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{{Short description|Airport serving Denver, Colorado, United States}} |
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{{About|the current airport open since 1995|the airport previously serving Denver, Colorado|Stapleton International Airport}}{{redirect|Denver Airport|the rail station|Denver Airport Station}} |
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{{Infobox Airport |
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| name = Denver International Airport |
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| name = Denver International Airport |
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| image = Denver International Airport Logo.svg |
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| image2 = DIA Roof and Hotel.jpg |
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| IATA = DEN |
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| ICAO = KDEN |
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| FAA = DEN |
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| WMO = 72565 |
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| city-served = [[Denver, Colorado]], Northern Colorado, Eastern Colorado, Most of Colorado |
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| type = Public |
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| location = Northeastern [[Denver, Colorado]] |
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| owner = [[Government of Denver#Department of Aviation|City & County of Denver]] |
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| operator = City & County of Denver Department of Aviation |
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| focus-city = [[Southwest Airlines]] |
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| city-served = [[Denver metropolitan area]] and [[Front Range Urban Corridor]] |
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| elevation-f = 5,431 |
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| location = Northeast [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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| elevation-m = 1,655 |
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| opened = {{start date and age|1995|02|28}} |
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| website = [http://www.flydenver.com/ www.FlyDenver.com] |
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| hub = {{ubl|class=nowrap |
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| r1-number = 7/25 |
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| [[Denver Air Connection]] |
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| r1-length-f = 12,000 |
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| [[Southern Airways Express]] |
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| r1-length-m = 3,658 |
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| [[United Airlines]]}} |
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| r1-surface = [[Concrete]] |
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| operating_base = {{ubl|class=nowrap |
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| r2-number = 8/26 |
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] |
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| r2-length-f = 12,000 |
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| [[Southwest Airlines]]<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Southwest Airlines Announces New Crew Base for Pilots and Flight Attendants at Nashville International Airport (BNA) |date=August 14, 2023 |url=http://swamedia.com/releases/nashville-crew-base?lang=en-US |language=en |access-date=October 26, 2023}}</ref>}} |
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| r2-length-m = 3,658 |
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| elevation-f = 5,434 |
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| image_map = 09077AD.pdf |
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| image_mapsize = 220 |
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| r3-length-f = 12,000 |
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| image_map_caption = FAA Airport Diagram – Denver International |
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| r3-length-m = 3,658 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|39|51|42|N|104|40|23|W|type:airport_region:US|display=it|format=dec}} |
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| r4-number = 16R/34L |
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| website = {{URL|www.flydenver.com}} |
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| r4-length-f = 16,000 |
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| r3-number = 16L/34R |
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| r3-length-f = 12,000 |
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| stat1-header = Aircraft operations |
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| r3-length-m = 3,658 |
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| r3-surface = Concrete |
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| stat2-header = Passengers |
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| r4-number = 16R/34L |
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| r4-length-f = 16,000 |
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| footnotes = Source: [[Airports Council International]]<ref name=ACI>[http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-54-57_666_2__ ACI passenger and aircraft movement statistics for 2007]</ref> |
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| r4-length-m = 4,877 |
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| r5-number = 17L/35R |
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| r5-length-f = 12,000 |
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| r5-length-m = 3,658 |
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| r5-surface = Concrete |
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| r6-number = 17R/35L |
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| r6-length-f = 12,000 |
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| r6-length-m = 3,658 |
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| r6-surface = Concrete |
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| stat-year = 2023 |
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| stat1-header = Passengers |
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| stat1-data = 77,837,917<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flydenver.com/press-release/denver-international-airport-sets-all-time-passenger-traffic-record-in-2023/|title=Denver International Airport Sets All-Time Passenger Traffic Record in 2023 | Denver Airport}}</ref> |
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| stat2-header = Aircraft operations |
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| stat2-data = 662,010 |
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| stat3-header = Total cargo |
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| stat3-data = {{cvt|681534753|lb|disp=br}} |
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| stat4-header = Economic contribution (2018) |
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| stat4-data = {{nowrap|$33.5 billion<ref name=2013_EIS>{{cite report|title=2013 Economic Impact Study for Colorado Airports|url=https://www.codot.gov/programs/aeronautics/PDF_Files/2013_CO_EIS_ExecutiveSummary_WEB.pdf|publisher=[[Colorado Department of Transportation]], Division of Aeronautics|access-date=March 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115942/https://www.codot.gov/programs/aeronautics/PDF_Files/2013_CO_EIS_ExecutiveSummary_WEB.pdf|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><!--end nowrap:-->}} |
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| footnotes = Source: Denver International Airport<ref>{{cite web |title=Passenger Traffic Reports |url=https://www.flydenver.com/about/financials/passenger_traffic |publisher=Denver International Airport |access-date=2 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flydenver.com/app/uploads/2024/02/den_Passenger_Traffic_December_2023.pdf|title=Denver Int'l Airport Operations and Traffic December 2023|website=flydenver.com|accessdate= February 24, 2024}}</ref> |
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'''Denver International Airport''' {{airport codes|DEN|KDEN|DEN}}, locally known as '''DIA''', is an [[international airport]] in the [[Western United States]], primarily serving metropolitan [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], as well as the greater [[Front Range Urban Corridor]]. At {{convert|33,531|acres|sqmi km2|1}}<!-- (13,570 ha, 52.4 sq mi)-->,<ref name="master_record">{{FAA-airport|ID=DEN|use=PU|own=PU|site=02573.*A}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/DEN/Denver-International-Airport|title=Denver International Airport data at skyvector.com|website=skyvector.com|access-date = August 17, 2022}}</ref> it is the largest airport in the Western Hemisphere by land area and the second largest on Earth, behind [[King Fahd International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.industrytap.com/denver-airport-2nd-largest-in-the-world-twice-the-size-of-manhattan/7982 |title=Denver Airport Second Largest In The World, Twice the Size of Manhattan |work=Industry Tap |date=August 26, 2013 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829183431/http://www.industrytap.com/denver-airport-2nd-largest-in-the-world-twice-the-size-of-manhattan/7982 |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Runway 16R/34L, with a length of {{convert|16000|ft|mi km|2}}, is the longest public use runway in North America and the seventh longest on Earth. The airport is {{convert|25|mi|km}} driving distance northeast of [[Downtown Denver]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Distance From Downtown Denver As Per MapQuest |url=http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?do=nw&go=1&r=f&aoh=&aot=&aof=&1a=&1c=&1s=&1z=&1y=US&1l=&1g=&1pl=&1v=COUNTRY&1ffi=&1n=&1qn=denver%20international%20airport&2a=&2c=Denver&2s=CO&2z=&2y=US&2l=36cA6vHcgcp2r%2b1shHeSWQ%3d%3d&2g=6uCrHfAwVdiZOF%2bMfwHG9A%3d%3d&2pn=&2pl=&2v=CITY&2ffi=&2n=Denver%20County&2qn=&2qc=&q=denver%20international%20airport&1pn=denver%20international%20airport&1sb=Denver%20International%20Airport%20%28DEN%29%7c8500%20Pena%20Blvd%7cDenver%7cCO%7c80249%7c39836959%7c%2d104671890%7c303%2d342%2d2000%7cUS&1qc=Airports |publisher=[[MapQuest]] |access-date=September 8, 2011}}</ref> {{convert|19|mi|km}} farther than the former [[Stapleton International Airport]] which DEN replaced; the airport is actually closer to the [[Aurora, Colorado|City of Aurora]] than central Denver, and many airport-related services, such as hotels, are located in Aurora.<ref name="NYT March 1, 1995"/> |
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'''Denver International Airport''' {{Airport codes|DEN|KDEN|DEN}}, often called '''DIA''', is, by land size at {{convert|53|sqmi|km2}}, the largest international [[airport]] in the [[United States]], and the third largest international airport in the world after [[King Fahd International Airport]] and [[Montreal-Mirabel International Airport]].<ref>[http://www.flightmapping.com/news/Coventry-Airport/Biggest-busiest-airports.asp Coventry Airport News: Largest Airport]</ref> Runway 16R/34L is the longest public use runway in the United States. |
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Opened in 1995, DEN currently serves 25 different airlines offering non-stop service to over 215 destinations throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia; it was the fourth airport in the U.S. to exceed 200 destinations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Denver International Airport reaches milestone with 200 nonstop destinations |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/22/dia-200-nonstop-destinations/ |date=August 22, 2018 |access-date=August 27, 2018 |work=[[The Denver Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035655/https://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/22/dia-200-nonstop-destinations/ |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The airport is a major hub for [[United Airlines]] and the largest operating base for both [[Frontier Airlines]] and [[Southwest Airlines]].<ref name="hub guide">{{cite web|title=Airline Hub Guide: Which U.S. Cities Are Major Hubs and Why it Matters|url=https://www.airfarewatchdog.com/blog/50066526/airline-hub-guide-which-u-s-cities-are-major-hubs-and-why-it-matters/|website=airfarewatchdog.com|last=Radka|first=Ricky|access-date=28 February 2022|date=23 December 2021}}</ref> With over 40,000 employees, the airport is the largest employer in Colorado. The airport is located on the western edge of the [[Great Plains]] and within sight of the [[Front Range]] of the [[Rocky Mountains]]. |
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In 2008, Denver International Airport was the [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|tenth busiest airport in the world]] by passenger traffic with 51,245,334 passengers. It was also the [[World's busiest airports by traffic movements|fifth busiest airport in the world]] by aircraft movements with 625,884 movements.<ref>http://www.flydenver.com/pr/DIAPR_090204.pdf</ref> |
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In both 2021 and 2022, DEN was the third [[List of busiest airports by passenger traffic|busiest airport in the world]] as well as the third [[List of the busiest airports in the United States|busiest airport in the United States]] by passenger traffic. In 2023, it was the sixth [[List of busiest airports by passenger traffic|busiest airport in the world]] and remained the third [[List of the busiest airports in the United States|busiest airport in the United States]] having served around 77.8 million passengers, more than a 12% increase from the prior year. DEN has been among the top 20 busiest airports in the world every year since 2000.<ref>2020 Airport Traffic Report, Port Authority NY NJ. Published July 2021. {{cite web| url = https://www.panynj.gov/airports/en/statistics-general-info.html| title = Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Airport Traffic Statistics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Josephs |first=Leslie |date=2024-04-15 |title=World's busiest airports show surge in international travel. Here are the rankings |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/15/worlds-busiest-airport-rankings-2023.html |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> |
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The airport is located in extreme northeastern [[Denver, Colorado]], and is operated by the [[Denver, Colorado|City and County of Denver]]. Denver International Airport is the busiest and largest airport in the United States without non-stop service to and from [[Asia]], although the airport is actively seeking such flights.<ref>[http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/01/campaign-lure-tokyo-flights-takes/ Flights to Asia taking shape : Airlines & Aerospace : The Rocky Mountain News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> DIA was voted the 2005 Best Airport in North America by readers of ''Business Traveler Magazine'' and was named "America's Best Run Airport" by [[Time (magazine)|''Time Magazine'']] in 2002.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002855,00.html Welcome to America's Best Run Airport]</ref> |
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==History== |
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Airport officials say its large area contributes to it having the highest number of [[bird strike|wildlife strikes]] in the United States (2,090 this decade - although it ranked seventh on basis of takeoffs and landings).<ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_12223062 Bird strikes by planes rising - Denver Post - April 24, 2009]</ref> |
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[[Denver]] has traditionally been home to one of the busier airports in the United States because its midcontinent location was ideal for an [[airline hub]]. Several airlines, notably [[United Airlines]] and [[Continental Airlines]], were [[airline hub|hubbed]] at the former [[Stapleton International Airport]], helping make it the sixth-busiest airport in the country by the 1960s. But Stapleton was cramped, with little room to add additional flights and with runways too close together, leading to long waits in bad weather that would cause nationwide travel disruptions.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Rubino|first=Joe|date=March 1, 2020|title=Denver International Airport at 25: From boondoggle to boon|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|location=[[Denver]]|publisher=[[Digital First Media]]|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/03/01/denver-airport-25-years-boondoggle-anniversary/|access-date=October 12, 2021}}</ref> |
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From 1980 to 1983, the [[Denver Regional Council of Governments]] investigated areas for a new area airport north and east of Denver. Meanwhile, in 1983, [[Federico Peña]] was elected mayor of Denver, campaigning on a plan to expand Stapleton onto [[Rocky Mountain Arsenal]] lands. The plan had broad support, but leaders in nearby Adams County threatened to sue over noise concerns.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Denver International Airport is the main hub for low-cost carrier [[Frontier Airlines]] and commuter carrier [[Great Lakes Airlines]]. It is also the second-largest hub for [[United Airlines]] (after Chicago's [[O'Hare International Airport]]), as well as a [[focus city]] for [[Southwest Airlines]]. Since commencing service to Denver in January 2006, Southwest has added over 30 destinations, making Denver its fastest-growing market. |
