CHAMBER III & X • AIRPORT GEOMETRY & WEATHER PERSONALITIES

Airport DNA & Climatology

Airports are the physical nodes of the National Airspace System (NAS). Each aerodrome possesses a distinct atmospheric personality: seasonal wind vectors, summer density altitude profiles, complex taxiway crossing geometries, and local wildlife migration corridors.

CLASS B (HIGH ALTITUDE)MAG VAR: 8° E

Denver International Airport (KDEN / DEN)

Denver, CO•Field Elevation: 5,431 ft MSL

Summer Peak DA9,200 FT

Annual IMC Hours6.8%

Runway Physical Geometries

RWY 16R/34LILS CAT III

16,000 x 200 ft

Concrete Surface

RWY 16L/34RILS CAT III

12,000 x 150 ft

Concrete Surface

RWY 07/25ILS CAT III

12,000 x 150 ft

Concrete Surface

RWY 08/26ILS CAT III

12,000 x 150 ft

Concrete Surface

RWY 17L/35RILS CAT III

12,000 x 150 ft

Concrete Surface

RWY 17R/35LILS CAT III

12,000 x 150 ft

Concrete Surface

NOAA LCDv2 Weather Personality & Climatology Signature

High-Altitude Aerodynamic Thinning & Convective Mountain Shearing

SPRING WINDS

High crosswind shears (up to 45 kts) during Rocky Mountain lee cyclogenesis

SUMMER CONVECTION

Rapid afternoon thunderstorm outflow boundaries with 50+ kt microburst windshear

FALL STABILITY

Moderate Southerlies with smooth morning laminar flow

WINTER SYSTEMS

Upslope snowstorms from Plains moisture wrapping against the Front Range

Critical Operational Advisory:

Home to the longest commercial runway in North America (16R/34L @ 16,000 ft) specifically engineered to enable heavy widebodies to achieve takeoff True Airspeed (TAS) during high summer density altitude.

FAA Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM)CLEAN GEOMETRY

Pinwheel pin-and-spoke layout designed to completely isolate parallel runways and prevent crossing conflicts.

Mitigation Status: Exemplary zero-crossing layout architecture.

FAA Wildlife Strike Database ExposurePEAK: May, June, September

Horned lark and prairie coyote incursions on perimeter grasslands.

Predominant Species: Horned Lark, Canada Goose

PRIMARY SOURCE AUTHORITY

FAA Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) & NOAA NCEI LCDv2 Hourly Data

Runway incursion records integrated with FAA Runway Safety Office RIM datasets.