Where can I find KDEN charts, procedures and the Chart Supplement?
Find KDEN airport charts, SIDs, STARs, approaches and the FAA Chart Supplement, with cycle checks and tips for choosing the correct Denver procedure.
For Aviation & Real-World Flying, you can find KDEN airport charts in our KDEN chart library for Denver International, including the airport diagram, instrument approaches, SIDs and STARs. For runway, frequency, service and remarks data, use the Denver International entry in FAA Chart Supplement Southwest, checking every document’s effective cycle before use.
Which KDEN chart do I need?
The airport diagram, departure procedure, STAR, approach plate and Chart Supplement serve different purposes; no single document replaces the others.
| Document | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Airport diagram | Runway and taxiway layout, holding positions, hotspots and parking areas. |
| SID | A named standard instrument departure, including fixes, transitions and altitude or speed restrictions. |
| Take-off minimums or ODP | Departure obstacle-clearance requirements. A departure procedure may be a SID or an Obstacle Departure Procedure, and the two are not interchangeable. |
| STAR | The published arrival route from the en-route structure towards the terminal area. |
| Instrument approach chart | The cleared ILS, RNAV or other approach from its initial segments through landing or missed approach. |
| Chart Supplement | Airport data such as runway dimensions and surfaces, communications, lighting, services and operational remarks. |
A STAR does not itself authorise an approach, and an airport diagram does not show the complete arrival or departure route. Expect to use several documents for one flight.
How do I choose the correct KDEN SID or STAR?
The correct procedure is the one named in the route or ATC clearance, with the appropriate transition and runway branch for the operation.
- Match the full procedure name. The number appended to a SID or STAR name identifies its revision; it is not a runway number.
- Identify the transition. Check both the en-route transition and any runway-specific branch rather than selecting a procedure by its general direction alone.
- Read every chart page. Notes, runway transitions and routing may be split across several pages. Opening only the plan-view page can hide a restriction that applies to the whole procedure.
- Check runway designators carefully. KDEN has parallel runways, so omitting an
LorRcan load or brief the wrong branch. - Compare effective cycles. The chart and aircraft navigation database should describe the same procedure revision. If they do not, fixes, transitions or restrictions may differ.
A route generated by a flight planner is not an ATC clearance. In real-world flying, use only the procedure and transitions actually cleared; simulator ATC may assign, amend or omit them depending on the platform and its navigation data.
Where is KDEN in the FAA Chart Supplement?
KDEN appears under Denver International in the Southwest volume of the FAA Chart Supplement. Search the document for KDEN or DENVER INTL; searching only for the commercial code DEN can produce unrelated matches.
Use the entry to verify runway data, communications, services and airport-specific remarks. Our field-by-field guide to the FAA Chart Supplement explains how to interpret those sections and their abbreviations.
The supplement does not contain the complete graphical SID, STAR or approach procedure. It also cannot show every temporary closure or restriction, so operational planning requires applicable NOTAMs as well.
Why does a KDEN chart not match my simulator?
A chart mismatch usually means the simulator’s navigation database or airport scenery represents a different data cycle.
- The procedure is missing from the FMS: its navigation data may pre-date the chart, or the procedure may have been renamed. Use matching-cycle simulation material or update the navigation data where the platform supports it.
- A transition or fix is absent: confirm that every page of the procedure has been checked. If it genuinely is missing, manually joining fixes may omit heading legs, intercepts, vectors and restrictions; it is not necessarily equivalent to loading the published procedure.
- Taxiways do not match the diagram: the installed airport scenery may represent an older layout. Review the difference before taxiing rather than discovering it at a runway crossing.
- The route loads but looks wrong: check the procedure revision, runway suffix and selected transition before assuming the chart is incorrect.
Older charts can be useful when reproducing a historical flight or matching fixed simulator navigation data, but they should be clearly treated as simulation material.
Are these documents sufficient for a real KDEN flight?
No. Real-world planning requires in-force charts and supplements, applicable NOTAMs, weather, aircraft performance information and the actual ATC clearance. Community chart libraries are convenient for study and flight simulation, but an operational pilot must verify that every document comes from an authorised source and remains effective for the flight.