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Eventually Peña struck a deal: Adams County leaders would rally citizens to back a plan for Denver to annex {{Convert|54|sqmi}} of the county to build an airport away from established neighborhoods. In 1988, Adams County voters approved the annexation. The proposal was met with some skepticism because of its location: {{Convert|24|mi}} from the heart of the city. But seeing the importance of a Denver air hub to the national transportation system, the federal government put $500 million (equivalent to ${{inflation|US-GDP|.5|1989|r=1|fmt=c}} billion {{As of|{{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}|lc=y}}) toward the new airport. The rest of the cost would be financed by bonds, to be repaid with fees on airlines. Ground was broken in September 1989.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Features== |
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===Aesthetics=== |
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[[Image:DIA.jpg|thumb|right|The white tension fabric roof of Denver International Airport uniquely resembles the area's famous [[Rocky Mountains]].]] |
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The airport's distinctive white tensile architecture tension fabric roof is aesthetically designed to be reminiscent of the snow-capped [[Rocky Mountains]] in winter. Steel cables similar to those on the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] support the roof.<ref name="facts">{{cite web | url=http://www.flydenver.com/diabiz/info/research/facts.asp | title=DIA Business Center: DIA Information: Research Center: Fast Facts | accessdate=2008-01-27}}</ref> It is also known for a pedestrian bridge connecting the [[airport terminal|terminal]] to Concourse A that allows travelers to view planes taxiing directly underneath and provides sweeping views of the Rocky Mountains to the West and the high plains to the East. |
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Two years later, Mayor [[Wellington Webb]] inherited the [[megaproject]], which at that time was scheduled to open on October 29, 1993.<ref>{{cite book|title=Metro Airport Study: Final Report|publisher=Denver Regional Council of Governments; Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co|year=1983}}</ref> At the time United was refusing to move to the new airport over the high proposed fees. The airline finally relented under the condition that the airport include an automated baggage system.<ref name=":0" /> |
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===Art=== |
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====Mustang==== |
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''Mustang'' by New Mexico artist [[Luis Jiménez (sculptor)|Luis Jiménez]] was one of the earliest public art commissions for Denver International Airport in 1993. Standing at 32 feet tall and weighing 9,000 pounds, "Mustang" is a blue cast-fiberglass sculpture with red shining eyes located between the inbound and outbound lanes of Peña Boulevard.<ref>http://www.flydenver.com/guide/art/detail.asp?ID=3</ref> Jiménez died in 2006 while creating the sculpture when a portion of it fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. At the time of his death, Jiménez had completed painting the head of the mustang. The sculpture was completed with the help of the artist's staff, family, and professional race-car painters, Camillo Nuñez and Richard LaVato. Upon completion, the sculpture was assembled and shipped to its final destination from California. "Mustang" was unveiled in its completed form on February 11, 2008. <ref>http://www.denvergov.org/RecentInstallations/LuisJimenezMustangFebruary2008/tabid/428802/Default.aspx</ref> |
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Construction delays pushed opening day back, first to December 1993, then to March 1994. By September 1993, delays due to a [[millwright]] strike and other events meant opening day was pushed back again to May 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=reduper |date=2022-09-13 |title=Denver International Airport |url=https://www.reduper.com/industry/traffic/airport/denver-international-airport/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Super Engineering Website |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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"Mustang" has received a mixed review from Colorado citizens. Many critics of the sculpture are attempting to have it removed, however the city plans to leave the installation in place for 5 years before making any decisions regarding its future. The controversy over the sculpture has received a great deal of media attention as well with coverage from the local news outlets to [[The Wall Street Journal]], [[CNN]], and [[The Daily Show]]. <ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123395183452158089.html</ref><ref>http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=108711&catid=188</ref> A Facebook group entitled, "DIA's Heinous Blue Mustang Has Got To Go" has been created as a forum to express opinions about the sculpture. <ref>http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43340404423</ref> |
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In April 1994, the city invited reporters to observe the first test of the new automated baggage system. Reporters were treated to scenes of clothing and other personal effects scattered beneath the system's tracks and carts that would often toss the luggage right off the system. After the embarrassing preview, the mayor cancelled the planned May opening. The baggage system continued to be a maintenance hassle and was finally terminated in September 2005, with traditional [[baggage handler]]s manually handling cargo and passenger luggage.<ref name="NYT 08-27-2005">{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Kirk|date=August 27, 2005|title=Denver Airport Saw the Future. It Didn't Work.|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/27/us/denver-airport-saw-the-future-it-didnt-work.html|url-status=live|access-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529193239/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/27/us/denver-airport-saw-the-future-it-didnt-work.html|archive-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> |
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===Automated baggage system=== |
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The airport's computerized baggage system, which was supposed to reduce flight delays, shorten waiting times at luggage carousels, and save airlines in labor costs, turned into an unmitigated failure. An opening originally scheduled for October 31, 1993 with a single system for all three concourses turned into a February 28, 1995 opening with separate systems for each concourse, with varying degrees of automation. |
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DEN finally replaced Stapleton on February 28, 1995, 16 months behind schedule and at a cost of $4.8 billion (equivalent to ${{inflation|US-GDP|4.8|1995|r=1|fmt=c}} billion {{As of|{{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}|lc=y}}),<ref>{{cite web|title=Denver International Airport Construction and Operating Costs|url=http://www.colorado.edu/libraries/govpubs/dia.htm|publisher=[[University of Colorado|University of Colorado at Boulder Government Publications Library]]|date=July 5, 1997|access-date=February 1, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208150555/http://www.colorado.edu/libraries/govpubs/dia.htm|archive-date=February 8, 2008}}</ref> nearly $2 billion over budget (${{inflation|US-GDP|2|1995|r=1|fmt=c}} billion {{As of|{{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}|lc=y}}).<ref name="NYT March 1, 1995" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Eddy|first=Mark|date=February 28, 1995|title=Denver International Airport officially opens for business|work=[[The Denver Post]]|url=https://www.denverpost.com/1995/02/28/denver-international-airport-officially-opens/|access-date=October 12, 2021}}</ref> The construction employed 11,000 workers.<ref>{{cite speech|title=Rocky Mountain Health & Safety Conference|last=Dear|first=Joseph A., Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health|date=April 11, 1995|location=John Q. Hammons Trade Center, Denver, Colorado|url=https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=SPEECHES&p_id=194|access-date=January 27, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813011621/http://osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=SPEECHES&p_id=194|archive-date=August 13, 2007}}</ref> [[United Airlines]] Flight 1062 to [[Kansas City International Airport]] was the first to depart DEN and United Flight 1474 from [[Colorado Springs Airport]] was the first to arrive at the new airport.<ref name="NYT March 1, 1995">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/01/us/finally-16-months-late-denver-has-a-new-airport.html|title=Finally, 16 Months Late, Denver Has a New Airport|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 1, 1995|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526141251/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/01/us/finally-16-months-late-denver-has-a-new-airport.html|archive-date=May 26, 2015|url-status=unfit}}</ref> |
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The system's $186 million in original construction costs grew by $1 million per day during months of modifications and repairs. Incoming flights on the airport's B Concourse made very limited use of the system, and only United, DIA's dominant airline, used it for outgoing flights. The 40-year-old company responsible for the design of the automated system, BAE Automated Systems of [[Carrollton, Texas]], at one time responsible for 90% of the baggage systems in the U.S., was acquired in 2002 by G&T Conveyor Company, Inc.<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://www.gtconveyor.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=59 | title = G&T Conveyor Acquires Assets From BAE Automated Systems Inc. | publisher = [http://www.gtconveyor.com G&T Conveyor Company, Inc.] | date=2002-06-17}}</ref> |
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[[File:Denver airport USGA 2002 mod.jpg|thumb|In 2002 when 16R/34L was under construction |
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The automated baggage system never worked well, and in August 2005, it became public knowledge that United would abandon the system, a decision that would save them $1 million per month in maintenance costs.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/26/news/denver.php | title = Denver airport to mangle last bag | publisher = New York Times, via International Herald Tribune | date=2005-08-27 | first=Kirk |last=Johnson}}</ref> |
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{{See also|List of longest runways}} |
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In September 2003, runway 16R/34L was added, the airport's sixth and at {{Convert|16000|ft|mi km|abbr=on}}, it is {{Convert|4000|ft|mi km|abbr=on}} longer than the other runways. Its length, exceeded by only six other runways in the world, allows fully laden [[Airbus A380]]s and [[Boeing 747-8]]s to take off in the [[hot and high]] conditions at the airport, which is roughly {{Convert|1|mi||abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite news|title=Denver International Airport, Colorado|url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/denver/|access-date=2023-06-14|website=Airport Technology|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=How To Adjust to Denver's High Altitude{{!}} VISIT DENVER|url=https://www.denver.org/about-denver/resources/high-altitude-tips/|access-date=2023-06-14|website=www.denver.org|language=en-us}}</ref> |
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During a blizzard on March 17–19, 2003, the weight of heavy snow tore a hole in the terminal's white fabric roof, and over {{Convert|2|ft}} of snow on paved areas closed the airport and its main access road ([[Peña Boulevard]]) for almost two days, stranding several thousand people.<ref>{{cite news|title=This week in Denver weather history: March 11 to March 17|first=Tony|last=Hake|work=Examiner|publisher=AXS Digital Group|quote=Denver International Airport was closed...stranding about 4000 travelers. The weight of the heavy snow caused a 40-foot gash in a portion of the tent roof...forcing the evacuation of that section of the main terminal building.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=DEN Evacuates Main Terminal For Fear Of Roof Collapse|work=[[KMGH-TV]]|location=Denver, Colorado|date=March 19, 2003|url=http://www.thedenverchannel.com/lifestyle/travel/dia-evacuates-main-terminal-for-fear-of-roof-collapse|access-date=September 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817205204/http://www.thedenverchannel.com/lifestyle/travel/dia-evacuates-main-terminal-for-fear-of-roof-collapse|archive-date=August 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Winter storms of 2006–07|Another blizzard]] on December 20–21, 2006, dumped over {{convert|20|in|cm}} of snow in about 24 hours. The airport was closed for more than 45 hours, stranding thousands.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mindy|last=Sink|title=Thousands Stranded in Denver Airport and Environs After Blizzard|newspaper=The New York Times|location=Denver|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/22/us/22storm.html|date=December 22, 2006|access-date=September 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017192323/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/22/us/22storm.html|archive-date=October 17, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Following this, the airport invested heavily in new snow-removal equipment that has led to a dramatic reduction in runway occupancy times to clear snow, down from an average of 45 minutes in 2006 to just 15 minutes. In 2020, the airport was awarded the [[Bernt Balchen|Balchen/Post]] award, which is presented by the Northeast Chapter of the [[American Association of Airport Executives|American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)]] for the outstanding snow and ice removal operation during difficult winter conditions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Denver International Airport's award-winning winter operations|url=https://www.internationalairportreview.com/article/146092/denver-airport-winter-operations/|access-date=2023-06-14|website=International Airport Review|language=en}}</ref> |
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=== Solar energy system === |
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[[Image:Diasolarfarm.jpg|thumb|right|Partial view of the solar farm under construction, leaving the airport, July 1, 2008.]] |
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In February 2008<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/worldwater-amp-solar-technologies-announces-first-quarter-results,398545.shtml | title = WorldWater & Solar Technologies Announces First Quarter Results | publisher = The Earth Times | accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref>, construction of an on-site, two-[[megawatt]]<ref name="flydenver.com">{{cite web | url = http://www.flydenver.com/pr/DIAPR_071001.pdf |format=PDF| title = Press Release | accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref> [[solar energy]] system began. The single-axis tracking system<ref name="solarbuzz.com">{{cite web | url = http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR1028.htm | title = WorldWater & Solar Technologies Breaks Ground On Two Megawatt Solar System | publisher = Solarbuzz | accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref> should provide 3.5 million [[kilowatt-hours]]<ref name="flydenver.com" /> of energy per year and spare the environment of more than five million pounds of [[carbon emissions]] annually<ref name="flydenver.com" />. The system will generate the equivalent of half the energy needs for the underground trains that move people between concourses<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ecotality.com/life/2007/10/05/fly-solar-denver/ | title = Fly Green: Denver International To Get Big Solar Array | publisher = Ecotality Life | accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref>. The $13 million-plus<ref name="solarbuzz.com" /> system sits on {{convert|7.5|acre|m2}}<ref name="solarbuzz.com" />, clearly visible to people entering and exiting the airport. WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. designed and is constructing the system, while MMA Renewable Ventures LLC—rather than DIA—will own it and sell its energy to the airport.<ref name="flydenver.com" /> |
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After shunning DEN for over a decade for its high fees, [[Southwest Airlines]] entered the airport in January 2006 with 13 daily flights.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Southwest Airlines Begins Service in Denver, Announces Additional Flights and Destinations|url=http://investors.southwest.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2006/03-01-2006|location=[[Dallas]]|publisher=[[Southwest Airlines]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> Southwest has since rapidly expanded and is now the airport's second-largest carrier after United.<ref>{{cite news|title=Southwest aims to add 16 gates and a host of new flights at Denver International Airport|url=https://denverite.com/2020/02/26/southwest-aims-to-add-16-gates-and-a-host-of-new-flights-at-denver-international-airport/|last=Sachs|first=David|work=Denverite|location=[[Denver]]|publisher=[[Colorado Public Radio]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> |
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===Telecommunications=== |
