport once the calibrated model beats climatology on live verification — until then this page shows NWS guidance wording and measured climatology only. Methodology & verification.
Sources: NOAA/NWS National Blend of Models guidance · 10 years of METAR observations (Iowa Environmental Mesonet) · FAA NASR. Not for operational use.