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DIA has public [[Wi-Fi]] access available throughout the airport as of late 2007. Although the service is marketed as being free, it is ad-supported through an advertising-filled HTML frame that is inserted into the top of the browser window. Users of the Wi-Fi network are also required to view a 30-second advertising video in the browser before Internet access is granted, although in many cases a click-through button is provided to avoid viewing the ad. The network is managed by FreeFi Networks, a Los Angeles-based firm.<ref>[http://www.flydenver.com/guide/index.asp About DIA - Airport Services]</ref>. [[T-Mobile]] HotSpot service is available in the [[airport lounge]]s run by [[United Airlines]], [[American Airlines]], and [[Delta Air Lines]] <ref>[http://www.wi-fihotspotlist.com/browse/us/2000258/2046750/p1.html Denver, CO - Wireless Hotspots]</ref>.The airport has pay-per-use [[Internet kiosk|kiosks]] which can be used to access the [[Internet]] and to play video games. The current stations were developed by [[Zoox Stations]] and were installed in 2007<ref name="walsh">{{cite news|title=New Internet stations installed at DIA|author=Chris Walsh|work=[[Rocky Mountain News]]|date=2007-04-17|publisher=The E.W. Scripps Company|url=http://rockymountainnews.com./drmn/other_business/article/0,2777,DRMN_23916_5489089,00.html}}</ref>. |
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On November 19, 2015, a hotel was added to the airport and on April 22, 2016, DEN received [[commuter rail]] service to [[Denver Union Station]] with the opening of [[Regional Transportation District|RTD]]'s [[A Line (RTD)|A Line]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baskas|first=Harriet|title=Denver's airport finally getting a rail link to the city |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/04/20/denver-airport-train-rail-line/83271302/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baskas|first=Harriet|title=Denver airport announces opening day for new hotel |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/06/03/denver-airport-westin-hotel/28401045/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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[[File:Denver airport USGA 2002 mod.jpg|Aerial view of the airport in 2002|left|thumb]]The airport is 25 miles (40 km) from downtown Denver<ref>[http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?do=nw&go=1&r=f&aoh=&aot=&aof=&1a=&1c=&1s=&1z=&1y=US&1l=&1g=&1pl=&1v=COUNTRY&1ffi=&1n=&1qn=denver%20international%20airport&2a=&2c=Denver&2s=CO&2z=&2y=US&2l=36cA6vHcgcp2r%2b1shHeSWQ%3d%3d&2g=6uCrHfAwVdiZOF%2bMfwHG9A%3d%3d&2pn=&2pl=&2v=CITY&2ffi=&2n=Denver%20County&2qn=&2qc=&q=denver%20international%20airport&1pn=denver%20international%20airport&1sb=Denver%20International%20Airport%20%28DEN%29%7c8500%20Pena%20Blvd%7cDenver%7cCO%7c80249%7c39836959%7c%2d104671890%7c303%2d342%2d2000%7cUS&1qc=Airports Distance from downtown Denver as per MapQuest]</ref>, which is 19 miles (31 km) farther away than [[Stapleton International Airport]], the airport it replaced. The distant location was chosen to avoid noise impacts to developed areas, to accommodate a generous [[runway]] layout that would not be compromised by winter storms, and to allow for future expansion. The {{convert|33000|acre|sqmi km2}}<ref name="master_record" /> of land occupied by the airport is nearly twice the land area of [[Manhattan]]. The land was transferred from [[Adams County, Colorado|Adams County]] to Denver after a 1989 vote,<ref>{{cite journal | last=Goetz | first=Andrew R. | coauthors=Szyliowicz, Joseph S. | title=Revisiting Transportation Planning and Decision Making Theory: The Case of Denver International Airport | year=1997 | pages=263–280 (see p. 270) | volume=31 | journal=Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice | doi=10.1016/S0965-8564(96)00033-X }}</ref> increasing the city's size by 50 percent.{{citation needed|date=February 2008}} However, much of the city of [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]] is actually closer to the airport than the developed portions of Denver, and all freeway traffic accessing the airport from central Denver passes through Aurora. |
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On September 9, 2015, a political campaign was launched by Mayor [[Michael Hancock (Colorado politician)|Michael Hancock]] to radically expand commercial development at DEN, previously prohibited by intergovernmental agreement between Denver and Adams County.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!-- Staff Writer -->|title=Yes on 1A for DEN – Not so fast|date=September 9, 2015|work=North Denver News|url=http://northdenvernews.com/yes-on-1a-for-dia-not-so-fast/|access-date=September 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910003211/http://northdenvernews.com/yes-on-1a-for-dia-not-so-fast/|archive-date=September 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The changes to the agreement were approved by both Denver and Adams County voters in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coloradostatesman.com/content/996312-denver-voters-ok-national-western-dia-ballot-measures|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203055508/http://www.coloradostatesman.com/content/996312-denver-voters-ok-national-western-dia-ballot-measures|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2015|title=Denver Voters OK National Western DEN Ballot Measures|website=Colorado Statesman|access-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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In September 1989, under the leadership of [[List of mayors of Denver|Denver Mayor]] [[Federico Peña]], federal officials authorized the outlay of the first $60 million for the construction of DIA. Two years later, Mayor [[Wellington Webb]] inherited the [[megaproject]], scheduled to open on October 29, 1993. |
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In 2018, work began on a major interior renovation and reconfiguration to the entire Jeppesen Terminal including the beginning phases of construction to relocate two out of the three [[Transportation Security Administration|TSA]] security checkpoints from the Great Hall on Level 5 to Level 6 (East & West) while simultaneously updating and consolidating airline ticket counters/check-in for all airlines. Eventually, both pre- and post-security gathering and leisure areas will be incorporated into the spaces where both expansive TSA security areas on Level 5 are currently located. The third TSA security checkpoint currently accessible via the Concourse A bridge is expected to be removed once the new Level 6 security areas are completed. The renovation and reconfiguration will bring back the original intent and use of the Great Hall as a large commons area for airport patrons and visitors to enjoy. First phases of completion—including updated check-in and baggage drop counters for United & Southwest Airlines as well as visual and facility updates to parts of the terminal—began in late 2020 and progressively continue to this day. In early February 2024, the first of two new security screening areas (West Security on Level 6) opened to the public. It is located directly north of the new United Airlines Check-In facilities. The new East Security, directly across the Great Hall from West, is expected to open in mid to late 2025. At that time both Level 5 North & South Security areas (who have been in operation for over 20 years) will be closed and removed in addition to the A-Bridge Security. This phased terminal project is expected to be completed by 2028.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/13/denver-budget-dia-gate-expansion-approved/|last=Murray|first=Jon|newspaper=The Denver Post|location=Denver|publisher=Digital First Media|title=Denver council gives blessing to $2 billion city budget and $1.5 billion gate expansion at DIA|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202216/http://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/13/denver-budget-dia-gate-expansion-approved/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Delays caused by poor planning and repeated design changes due to changing requirements from [[United Airlines]] caused Mayor Webb to push opening day back, first to December 1993, then to March 1994. By September 1993, delays due to a [[millwright]] strike and other events meant opening day was pushed back again, to May 15, 1994. |
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Additionally in 2018, work commenced on a major gate expansion to all three concourses with 12 new gates being added to A (including several single and double-jetway gates with direct access to [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]]), 11 to B, and 16 to C, for a total of 39 new gates.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Riley|first1=Cindy|title=$1.5B Gate Expansion at Denver Intl. Under Way|url=https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/15b-gate-expansion-at-denver-intl-under-way/43151|magazine=Construction Equipment|location=[[Fort Washington, Pennsylvania|Fort Washington]]|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref> Following the completion of this project, [[United Airlines]] has leased 24 additional gates on both A and B (bringing its total gate count at DEN to around 90), as well as build a new [[United Club]] in A and expand their existing clubs in B.<ref>{{cite news|title=United Airlines gets approval for 24 new gates, upgraded clubs at DIA|date=January 22, 2020|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/01/22/united-airlines-gates-clubs-approval.html|last=Vendituoli|first=Monica|newspaper=Denver Business Journal|publisher=[[American City Business Journals]]|url-access=subscription|location=[[Denver]]|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref> [[Southwest Airlines]] leased 16 of the new gates in C bringing its total gate count at DEN to 40, which is SWA's largest gate count at any single airport.<ref>{{cite web|title=Southwest Airlines Set to Expand Denver Operations|url=https://aeronauticsonline.com/southwest-airlines-set-to-expand-denver-operations/|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703221311/http://aeronauticsonline.com/southwest-airlines-set-to-expand-denver-operations/|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of November 2022, all new gates in A-West, B-West, B-East and C-East are in use and new retail and restaurant tenants will continue to open through 2024 as well as new art commissioned and installed through 2025. Additionally, all existing way-finding signs, flight information display systems and gate signs are expected to be replaced in the coming years matching what is found at the new gates and within the renovated portions of the terminal. When both the ongoing terminal and concourse projects are completed, the airport will be able to handle upwards of 100 million passengers per year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Murray|first=Jon|date=August 1, 2017|title=DIA prepares for 26-gate expansion blitz by hiring project manager.|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/01/denver-international-airport-expansion-manager-contract-45-million/|newspaper=The Denver Post|location=Denver|publisher=Digital First Media|access-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810014701/http://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/01/denver-international-airport-expansion-manager-contract-45-million/|archive-date=August 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In April 1994, the city invited reporters to observe the first test of the new [[Denver International Airport#Automated baggage system|automated baggage system]]. Reporters were treated to scenes of clothing and other personal effects scattered beneath the system's tracks, while the [[actuator]]s that moved luggage from belt to belt would often toss the luggage right off the system instead. The mayor cancelled the planned May 15 opening. The baggage system continued to be a maintenance hassle and was finally terminated in September 2005 <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/27/national/27denver.html?ex=1282795200&en=55c1a4d8ddb7988a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss | title = Denver Airport Saw the Future. It Didn't Work. | publisher = New York Times | date = 2005-08-27}}</ref>, with traditional baggage handlers manually handling cargo and passenger luggage. |
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In 2021, the airport experienced a notable failure of the train system. In response, a request for information from the private sector was issued to analyze options to possibly supplement the train system in the future.<ref>{{Cite press release| url=https://www.flydenver.com/sites/default/files/downloads/21-80%20-%20Train%20RFI.pdf |title=Denver International Airport Seeking Ideas for Alternative Methods for Passenger Flow to and from the Terminal and Concourses}}</ref> By 2023, several companies proposed their ideas to transport passengers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-01 |title=Could soaring bridges, gondolas, futuristic pods — or even just a walking tunnel — soon connect DIA's concourses? |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2023/01/01/denver-airport-train-solutions-bridges-tunnel-walkway/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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On September 25, 1994, the airport hosted a [[fly-in]] that drew several hundred [[general aviation]] aircraft, providing [[Aviator|pilot]]s with a unique opportunity to operate in and out of the new airport, and to wander around on foot looking at the ground-side facilities—including the baggage system, which was still under testing. [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] controllers also took advantage of the event to test procedures, and to check for holes in radio coverage as planes taxied around and among the buildings. |
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In 2022, a committee was formed to support efforts to establish flights between Denver and Africa.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.flydenver.com/sites/default/files/downloads/22-21%20Africa%20Air%20Service%20Committee.pdf |title=Denver International Airport Announces Formation of Africa Air Service Committee|date=2022-04-05}}</ref> |
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DIA finally replaced [[Stapleton International Airport|Stapleton]] on February 28, 1995, 16 months behind schedule and at a cost of $4.8 billion,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado.edu/libraries/govpubs/dia.htm | title = Denver International Airport Construction and Operating Costs | publisher = University of Colorado at Boulder Government Publications Library | accessdate = 2008-02-01 | date=1997-07-05}}</ref> nearly $2 billion over budget. The construction employed 11,000 workers.<ref>{{cite speech |
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United flight 1062 to [[Kansas City International Airport]] was the first to depart and United flight 1474 from [[Colorado Springs Airport]] was the first to arrive.{{citation needed|date=January 2008}} |
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In August 2022, DEN broke ground on an additional gate expansion project that will bring a total of 14 ground loaded gates to the east end of Concourse A to be used solely for Frontier Airlines operations. This A-East wing is intended to be removed once a more permanent A-East expansion (similar to what just opened in A-West) occurs at an unknown future date. This will be a gain of four gates for Frontier once completed. Currently there are several ground loaded gates at this location which were constructed back in 2018 for United's temporary regional operations while a new and additional regional wing was being constructed onto the east end of Concourse B. The new United Concourse B regional wing opened in late 2022 and United has now vacated the A regional wing making way for Frontier to move in once the renovations and addition are completed. The expanded Concourse A wing for Frontier is expected to open by mid-2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/frontier-new-gates-denver-international-airport-breaks-ground/|title=Frontier breaks ground on new gates at Denver International Airport|website=[[CBS News]]|date=August 8, 2022}}</ref> |
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After the airport's [[runway]]s were completed but before it opened, the airport used the codes {{airport codes|DVX|KDVX}}. DIA later took over {{airport codes|DEN|KDEN}} as its codes from Stapleton when the latter airport closed. |
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In December 2023 DEN started construction on a new 'Center of Equity and Excellence in Aviation' which will help underserved communities and prepare current and future employees for a career in aviation. The CEEA will be located directly below the Westin Hotel and DEN Plaza and is expected to open in late 2024 or early 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flydenver.com/ceea|title=Center of Equity and Excellence in Aviation (CEEA) | Denver Airport}}</ref> |
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During the [[blizzard]] of March 17-19, 2003, heavy snow tore a hole in the terminal's white fabric roof. Over two feet of snow on the paved areas closed the airport (and its main access road, [[Peña Boulevard]]) for almost two days. Several thousand people were stranded at DIA. |
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In late 2023, the airport laid out preliminary plans to add four new concourses with 100 more gates east and west of the terminal by 2045.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title=Imagine DIA in 2045: four new concourses, 100 more gates and way more passengers |url=https://denverite.com/2023/10/04/denver-international-airport-expansion-2045-passenger-traffic-concourses/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Denverite |language=en-US}}</ref> The project is being referred to as 'Operation 2045' and will help support the airport’s goal of serving over 125 million passengers annually by that time. |
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In 2004, DIA was ranked first in major airports for on-time arrivals according to the FAA. |
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==Facilities== |
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[[Image:Denver Airport Snowcover Dec 22 2006.jpg|thumb|right|Denver International Airport covered by the December 22 2006 [[Winter storms of 2006-07#December 18-21|snowstorm]]]][[Winter storms of 2006-07#December 18-21|Another blizzard]] on December 20 and 21st, 2006 dumped over {{convert|20|in|cm}} of snow in about 24 hours. The airport was closed for more than 45 hours, stranding thousands. |
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[[File:DEN Air Traffic Control Tower.jpg|alt=The Air Traffic Control Tower at Denver International Airport with a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 below.|thumb|The [[Air traffic control|Air Traffic Control Tower]] and Concourse C at Denver International Airport with a [[United Airlines]] [[Boeing 737-800]] taxiing below in March 2018]] |
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The airport is {{convert|23|mi|km}} from [[Downtown Denver]], which is {{convert|15|mi|km}} farther away than [[Stapleton International Airport]], the airport DIA replaced.<ref name="NYT March 1, 1995"/> |
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==Design and expandability== |
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[[Image:Denver International Airport terminal.jpg|thumb|left|Denver International Airport's signature roofline as seen from the interior]] |
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Denver has traditionally been home to one of the busier airports in the nation because of its location. Many airlines including [[United Airlines]], [[Continental Airlines]], [[Western Airlines]], [[TWA]], the old [[Frontier Airlines (1950-1986)|Frontier Airlines]] and [[People Express]] were hubbed in Denver and there was also a significant [[Southwest Airlines]] operation at the old [[Stapleton International Airport]]. At times, Denver was a [[airline hub|hub]] for three or four airlines. Gate space was severely limited at Stapleton, and the runways at the old Stapleton were unable to deal efficiently with Denver's weather and wind patterns, causing nationwide travel disruption. These problems were the main justification for the new airport. The project began with Perez Architects and was completed by [[Fentress Architects|Fentress Bradburn Architects]]<ref>{{cite news | author=Moore, Paula | date=2007-12-28 | work=Denver Business Journal | url=http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2007/12/31/story12.html | title=Fentress Architects' DIA work opened global doors | accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> of Denver. The signature DIA profile, suggestive of the snow capped Rocky Mountains, was first hand sketched by Design Director Curt Fentress. Seized upon by then Mayor, Federico Pena, as the iconic form he was looking for -- "similar to the Sydney Opera house" -- DIA's design as well as its user-optimized curbside to airside navigation has won DIA global acclaim and propelled its designer, Fentress, to one of the foremost airport designers in the world. Fentress Architects is currently at work on the modernization of LAX. |
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The {{convert|52.4|sqmi|km2 acre||}}<ref name="master_record" /> of land occupied by the airport is more than one and a half times the size of [[Manhattan]] ({{convert|33.6|sqmi|disp=or||}}). DIA is larger in land area (excluding water) than the US cities of [[Boston, Massachusetts]] and [[San Francisco, California]]. DIA occupies the largest amount of commercial airport land area in North America, by a great extent. The land was transferred from [[Adams County, Colorado|Adams County]] to Denver after a 1989 vote,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Goetz |first1=Andrew R. |last2=Szyliowicz |first2=Joseph S. |title=Revisiting Transportation Planning and Decision Making Theory: The Case of Denver International Airport |journal=Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice |year=1997 |volume=31 |issue=4 |page=270 |doi=10.1016/S0965-8564(96)00033-X }}</ref> increasing the city's size by 50 percent and bifurcating the western portion of the neighboring county. All freeway traffic accessing the airport from central Denver leaves the city and passes through [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]] for nearly {{convert|2|mi|||spell=in}}, making the airport a [[Enclave and exclave#"Practical" enclaves, exclaves and inaccessible districts|practical exclave]]. Similarly, the A Line rail service connecting the airport with downtown Denver has two intervening stations in Aurora. |
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With the construction of DIA, Denver was determined to build an airport that could be easily expanded over the next 50 years to eliminate many of the problems that had plagued [[Stapleton International Airport]]. This was achieved by designing an easily expandable midfield terminal and concourses, creating one of the most efficient airfields in the world. |
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===Terminal=== |
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At {{convert|33000|acre|ha|0}},<ref name="master_record">{{FAA-airport|ID=DEN|use=PU|own=PU|site=02573.*A}}</ref> DIA is by far the largest land area commercial airport in the United States. [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]] is a distant second at {{convert|18100|acre|ha|0}}. The {{convert|327|ft|m|sing=on}} control tower is one of the tallest in [[North America]].<ref name="aviations_facilities">{{cite web | url=http://www.flydenver.com/diabiz/info/research/aviation.asp | accessdate=2008-01-27 | title=Denver International Airport Research Center: Aviation Facilities}}</ref> The airfield is arranged in a pinwheel formation around the midfield terminal and concourses. This layout allows independent flow of aircraft to and from each runway without any queuing or overlap with other runways. Additional runways can be added as needed, up to a maximum of 12 runways. Denver currently has four north/south runways (35/17 Left and Right; 34/16 Left and Right) and two east/west runways (7/25 and 8/26). |
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[[File:DenverAirport2023.jpg|thumb|The Denver International Airport area from above in August 2023.]] |
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DIA has one terminal, named The Jeppesen Terminal after aviation safety pioneer [[Elrey Borge Jeppesen]], and three midfield concourses, spaced far apart. The three midfield concourses have a total of 179 gates in operation as of late 2022.<ref name="DENMap">{{cite web |title=Denver Airport Terminal Map |url=https://maps.flydenver.com/?s=W3siaWQiOiJvbmxpbmUvaGVhZGVyT25saW5lIiwic2VhcmNoIjoiIiwiaXNTZWFyY2hDb25maXJtZWQiOmZhbHNlfSx7ImlkIjoib25saW5lL3BvaVZpZXcifSx7ImlkIjoib25saW5lL2dldERpcmVjdGlvbnNGcm9tVG8ifSx7ImlkIjoidmVudWVEYXRhTG9hZGVyIn0seyJpZCI6Im1hcFJlbmRlcmVyIiwidnAiOnsibGF0IjozOS44NTQ3OTI5OTk5OTk5NywibG5nIjotMTA0LjY3Mzc4MzAwMDAwMDAxLCJ6b29tIjoxMy44MjczODAxODMwNTEwODcsImJlYXJpbmciOjAsInBpdGNoIjowfSwib3JkIjo2fV0%3D |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> Concourse A is accessible via a pedestrian bridge directly from the terminal building, as well as via the underground train system that services all three concourses. For access to Concourses B and C, passengers must utilize the [[Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System|train]]. All international arrivals without border pre-clearance are processed in Concourse A; this concourse also has 4 3-jetway international gates that can support ADG Group VI aircraft such as an [[Airbus A380]] and a [[Boeing 747-8]], the two largest commercial aircraft in the world. |
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*'''Concourse A''' is used by [[Delta Air Lines]], [[Frontier Airlines]], [[JetBlue]], [[United Airlines]] (including all international arrivals), and all international carriers. It has 60 gates, including several ground-level boarding and double jetway gates.<ref name="DENMap" /> |
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[[Image:KDEN AirportDiag!.png|thumb|left|KDEN FAA airport diagram]] |
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*'''Concourse B''' is solely used for [[United Airlines]] flights. It has 72 gates, including four double jetways and several regional gates.<ref name="DENMap" /> |
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DIA's sixth runway (16R/34L) is the longest commercial precision-instrument runway in North America with a length of 16,000 feet (4,877 m). Compared to other DIA runways, the extra {{convert|4000|ft|m|sing=on}} length allows fully loaded [[jumbo jet]]s to take off in Denver's mile-high altitude during summer months, thereby providing unrestricted global access for any airline using DIA. The sixth runway can also accommodate the [[Airbus A380]]. |
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*'''Concourse C''' is primarily used for [[Southwest Airlines]] flights, as well as [[American Airlines]], [[Alaska Airlines]], and most regional airliner flights. It has 47 gates, including four ground-level boarding gates.<ref name="DENMap" /> |
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In 2023, the airport announced a plan to significantly increase its passenger capacity by expanding the Jeppesen Terminal with additional check-in and TSA counters. The plan would also add new concourses with a further 100 gates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title=Imagine DIA in 2045: four new concourses, 100 more gates and way more passengers |url=https://denverite.com/2023/10/04/denver-international-airport-expansion-2045-passenger-traffic-concourses/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Denverite |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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===Art and aesthetics=== |
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The midfield concourses allow passengers to be screened in a central location efficiently and then transported via a rail system to three different passenger concourses. Unlike [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport]] upon which the midfield design was based, Concourses B and C are not connected by any kind of walkway; they are only accessible via [[Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System|train]]. |
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[[File:DIA.jpg|thumb|The Teflon-coated fiberglass roof of Denver International Airport alludes to the [[Rocky Mountains]].]] |
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The Jeppesen Terminal's internationally recognized peaked roof, designed by [[Fentress Bradburn Architects]], resembles snow-capped mountains and evokes the early history of Colorado when Native American [[tipi|teepees]] were located across the [[Great Plains]]. The [[catenary]] steel cable system, similar to the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] design, supports the [[fabric structure|fabric roof]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Denver International Airport's peaked roof|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2017885211/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref> DIA is also known for a pedestrian bridge connecting the [[airport terminal|terminal]] to Concourse A that allows travelers to walk from the main Terminal to Concourse A, while viewing planes taxiing beneath them. It offers views of the Rocky Mountains to the west and the high plains to the east.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Rubino|first=Joe|date=2018-07-02 |title=Bridge to the plane: Celebrating Denver International Airport's walk-over bridge at age 25 |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/07/02/denver-international-airport-bridge-25th-anniversary/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The [[taxiway]]s at Denver have been positioned so that each of the midfield concourses can expand significantly before reaching the taxiways. B Concourse, which is primarily used by [[United Airlines]], is longer than the other two concourses, but all three concourses can be expanded as needed. Once this expansion is exhausted, space has been reserved for Concourses D and E. |
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Denver's public art program, which is financed by a mandatory 1% capital improvement budget, has resulted in a significant number of artworks being installed at the airport, where some can only be appreciated after passing through security. The artwork includes sculptures, murals, photos, sound art and paintings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art {{!}} Denver International Airport |url=https://www.flydenver.com/art |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=www.flydenver.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Donahue |first=Maggie |date=November 22, 2021 |title=Bored at DIA? Take a tour of the airport's public art. |url=https://denverite.com/2021/11/22/bored-at-dia-take-a-tour-of-the-airports-public-art/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122212348/https://denverite.com/2021/11/22/bored-at-dia-take-a-tour-of-the-airports-public-art/ |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=Denverite}}</ref> |
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All international flights requiring [[customs]] and [[immigration]] services currently fly into Concourse A. Currently eight gates are used for international flights. These north facing gates on Concourse A are equipped to divert incoming passengers to a hallway which connects to the upper level of the air bridge, and enters Customs and Immigration in the north side of the Main Terminal. These gates could also be easily modified to allow boarding on both the upper deck and the lower deck of larger planes such as the Airbus A380. |
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The airport features a bronze statue of Denver native [[Jack Swigert]] by Loveland, Colorado artist George Lundeen in Concourse B. Swigert flew on [[Apollo 13]] as Command Module Pilot, and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1982, but died of cancer before he was sworn in. The statue is dressed in an [[Apollo/Skylab A7L|A7L]] [[pressure suit]], and is posed holding a [[gold]]-plated helmet. It is a duplicate of [[Jack Swigert (Lundeen)|a statue]] placed at the [[United States Capitol]] in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Swigert Statue |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jack-swigert-statue-denver-international-airport |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en}}</ref> George Lundeen is also the sculptor of "The Aviator", a monumental bronze sculpture of [[Elrey Borge Jeppesen]], for whom the terminal is named.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribute to Elrey Jeppesen - Denver Public Art |url=https://denverpublicart.org/public-arts/elrey-b-jeppesen-tribute/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=denverpublicart.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribute to Elrey Jeppesen {{!}} Denver International Airport |url=https://www.flydenver.com/about/art_culture/tribute_elrey_jeppesen |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=www.flydenver.com}}</ref> |
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As part of the original design of the airport the city specified passenger "triggers" that would lead to a redevelopment of the master plan and new construction to make sure the airport is able to meet Denver's needs. The city hit the first trigger in 2008, and is currently revising the master plan. As part of that trigger, the airport announced selection of Parson's transportation group to design a new hotel, rail station and two bridges leading into the main terminal.<ref>{{cite news | title=Denver International Airport selects Program Manager for south terminal redevolpment work|url=http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/31787-Denver-International-Airport-selects-Program-Manager-for-south-terminal-redevolpment-work}}</ref>. [[Santiago Calatrava]] has been selected as the architect for the project. In addition the airport is planning on constructing before hitting the 60 million trigger a additional runway, 20+ new gates on the existing concourses, two additional International Gates as well as improvements to the baggage system and passenger train. |
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Denver International Airport has four murals by the Chicano artist Leo Tanguma. "Children of the World Dream of Peace" is in two-parts. The first depicts the horrors of war, with a man in a gas-mask brandishing a saber. The second, larger part shows this man toppled, and smiling children from many nations making [[Swords to ploughshares|swords into plowshares]]; Tanguma explains this is a reference to the [[Book of Isaiah 2:4]]: "and they shall beat their swords into plowshares—nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIA- Children of the World |url=https://www.leotangumachicanomuralist.com/dia-children-of-the-world |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=leotanguma |language=en |archive-date=December 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231065822/https://www.leotangumachicanomuralist.com/dia-children-of-the-world |url-status=dead }}</ref> Per Denver Public Art, "Children of the World Dream of Peace" is a powerful mural expressing the artist's desire to abolish violence in society. One section of the piece speaks to the tragedy and devastation of war and its impact on humanity. The mural then moves on to images of smiling children, dressed in traditional folk costumes from around the world, celebrating peace prevailing over war."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Children of the World Dream of Peace - Denver Public Art |url=https://denverpublicart.org/public-arts/children-of-the-world-dream-of-peace/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=denverpublicart.org}}</ref> "In Peace and Harmony With Nature" is also in two parts; Denver Public Art explains that "The first half of the mural shows children displaying great sadness over the destruction and extinction of life, as the second half of the artwork depicts humanity coming together to rehabilitate and celebrate nature."<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Peace and Harmony with Nature - Denver Public Art |url=https://denverpublicart.org/public-arts/in-peace-and-harmony-with-nature/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=denverpublicart.org}}</ref> Tanguma confirms this was his intent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DIA- In Peace in Harmony |url=https://www.leotangumachicanomuralist.com/dia-in-peace-in-harmony |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=leotanguma |language=en |archive-date=December 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231065819/https://www.leotangumachicanomuralist.com/dia-in-peace-in-harmony |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Once fully built out, DIA should be able to handle 110 million passengers per year, up from 32 million at its opening. |
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In March 2019, the airport unveiled an animated, talking [[gargoyle (monster)|gargoyle]] in the middle of one of the concourses. The gargoyle interacted with passengers and joked about the supposed conspiracies connected to the airport.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2019/03/01/talking-gargoyle-denver-international-airport/3032167002/|title=Talking gargoyle shocks travelers at Denver International Airport|last=Yasharoff|first=Hannah|date=March 1, 2019|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|location=[[Denver]]|publisher=[[Gannett]]|access-date=May 28, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Terminal and Concourses== |
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{{seealso|Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System}} |
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=== Jeppesen Terminal === |
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[[Image:DEN- PED BRIDGE.JPG|thumb|right|The pedestrian bridge connecting DIA's Jeppesen Terminal with Concourse A. Concourse A is the only concourse at DIA that is accessible to passengers without having to board an underground train.]] |
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''[[Blue Mustang]]'', by El Paso-born artist [[Luis Jiménez (sculptor)|Luis Jiménez]], was one of the earliest public art commissions for Denver International Airport in 1993. The {{convert|32|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} sculpture is a bright blue cast-fiberglass sculpture of a horse with glowing red eyes located between the inbound and outbound lanes of [[Peña Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mustang |url=http://www.flydenver.com/about/art_culture/mustang|publisher=City & County of Denver Department of Aviation |access-date=September 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906155702/http://www.flydenver.com/about/art_culture/mustang |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jiménez was killed in 2006 at age 65 while creating the sculpture when a part of it fell on him and severed an [[artery]] in his [[Human leg|leg]]. At the time of his death, Jiménez had completed painting the head of the mustang. ''Blue Mustang'' was completed by others, and unveiled at the airport on February 11, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mustang/Mesteño by Luis Jiménez |url=http://www.denvergov.org/DenverOfficeofCulturalAffairs/PublicArt/RecentInstallations/LuisJimenezMustangMeste%C3%B1o/tabid/437085/Default.aspx |publisher=[[Denver|City of Denver]] |access-date=July 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731031431/http://www.denvergov.org/DenverOfficeofCulturalAffairs/PublicArt/RecentInstallations/LuisJimenezMustangMeste%C3%B1o/tabid/437085/Default.aspx |archive-date=July 31, 2012 }}</ref> The statue has been the subject of considerable controversy, and has acquired the nickname ''Blucifer'' for its demonic appearance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/despite-criticism-denver-airports-devil-horse-sculpture-likely-stay-1C8543778|title=Despite criticism, airport's 'Devil Horse' sculpture likely to stay|date=March 4, 2013|author=A. Pawolski|work=[[NBC News]]|location=[[Denver]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal News Group]]|access-date=August 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2013/02/06/keep-remarkable-mustang-sculpture-at-dia/|title=Keep remarkable "Mustang" sculpture at DIA|date=February 6, 2013|newspaper=The Denver Post|location=Denver|publisher=Digital First Media|access-date=August 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819011226/http://www.denverpost.com/2013/02/06/keep-remarkable-mustang-sculpture-at-dia/|archive-date=August 19, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Denver International Airport's Jeppesen Terminal, named after aviation safety pioneer [[Elrey Borge Jeppesen|Elrey Jeppesen]], is the land side of the airport. Road traffic accesses the airport directly off of Peña Blvd which in turn is fed by [[Interstate 70]] and [[E-470]]. Two covered and uncovered parking areas are directly attached to the terminal—three garages and an economy parking lot on the east side; and four garages and an economy lot on the west side. |
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===Ground transportation=== |
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The terminal is separated into west and east terminals for passenger drop off and pickup. Linked below is a map of the airlines associated with the terminals. |
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{{Main|Denver Airport station}} |
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The [[Regional Transportation District]] (RTD) operates the [[A Line (RTD)|A Line]] rail service between DIA and [[Denver Union Station]] in [[downtown Denver]], making the 37 minute trip about every 15 minutes. RTD also operates an airport express bus service called skyRide between [[Arapahoe County, Colorado|Arapahoe County]] or [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]] and DIA. There is also hourly service to [[Thornton, Colorado|Thornton]] on RTD route 104L, a limited stop bus. The airport is also served by two commuter routes with just a few runs per day: RTD route 145X to [[Brighton, Colorado|Brighton]] and 169L to [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]]. |
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Scheduled bus service is also available to points such as [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins]], and van services stretch into [[Nebraska]], [[Wyoming]], and Colorado summer and [[ski resort]] areas. [[Amtrak]] offers a Fly-Rail plan for ticketing with United Airlines for trips into scenic areas in the [[Western United States|Western U.S.]] via a Denver stopover. |
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The airport is connected to the [[Interstate 70|I-70]] and Denver via the Peña Boulevard freeway. A number of [[car rental]] companies are located at the airport, providing courtesy shuttle services from Jeppesen Terminal Level 5, Island 4, to their parking areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flydenver.com/parking_transit/car-rentals|title=Ground Transportation and Car Rentals|location=Denver|publisher=City and County of Denver Department of Aviation|access-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref> |
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The central area of the airport houses two security screening areas as well as a large fountain and exits from the underground train system. The north side of the Jeppensen Terminal contains a third security screening area and a segregated immigration and customs area. |
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The airport claims that it is completely accessible to bicycling travelers.<ref name="Bicycling at DEN">{{cite web|url=https://www.flydenver.com/traveler_services/bicycling_den|title=Bicycling at DEN|location=Denver|publisher=City and County of Denver Department of Aviation|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref> The city of Denver's designated bike route consists of the non-separated shoulders of the 65-mph Peña Boulevard freeway, a route which Denver's former bicycle planner James Mackay has called "a facade, an appearance, a deceit, a contrivance."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpr.org/2020/03/23/why-is-pena-boulevard-a-bike-route-and-does-anyone-actually-use-it/|title=Why Is Peña Boulevard A Bike Route? And Does Anyone Actually Use It?|last=Minor|first=Nathaniel|date=March 23, 2020|website=CRP News|publisher=Colorado Public Radio|access-date=September 22, 2023|quote=Mackay calls that shoulder route, "a facade, an appearance, a deceit, a contrivance,” and said it’s still “triggering” to see those bike route signs today. He said Roskowski and other bicycle advocates should have done a better job of holding the city to its initial commitment to build a separated path. Moreover, he said, it could still be built. "Blow the dust off the plans, freshen up the estimate based on current costs, and go build it,” he said.}}</ref> The airport suggests that cyclists who prefer a less-traveled route may use 56th Avenue to Valleyhead Road,<ref name="Bicycling at DEN" /> a rural 55-mph highway with no shoulder. |
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Passengers are routed first to the ticket gates for checking in. Since all gates at Denver are in the outlying concourses, passengers must pass through any one of the three separate security screening areas for admittance into the secure air side of the airport. |
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==Conspiracy theories== |
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After leaving the main terminal via the train or pedestrian bridge, passengers can access 138 gates on 3 separate concourses (A, B, & C) |
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Conspiracies concerning the airport, inspired by the type of art, unusual architecture, and construction problems, started shortly after its completion. With the expansion of the internet, television shows such as ''Conspiracy Theory'', and annual media reporting of these theories, they continued to grow.{{R|Denver}} Airport administration decided to embrace the conspiracy theories instead of trying to fight them.{{R|Denver}}{{R|NYT}} In 2016, a small "Conspiracy Theories Uncovered" exhibition was installed in the terminal, explaining some of the more popular theories.{{R|Denver}}<ref name="conspiraciesuncovered">{{cite web |title=Art at DEN: Conspiracy Theories Uncovered |url=https://www.flydenver.com/art-exhibits/conspiracy-theories-uncovered/ |publisher=Denver International Airport |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref> In 2019, an animatronic gargoyle named Gregoriden, or Greg for short, that randomly makes statements such as "welcome to [[Illuminati]] headquarters"{{R|NYT}} was installed. Some took offense to the gargoyle, claiming it was satanic, so the gargoyle was removed and replaced with a more muted version. Other gargoyle statues, sitting on open suitcases, are in the baggage claim area. Some also view these statues as malevolent, despite their intended purpose as playful artistic creations that are claimed to safeguard luggage.{{R|NYT}}{{R|Insider}}{{R|Denver}} |
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In April 2019, the [[Roswell International Air Center]] and Denver International Airport became "supernatural sister airports."{{R|NYT}}{{R|Fly}} In the agreement, they would work together to enhance industry best practices that involve commerce, trade and tourism. It also includes a clause that they would share strategies for extraterrestrial combat.{{R|Fly}} For the airport's 20th birthday, plans to decorate the airport property with crop circles proved to be too expensive, so was not implemented. In a marketing campaign that was tied to renovations started in 2018, posters were created with aliens joking that breeding grounds for gargoyles or meeting halls for [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] were being constructed. The campaign was successful, generating over $8 million in revenue.{{R|NYT}} |
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Stone used in the terminal walls was supplied by the same quarry used for the [[Tomb of the Unknowns|Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]] and the [[Lincoln Memorial]].<ref name="facts" /> |
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*Tunnels: The delay in opening the airport and the large budget overrun led to a variety of rumors about the tunnels that were built under the airport. The scope has been exaggerated, and there is lore that the tunnels lead to underground survival bunkers for the rich and elite, military bases, homes for aliens, homes for lizard people, or to the [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]].{{R|NYT}}{{R|Insider}}{{R|Denver}} The actual use for the tunnels is to move luggage between check-in counters, airplanes and baggage claim areas. Employees have been known to prank the media by wearing lizard masks. Videos of blurry lizard people have appeared online and drawings of aliens have appeared on tunnel walls. However, other graffiti, besides alien drawings, exist along the tunnels.{{R|Denver}} |
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Denver International Airport has three midfield [[concourse]]s, spaced far apart. Concourse A is accessible via a pedestrian bridge directly from the terminal building, as well as via the underground train system that services all three concourses. For access to Concourses B and C, passengers must utilize the [[Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System|underground train system]]. On one occasion the late 1990s, the train system encountered technical problems and shut down for several hours, creating a tremendous back-log of passengers in the Jeppesen Terminal since no pedestrian walkways exist between the terminal and the B and C Concourses. Since that day the airport's train system has continued to operate without any further major service interruption. |
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*New World Order and other secret societies: Because of the isolated location, there are rumors that the airport will be used by the [[New World Order (conspiracy theory)|New World Order]] as a prison or concentration camp.{{R|NYT}} The time capsule at the airport showcases an inscribed plaque that has the Freemason symbol and the words "New World Airport Commission," which is a group that has never existed, prompting the conspiracy theory that the airport is controlled by Freemasons and linked to the New World Order or other secret societies.{{R|Insider}}{{R|Denver}} A spokesperson for the Denver International Airport, Alex Renteria, has said that the Freemasons had created the cover, and thus had included their symbol, but there is no evidence that they have any influence in running the airport.{{R|Denver}}{{R|Insider}} The wording about the commission was used to represent that the new airport would permit access to the world and is a reference to [[Antonín Dvořák|Dvorák's]] [[Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák)|New World Symphony]].{{R|Insider}}{{R|Denver}} |
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*Nazism: Tanguma's murals have been purported to represent [[Nazism]], death, or a prophecy of the end of the world, counter to the artist's meaning.{{R|NYT}}{{R|Insider}} The removal of the murals to keep them safe during construction prompted rumors that the project was an excuse to cover the truth.{{R|NYT}} In addition, there are conspiracy theories around Nazism based on the supposedly swastika-shaped runway arrangement, which aerial views refute.{{R|Denver}}{{R|NYT}} |
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The concourses and main terminal have a similar layout to [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta's airport]], except that Denver has no T gates directly attached to the terminal and the space between terminals at DIA is much wider than the space between the terminals in Atlanta. This allows for maximum operating efficiency as aircraft can be pushed away from their gate awaiting departure and other arriving and departing aircraft can still taxi through the alley behind them without delay. |
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*Alien languages: People have noted apparent markings that are supposed to represent alien or secret languages. The markings are actually Navajo language characters and identifiers for the airport artists.{{R|Denver}} |
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*Blue Mustang eyes: The red, glowing eyes have led some to call the horse statue demonic, thinking that the glowing eyes are referencing the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]]. The eyes are actually a tribute to the artist's father, who owned a neon light shop in [[Mexico]].{{R|Denver}}{{R|Insider}}{{R|NYT}} |
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The airport collects landing fees, rent and other revenues from the airlines to help offset its operating costs. Denver International Airport is owned and operated by the City and County of Denver, but does not operate using tax dollars. Instead, the airport is an "enterprise fund" generating its own revenues in order to cover operating expenses. The airport operates off of revenue generated by the airlines—landing fees, rents and other payments—and revenues generated by non-airline resources—parking, concessions revenues, rent and other payments. |
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*Flat Earth: On [[TikTok]] in April 2023, a video went viral, claiming that an artistic 30-year-old world map art installation was new and confirmed [[Flat Earth|flat earth]] theory.{{R|NYT}} |
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[[Image:DIA Train 1.JPG|thumb|right|Passengers boarding the underground [[Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System|Automated Guideway Transit System]], which transports passengers between the concourses and the Jeppesen Terminal]] |
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On December 14, 2006, [[The Denver Post]] reported that DIA is in the design phase of expanding Concourse C in the airport's "first major concourse expansion." At least eight new gates are planned for construction at the east end of Concourse C and the project has an estimated pricetag of approximately $160 million. If the project is given the green light to move past the design phase, construction on Concourse C is estimated to take 3 years and will allow primarily [[Southwest Airlines]], but also other carriers, to increase flight schedules at one of the nation's fastest-growing airports. |
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Denver International Airport's Concourse B also recently expanded with the addition of a regional jet terminal at the east side of Concourse B. This [[Regional Jet]] concourse consists of two smaller concourses or fingers which are connected to Concourse B via two bridges<ref>[http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,1114,00.html United Airlines - Denver International<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. These gates allow direct [[jet bridge]] access to smaller [[Regional Jet]]s. With the opening of the Regional Jet Concourse, United Airlines has left Concourse A entirely and now operates solely from Concourse B, with the exception of a SkyWest operated inbound flight from Saskatoon which requires Customs support. |
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The Airport has also announced plans to revise the Airport Master Plan to account for changing circumstances since the airport opened. According to the December 14, 2006, [[Denver Post]] and [[Rocky Mountain News]] articles, plans being drafted could possibly include an extension of the Main terminal to the South. This change would increase the number of ticketing counters and would also include a rail station for the terminus of the [[FasTracks]] [[commuter rail]] line from [[Denver]]'s [[Union Station (Denver)|Union Station]]. |
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Denver International Airport is the home base of [[Frontier Airlines]] and the second-largest [[Airline hub|hub]] for [[United Airlines]]. The airport is also the main hub of [[Great Lakes Airlines]]. DIA was a hub for the now defunct [[Western Pacific Airlines]] and is also a growing focus city for [[Southwest Airlines]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=84177 | title=Southwest adds flights, destinations | author=Boniface, Dan | date=2008-01-09 | work=9news.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/nov/08/southwest-to-announce-more-flights-for-denver/ | title=Southwest to announce more flights for Denver | date=2007-11-08 |author=Walsh, Chris| work=Rocky Mountain News }}</ref> |
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The top airlines serving DIA are United Airlines and Frontier Airlines, controlling about 45.3% and 24.4% of all passenger traffic at DEN in December 2008, respectively. Southwest Airlines has continued to grow rapidly in Denver, accounting for 13.6% of the passenger traffic at DIA in December 2008.<ref>http://flydenver.com/diabiz/stats/traffic/reports/DEC_2008.pdf</ref> |
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| [[Aer Lingus]] | [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]]<ref name="aerlingus2024">{{Cite web |date=17 August 2023 |title=Aer Lingus announces two new transatlantic flights from Dublin Airport|url=https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/aer-lingus-announces-two-new-transatlantic-flights-from-dublin-airport/a2124831822.html|newspaper=[[The Irish Independent]]|access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web |title=Timetables |website=Aer Lingus|publisher=International Airlines Group|location=Dublin|url=https://www.aerlingus.com/html/flights-time-table.html |access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> |
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United and Frontier each serve multiple destinations in [[Canada]], [[Costa Rica]], and [[Mexico]], and foreign [[flag carrier]]s [[Air Canada]], [[British Airways]], [[Lufthansa]], and [[Mexicana]] operate flights to their hubs. |
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| [[Aeroméxico]] | [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]] | <ref name="AeroméxicoRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url=https://booking.aeromexico.com/SSW2010/D5DE/flightSchedulePage.html?_ga=1.18768702.686413547.1491325115|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022455/https://booking.aeromexico.com/SSW2010/D5DE/flightSchedulePage.html?_ga=1.18768702.686413547.1491325115|archive-date=April 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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'''Note:''' Concourse A handles all international arrivals at Denver (excluding airports with [[United States border preclearance|border preclearance]]) as well as the following departing flights: |
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| [[Air Canada]] | [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] | <ref name="Air Canada Flight Schedules">{{cite web|url=https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html|title=Flight Schedules|publisher=Air Canada|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323072516/https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html|archive-date=March 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[Image:DEN-A31.JPG|thumb|right|A typical Frontier Airlines gate in Concourse A (Gate A31) at Denver International Airport.]] |
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| [[Air France]] |[[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240411-afnw24den|title=Air France Extends Denver Service into NW24|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=April 12, 2024|accessdate=April 12, 2024}}</ref> | <ref name="AFTable">{{cite web |title=Air France Timetable |url=https://www.airfrance.com/CW/en/local/resainfovol/infovols/actualiteDesVols.do |publisher=Air France |access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref> |
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[[Image:DEN-FFT A319.JPG|thumb|right|A Frontier Airlines Airbus A319 being serviced at Gate A30 at DIA's Concourse A.]] |
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| [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]] | <ref name="AlaskaRoutes">{{cite news|title=Flight Timetable|newspaper=Alaska Airlines|url=https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202123138/https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live|last1=Airlines|first1=Alaska}}</ref> |
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Concourse A has 37 Gates: A24 - A68 with four international boarding gates, gate A37 is used for British Airways, A39 is used for Mexicana, and gates A41 & A43 are used for Air Canada and Lufthansa. Denver is one of the busiest airports worldwide with one of the fewest international operations. |
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| [[Allegiant Air]] | [[Lehigh Valley International Airport|Allentown]], [[Appleton International Airport|Appleton]], [[Asheville Regional Airport|Asheville]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[McGhee Tyson Airport|Knoxville]], [[General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport|Peoria]] | <ref name="AllegiantRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight schedules and notifications|url=https://www.allegiantair.com|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224233038/http://www.allegiantair.com/|archive-date=February 24, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[Aeroméxico]] | Mexico City [seasonal]<ref>http://www.aeromexico.com/usa/english/pages/travel/what_new/flights/denver.html</ref> |
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| [[American Airlines]] | [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]] | <ref name="AmericanRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight schedules and notifications|url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010611/https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[Air Canada]] | Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson |
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| [[AirTran Airways]] | Atlanta, Milwaukee |
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| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]] | <ref name="AmericanRoutes"/> |
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| [[Alaska Airlines]] | Anchorage [seasonal], Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma |
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| [[British Airways]] | London-Heathrow |
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| [[Breeze Airways]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport|Providence]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274104028/breeze-airways-announces-11-new-routes-and-3-new-cities|title=Breeze Airways Announces 11 New Routes and 3 New Cities|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=January 23, 2024}}</ref>| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flybreeze.com/shopping/en-us/|title=Explore Breeze Airways destinations|website=Breeze Airways|access-date=January 9, 2024}}</ref> |
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| [[Continental Airlines]] | Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark |
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| [[British Airways]] | [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_gb|title=Timetables|publisher=British Airways|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083400/https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_gb|archive-date=March 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[Continental Express]] operated by [[ExpressJet Airlines]] | Cleveland |
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] | Akron/Canton, Albuquerque, Anchorage [seasonal], Atlanta, Austin, Boise, Cancún, Chicago-Midway, Cozumel, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Mazatlán [seasonal], Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New York-LaGuardia, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San José de Costa Rica [seasonal], San José del Cabo, Santa Ana/Orange County, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, St. Louis, Tampa, Tucson, Washington-Reagan |
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| [[Cayman Airways]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Owen Roberts International Airport|Grand Cayman]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url=https://www.caymanairways.com/DenverAnnouncement|access-date=August 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035558/https://www.caymanairways.com/DenverAnnouncement|archive-date=August 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| Frontier Airlines operated by [[Lynx Aviation (United States)|Lynx Aviation]] | Aspen, Billings, Boise, Bozeman, Colorado Springs, Durango, El Paso [ends September 14]<ref name="frontierairlines.com">http://www.frontierairlines.com/frontier/who-we-are/news-media/press-releases.do</ref>, Fargo, Grand Junction [ends September 14]<ref name="frontierairlines.com" />, Hayden/Steamboat Springs [seasonal], Jackson Hole, Oklahoma City, Rapid City, Tulsa, Wichita |
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| [[Great Lakes Airlines]] | Alamosa, Alliance, Billings, Chadron, Cheyenne, Cortez, Dickinson, Dodge City, Ely, Farmington, Garden City, Gillette, Glasgow (MT), Great Bend, Hays, Huron, Kearney, Laramie, Lewistown, Liberal, Manhattan, McCook, Miles City, Moab, North Platte, Page, Pierre, Prescott, Pueblo, Riverton, Rock Springs, Salina, Scottsbluff, Sheridan, Sidney, Telluride, Vernal, Williston, Wolf Point, Worland |
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| [[Copa Airlines]] | [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City–Tocumen]] | <ref name="CopaRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url=https://www.copaair.com/en/web/us/timetables|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810014849/https://www.copaair.com/en/web/us/timetables|archive-date=August 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[JetBlue Airways]] | Boston, New York-JFK |
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| [[Lufthansa]] | Frankfurt |
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Boston Logan Airport|Boston]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes">{{cite web|title=FLIGHT SCHEDULES|url=https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|access-date=March 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|archive-date=June 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[Mexicana de Aviación|Mexicana]] | Mexico City |
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| [[Midwest Connect]] operated by [[Republic Airlines]] | Milwaukee |
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| {{nowrap|[[Denver Air Connection]]}} | [[San Luis Valley Regional Airport|Alamosa]], [[Alliance Municipal Airport|Alliance]], [[Clovis Municipal Airport|Clovis (NM)]], [[Cortez Municipal Airport|Cortez]], [[Kearney Regional Airport|Kearney]], [[McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport|McCook]], [[Pierre Regional Airport|Pierre]], [[Telluride Regional Airport|Telluride (CO)]], [[Watertown Regional Airport|Watertown (SD)]]| <ref>{{cite web|title=Destinations - Denver Air Connection|url=http://www.denverairconnection.com/destinations|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324041123/http://www.denverairconnection.com/destinations|archive-date=March 24, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| [[Edelweiss Air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Zurich Airport|Zürich]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=https://www.flyedelweiss.com/EN/inform/travel-information/timetable/Pages/timetable.aspx|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184229/https://www.flyedelweiss.com/en/inform/travel-information/timetable/pages/timetable.aspx|archive-date=January 14, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[The Eastern Iowa Airport|Cedar Rapids/Iowa City]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]],<ref name="FrontierJan24" /> [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]], [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus–Glenn]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Des Moines International Airport|Des Moines]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[El Paso International Airport|El Paso]], [[Hector International Airport|Fargo]], [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport|Fayetteville/Bentonville]], [[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston–Hobby]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[McGhee Tyson Airport|Knoxville]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Clinton National Airport|Little Rock]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]],<ref name="FrontierJan24" /> [[Dane County Regional Airport|Madison]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport|Milwaukee]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Missoula Montana Airport|Missoula]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-17-new-routes-across-multiple-airports--spanning-the-us-and-caribbean/|title=Frontier Airlines Announces 17 New Routes Across Multiple Airports, Spanning the U.S. and Caribbean}}</ref> [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]],<ref name="FrontierJan24">{{cite web | title=Frontier Airlines Announces New Routes, Expanding Operations Across 38 Airports | url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-new-routes-expanding-operations-across-38-airports/}}</ref> [[Norfolk International Airport|Norfolk]], [[Will Rogers World Airport|Oklahoma City]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Pensacola International Airport|Pensacola]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]] (resumes July 22, 2024),<ref>{{Cite web | title=Frontier Airlines Announces Daily Nonstop Service from San Jose to Five Destinations | url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-daily-nonstop-service-from-san-jose-to-five-destinations/}}</ref> [[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah]],<ref>{{Cite web | title=Frontier Airlines Announces New Routes, Expanding Operations Across 12 Airports | url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-new-routes-expanding-operations-across-12-airports/}}</ref> [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Sioux Falls Regional Airport|Sioux Falls]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Central Illinois Regional Airport|Bloomington/Normal]], [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[Gerald R. Ford International Airport|Grand Rapids]], [[Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport|Green Bay]], [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville (FL)]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]], [[Syracuse Hancock International Airport|Syracuse]] | <ref name="FrontierRoutes">{{cite web|title=Frontier|url=https://www.flyfrontier.com|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912053526/https://www.flyfrontier.com/|archive-date=September 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[Icelandair]] | [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]] | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icelandair.com/flights/campaign/destinations-schedule/#north-america-flights | title=Our Flight Schedule 2022 | Icelandair }}</ref> |
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| [[JetBlue]] | [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]] | <ref name="JetBlueRoutes">{{cite web|title=JetBlue Airlines Timetable|url=https://b6.innosked.com/(S(ke2am3wxgiegj0zs1pxotirq))/default.aspx|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713064749/http://b6.innosked.com/(S(52udsaj2thvywnmtihsndo55))/default.aspx|archive-date=July 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[Lufthansa]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lufthansa.com/ca/en/Online-timetable|title=Timetable - Lufthansa Canada|publisher=Lufthansa|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191434/http://www.lufthansa.com/ca/en/Online-timetable|archive-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{nowrap|[[Southern Airways Express]]}}| [[Chadron Municipal Airport|Chadron]], [[Pueblo Memorial Airport|Pueblo]] | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iflysouthern.com/|title=SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS|website=iflysouthern.com}}</ref> |
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| [[Southwest Airlines]] | [[Albany International Airport|Albany]], [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]], [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham (AL)]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman]], [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo]], [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]], [[Colorado Springs Airport|Colorado Springs]], [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus–Glenn]], [[Dallas Love Field|Dallas–Love]], [[Des Moines International Airport|Des Moines]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[El Paso International Airport|El Paso]], [[Eugene Airport|Eugene]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Fresno Yosemite International Airport|Fresno]], [[Gerald R. Ford International Airport|Grand Rapids]], [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]], [[Yampa Valley Airport|Hayden/Steamboat Springs]], [[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston–Hobby]], [[Houston–Intercontinental]] (ends August 4, 2024),<ref name=SWEND>{{cite web |title=SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2024 RESULTS |url=https://swamedia.com/releases/release-f9b0d09b13627fa65cf1f5e65d0b9379-southwest-airlines-reports-first-quarter-2024-results |publisher=Southwest Airlines |access-date=25 April 2024 |date=25 April 2024}}</ref> [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville (FL)]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Clinton National Airport|Little Rock]], [[Long Beach Airport|Long Beach]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport|Lubbock]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport|Milwaukee]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Montrose Regional Airport|Montrose]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]], [[San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport|Oakland]], [[Will Rogers World Airport|Oklahoma City]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County (CA)]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]], [[Richmond International Airport|Richmond]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]], [[Santa Barbara Municipal Airport|Santa Barbara]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]], [[Tulsa International Airport|Tulsa]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]], [[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport|Wichita]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport|Amarillo]], [[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport|Belize City]], [[Bellingham International Airport|Bellingham]] (ends August 4, 2024),<ref name=SWEND /> [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]], [[Cozumel International Airport|Cozumel]] (ends August 4, 2024),<ref name=SWEND /> [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport|Greenville/Spartanburg]],<ref name="Southwest Route Expansion">{{Cite web|url=https://wieck-swa-production.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/page-d5bda4d2c147f577fd1d8c167c4e5464/attachment/7edddc9c03df0fbe3e70f808a2345f236b0f15ba|title=New Flight Schedules}}</ref> [[Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport|Liberia (CR)]], [[Midland International Air and Space Port|Midland/Odessa]], [[Myrtle Beach International Airport|Myrtle Beach]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/results.html?departureDate=2023-06-10&destinationAirportCode=MYR&originationAirportCode=DEN&scheduleViewType=weekly&timeOfDay=ALL_DAY | title=Southwest Airlines - Check Flight Schedules }}</ref> [[Norfolk International Airport|Norfolk]], [[Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport|Panama City (FL)]], [[Pensacola International Airport|Pensacola]], [[Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport|Providence]],<ref name="Southwest Route Expansion" /> [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota]], [[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/results.html?departureDate=2023-06-10&destinationAirportCode=SAV&originationAirportCode=DEN&scheduleViewType=weekly&timeOfDay=ALL_DAY | title=Southwest Airlines - Check Flight Schedules }}</ref> | <ref name="SouthwestRoutes">{{cite web|title=Check Flight Schedules|url=https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053931/https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[Sun Country Airlines]] |[[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=Travel Destinations |publisher=Sun Country Airlines |url=https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Travel-Destinations.html |access-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321073415/https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Travel-Destinations.html |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Turkish Airlines launches direct flights from Denver to Istanbul |url= https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/turkish-airlines-launches-direct-flights-from-denver-to-istanbul/ |date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/flights/ |title=Online Flight Schedule |publisher=Turkish Airlines}}</ref> |
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| [[United Airlines]] | [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]], [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Billings Logan International Airport|Billings]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman]], [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Eastern Iowa Airport|Cedar Rapids/Iowa City]], [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]], [[Colorado Springs Airport|Colorado Springs]], [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus–Glenn]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Des Moines International Airport|Des Moines]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Durango–La Plata County Airport|Durango (CO)]], [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[El Paso International Airport|El Paso]], [[Eugene Airport|Eugene]], [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport|Fayetteville/Bentonville]],<ref name="United Mainline Service">{{cite web|title=United starting A319s to XNA|date=22 May 2023|url=https://fareflightnwa.org/xna-starts-2024-with-another-record-breaking-month/#:~:text=The%20airline%20still%20plans%20three,usual%20three%20flights%20a%20day}}</ref> [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Fresno Yosemite International Airport|Fresno]], [[Glacier Park International Airport|Glacier Park/Kalispell]], [[Gerald R. Ford International Airport|Grand Rapids]], [[Grand Junction Regional Airport|Grand Junction]], [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Jackson Hole Airport|Jackson Hole]], [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville (FL)]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Kona International Airport|Kailua-Kona]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[McCarran International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Lihue Airport|Lihue]], [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Dane County Regional Airport|Madison]], [[Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport|Medford]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport|Milwaukee]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Missoula International Airport|Missoula]], [[Sangster International Airport|Montego Bay]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]], [[Norfolk International Airport|Norfolk]], [[Will Rogers World Airport|Oklahoma City]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Rapid City Regional Airport|Rapid City]], [[Roberts Field|Redmond/Bend]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]], [[Richmond International Airport|Richmond]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]], [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|San Juan]], [[Santa Barbara Municipal Airport|Santa Barbara]], [[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Sioux Falls Regional Airport|Sioux Falls]], [[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[Syracuse Hancock International Airport|Syracuse]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]], [[Tulsa International Airport|Tulsa]], [[Tulum International Airport|Tulum]] (begins December 19, 2024),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thebulkheadseat.com/united-airlines-will-add-flights-between-denver-and-tulum-in-december-2024/ | title=United Airlines Will Add Flights Between Denver and Tulum in December 2024 | date=January 14, 2024 }}</ref> [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]], [[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport|Wichita]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport|Belize City]], [[Burlington International Airport|Burlington (VT)]], [[Cozumel International Airport|Cozumel]], [[Fairbanks International Airport|Fairbanks]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ishrionaviation.com/news/united-new-canada-alaska-routes |title= United Airlines Adds New Alaska and Canada Routes |date=January 18, 2024|accessdate=January 18, 2024}}</ref> [[Great Falls International Airport|Great Falls]], [[Yampa Valley Airport|Hayden/Steamboat Springs]], [[McGhee-Tyson Airport|Knoxville]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2024/02/26/mcghee-tyson-airport-adds-flights-planes-for-knoxville-summer-travel/72743642007/|title=Knoxville's airport preps for summer travel surge with 7 new flights and bigger planes|website=Knoxville News Sentinel}}</ref> [[Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport|Liberia (CR)]], [[Montrose Regional Airport|Montrose]], [[Myrtle Beach International Airport|Myrtle Beach]],<ref>{{cite web |title=United Schedules Additional Seasonal Domestic Routes in NS24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240219-uans24dom |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref> [[Lynden Pindling International Airport|Nassau]], [[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]], [[Portland International Jetport|Portland (ME)]], [[Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport|Roatán]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota]], [[Cherry Capital Airport|Traverse City]], [[Palm Beach International Airport|West Palm Beach]]| <ref name="UnitedRoutes">{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|archive-date=January 28, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[United Express]] | [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]], [[Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport|Amarillo]], [[Appleton International Airport|Appleton]], [[Asheville Regional Airport|Asheville]], [[Aspen/Pitkin County Airport|Aspen]], [[Meadows Field Airport|Bakersfield]], [[Billings Logan International Airport|Billings]], [[Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham (AL)]], [[Bismarck Municipal Airport|Bismarck]], [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman]], [[Casper–Natrona County International Airport|Casper]], [[Cheyenne Regional Airport|Cheyenne]], [[Yellowstone Regional Airport|Cody]], [[Colorado Springs Airport|Colorado Springs]], [[Dayton International Airport|Dayton]], [[Des Moines International Airport|Des Moines]], [[Devils Lake Regional Airport|Devils Lake]], [[Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport|Dickinson]], [[Dodge City Regional Airport|Dodge City]], [[Durango–La Plata County Airport|Durango (CO)]], [[Eagle County Regional Airport|Eagle/Vail]], [[El Paso International Airport|El Paso]], [[Arcata–Eureka Airport|Eureka]], [[Hector International Airport|Fargo]], [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport|Fayetteville/Bentonville]], [[Fresno Yosemite International Airport|Fresno]], [[Gillette–Campbell County Airport|Gillette]], [[Glacier Park International Airport|Glacier Park/Kalispell]], [[Grand Junction Regional Airport|Grand Junction]], [[Piedmont Triad International Airport|Greensboro]], [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport|Greenville/Spartanburg]], [[Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport|Gunnison/Crested Butte]], [[Yampa Valley Airport|Hayden/Steamboat Springs]], [[Hays Regional Airport|Hays]], [[Helena Regional Airport|Helena]], [[Lea County Regional Airport|Hobbs]], [[Huntsville International Airport|Huntsville]], [[Idaho Falls Regional Airport|Idaho Falls]], [[Jackson Hole Airport|Jackson Hole]], [[Jamestown Regional Airport|Jamestown (ND)]], [[Joplin Regional Airport|Joplin]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[McGhee-Tyson Airport|Knoxville]], [[Laramie Regional Airport|Laramie]], [[Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport|Lewiston]], [[Blue Grass Airport|Lexington]], [[Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport|Liberal]], [[Lincoln Airport (Nebraska)|Lincoln]], [[Clinton National Airport|Little Rock]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport|Lubbock]], [[Midland International Air and Space Port|Midland/Odessa]], [[Minot International Airport|Minot]], [[Missoula International Airport|Missoula]], [[Quad Cities International Airport|Moline/Quad Cities]], [[Monterey Regional Airport|Monterey]], [[Montrose Regional Airport|Montrose]], [[North Platte Regional Airport|North Platte]], [[Will Rogers World Airport|Oklahoma City]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]], [[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Ernest A. Love Field|Prescott]], [[Rapid City Regional Airport|Rapid City]], [[Roberts Field|Redmond/Bend]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]], [[Central Wyoming Regional Airport|Riverton]], [[Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport|Rock Springs]], [[Salina Regional Airport|Salina]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport|San Luis Obispo]], [[Santa Barbara Municipal Airport|Santa Barbara]], [[Santa Fe Regional Airport|Santa Fe]], [[Western Nebraska Regional Airport|Scottsbluff]], [[Sheridan County Airport|Sheridan (WY)]], [[Shreveport Regional Airport|Shreveport]], [[Sioux Gateway Airport|Sioux City]], [[Sioux Falls Regional Airport|Sioux Falls]], [[Springfield–Branson National Airport|Springfield/Branson]], [[St. George Regional Airport|St. George (UT)]], [[Tri-Cities Airport (Washington)|Tri-Cities (WA)]], [[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]], [[Tulsa International Airport|Tulsa]], [[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport|Wichita]], [[Williston Basin International Airport|Williston (ND)]], [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]]<ref>{{cite web |title=United to resume direct flights between Winnipeg and both Denver, Chicago in May |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/chicago-denver-flights-return-winnipeg-1.7093889|website=CBC News |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Eastern Sierra Regional Airport|Bishop]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Great Falls International Airport|Great Falls]], [[Valley International Airport|Harlingen]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.krgv.com/news/aeropuerto-internacional-de-harlingen-anuncia-dos-nuevas-rutas-sin-escala | title=Aeropuerto Internacional de Harlingen anuncia dos nuevas rutas sin escala | date=November 29, 2023 }}</ref> [[Southwest Oregon Regional Airport|North Bend/Coos Bay]], [[Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport|Panama City (FL)]], [[Pensacola International Airport|Pensacola]], [[Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota]], [[Friedman Memorial Airport|Sun Valley]], [[Cherry Capital Airport|Traverse City]], [[Yellowstone Airport|West Yellowstone]] | <ref name="UnitedRoutes"/> |
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|[[Viva Aerobus]] | [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]] |<ref name=VIVUSA>{{cite web|url=https://enelaire.mx/viva-aerobus-anuncia-el-mayor-crecimiento-en-la-historia-aerea-de-monterrey/|title=Viva Aerobus announces the greatest growth in the aerial history of Monterrey|language=Spanish |accessdate=September 27, 2023|date=September 2023|website = EnElAire}}</ref> |
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| [[Volaris]] |[[Chihuahua International Airport|Chihuahua]], [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]] | <ref name="VolarisRoutes">{{cite web|title=Volaris Flight Schedule|url=http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151536/http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/|archive-date=February 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[WestJet]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]] | <ref name="WestjetRoutes">{{cite web|url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/flights/direct-flights|title=Direct and Non-Stop Flights|publisher=WestJet|access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> |
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[[Image:UnitedDenver.jpg|thumb|right|The entrance to Concourse B]] |
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| [[AirNet Express]] | [[Rickenbacker International Airport|Columbus-Rickenbacker]] |
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| [[Alpine Air Express]] | [[Colorado Springs Airport|Colorado Springs]], [[Cheyenne Regional Airport|Cheyenne]], [[Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport|Gunnison]], [[Yampa Valley Airport|Hayden]], [[Harriet Alexander Field|Salida]] |
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| [[Amazon Air]] | [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]] |
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| [[Bemidji Airlines]] | [[Colby Municipal Airport|Colby]], [[Goodland Municipal Airport|Goodland]], [[McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport|McCook]], [[North Platte Regional Airport|North Platte]], [[Sidney Municipal Airport (Nebraska)|Sidney]], [[Perry Stokes Airport|Trinidad]] |
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| [[DHL Aviation]] | [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]] |
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| [[United Airlines]] | Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Billings, Boise, Boston, Bozeman [seasonal], Calgary, Cancún, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus (OH) [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Eagle/Vail [seasonal], Hayden/Steamboat Springs [seasonal], Honolulu, Houston-Intercontinental, Jackson Hole [seasonal], Kahului [seasonal], Kansas City, Kona [seasonal], Las Vegas, Lihue [seasonal], London-Heathrow [seasonal], Los Angeles, Mexico City [seasonal], Miami [resumes November 1], Minneapolis/St. Paul, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orlando, Palm Springs [seasonal], Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San José del Cabo [seasonal], Santa Ana/Orange County, Seattle/Tacoma, Sioux Falls, Spokane, Tampa, Toronto-Pearson, Tulsa, Vancouver, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, Wichita |
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| [[United Express]] operated by [[GoJet Airlines]] | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Detroit, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, St. Louis |
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| [[FedEx Express]] | [[Billings Logan International Airport|Billings]], [[Fort Worth Alliance Airport|Fort Worth/Alliance]], [[Fresno Yosemite International Airport|Fresno]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Oakland International Airport|Oakland]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston– Intercontinental]] |
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| United Express operated by [[Mesa Airlines]] | Aspen, Atlanta, Casper, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Cody, Colorado Springs, Durango, Eagle/Vail, Gillette, Grand Junction, Grand Rapids, Gunnison, Jackson Hole, Moline/Quad Cities, Montrose, Rapid City, Rock Springs |
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| United Express operated by [[Shuttle America]] | Atlanta, Austin, Columbus (OH), Edmonton, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Ottawa, San Antonio, Toronto-Pearson |
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| [[UPS Airlines]] | [[Billings Logan International Airport|Billings]], [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], [[Chicago Rockford International Airport|Chicago/Rockford]], [[Paine Field|Everett]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[Boeing Field|Seattle–Boeing]] |
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| United Express operated by [[SkyWest Airlines]] | Albuquerque, Appleton, Aspen, Austin, Bakersfield, Bentonville/Fayetteville, Billings, Birmingham (AL), Bismarck, Boise, Bozeman, Burbank, Calgary, Casper, Cedar Rapids, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Durango, El Paso, Eugene, Fargo, Fresno, Grand Junction, Great Falls, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Helena, Huntsville, Idaho Falls, Indianapolis [seasonal], Kalispell, Knoxville, Lincoln, Little Rock, Madison, Medford, Memphis, Milwaukee, Missoula, Moline/Quad Cities, Monterey/Carmel, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Palm Springs, Pasco, Peoria, Portland (OR), Rapid City, Redmond/Bend [seasonal], Regina, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Jose (CA), Santa Barbara, Saskatoon, Sioux Falls, Springfield (MO), Traverse City [seasonal], Tucson, Tulsa, Wichita, Winnipeg |
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| United Express operated by [[Trans States Airlines]] | Oklahoma City, St. Louis, Springfield (MO) |
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==Statistics== |
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==== Concourse C ==== |
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===Top destinations=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" |
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|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from DEN<!-- BTS DATA IS ONLY FOR DESTINATIONS; THIS IS NOT "TO AND FROM" --> (January 2023 – December 2023)'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Denver, CO: Denver International (DEN)|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=QRa&Nv42146_anzr=Qr08r4,%20Pb:%20Qr08r4%20V06r40n6v10ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf|publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref> |
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! City |
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! Passengers |
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! Carriers |
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| 1 |
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| [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas, Nevada]] |
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| 1,205,000 |
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| Frontier, Southwest, United |
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| 2 |
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| [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona]] |
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| 1,193,000 |
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| American, Frontier, Southwest, United |
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| 3 |
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| [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois]] |
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| 995,000 |
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| American, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United |
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| 4 |
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| [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles, California]] |
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| 966,000 |
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| American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
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| 5 |
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| [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma, Washington]] |
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| 929,000 |
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| Alaska, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
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| 6 |
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| [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta, Georgia]] |
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| 927,000 |
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| Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
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| 7 |
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| [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco, California]] |
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| 888,000 |
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| Frontier, Southwest, United |
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| 8 |
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| [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota]] |
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| 886,000 |
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| Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Sun Country, United |
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| 9 |
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| [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]] |
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| 875,000 |
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| American, Frontier, Southwest, United |
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| 10 |
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| [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City, Utah]] |
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| 859,000 |
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| Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
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This is the concourse with various non-major airlines of Denver mainly for flying to each airline's hubs in other cities, with the exception of [[Southwest Airlines]]. This also applies in certain boarding gates in Concourse A (e.g. AirTran Airways to [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport]]) |
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|+ '''Busiest international routes from DEN (October 2022 – September 2023)'''<ref name="internationalreport">{{cite web |title=BTS Air Carriers : T-100 International Market (All Carriers) |url=https://data.transportation.gov/Aviation/International_Report_Passengers/xgub-n9bw/about_data |date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref>''' |
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! Airport |
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! Carriers |
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| 1 |
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| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún, Mexico]] |
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| 603,027 |
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| Frontier, Southwest, United |
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| 2 |
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| {{flagicon|GB}} [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow, United Kingdom]] |
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| 391,524 |
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| British Airways, United |
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| 3 |
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver, Canada]] |
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| 317,061 |
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| Air Canada, United |
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| 4 |
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson, Canada]] |
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| 305,630 |
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| Air Canada, United |
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| 5 |
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| {{flagicon|DE}} [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt, Germany]] |
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| 295,098 |
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| Lufthansa, United |
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| 6 |
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| {{flagicon|DE}} [[Munich Airport|Munich, Germany]] |
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| 291,807 |
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| Lufthansa, United |
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| 7 |
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| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo, Mexico]] |
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| 255,297 |
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| Southwest, United |
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| 8 |
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary, Canada]] |
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| 227,598 |
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| United, WestJet |
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| 9 |
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| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City, Mexico]] |
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| 194,862 |
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| Aeroméxico, Volaris |
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| 10 |
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| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta, Mexico]] |
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| 189,811 |
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| Frontier, Southwest, United |
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|+ '''Annual passenger traffic at DEN, 1995–present'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Passenger Traffic Reports |location=Denver|publisher=City & County of Denver Department of Aviation |url=http://www.flydenver.com/about/financials/passenger_traffic |access-date=December 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006162308/https://www.flydenver.com/about/financials/passenger_traffic |archive-date=October 6, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite report |title= Denver international total passengers by airline December 1996 and year to date |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6ZkfGghUbm9cnZCVTJUeDNjN3MxOUdEZjlPSmtRNFhMbW9B/view?usp=sharing |page=3 |format= PDF|access-date=January 31, 2019 |publisher=City & County of Denver Department of Aviation|location=Denver}}</ref> |
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|1995 |
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|31,067,498{{efn|group=lower-alpha|Passenger totals for first two months of 1995 reflect operations at [[Stapleton International Airport]].}} |
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|2005 |
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|43,387,369 |
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|2015 |
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|54,014,502 |
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| 1996||32,296,174||2006||47,326,506||2016||58,266,515 |
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| 1997||34,969,837||2007||49,863,352||2017||61,379,396 |
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| 1998||36,831,400||2008||51,245,334||2018||64,494,613 |
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| 1999||38,034,017||2009||50,167,485||2019||69,015,703 |
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| 2000||38,751,687||2010||51,985,038||2020||33,741,129 |
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| 2002||35,652,084||2012||53,156,278||2022||69,286,461 |
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| 2003||37,505,267||2013||52,556,359||2023||'''77,837,917''' |
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|+ '''Largest Airlines at DEN <br />(January 2022 – December 2022)'''<ref>{{cite report|title=Passenger Traffic Reports|url=https://www.flydenver.com/about/financials/passenger_traffic?date_filter%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D=2022|access-date=2022-05-15|publisher=City & County of Denver Department of Aviation|location=Denver}}</ref> |
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| [[United Airlines]] |
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|23,112,000 |
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|35.97% |
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| [[Southwest Airlines]] |
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|20,552,000 |
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|31.99% |
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] |
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|6,493,000 |
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|10.10% |
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|4 |
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| [[SkyWest Airlines]] |
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|6,013,000 |
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|9.36% |
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|5 |
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] |
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|3,060,000 |
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|4.76% |
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| Other airlines |
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|5,025,000 |
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|7.82% |
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==Accidents and incidents== |
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Concourse C has 22 Gates: C28 - C50 |
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[[File:Continental Airlines Flight 1404 wreckage3.jpg|thumb|The wreckage of Continental Airlines Flight 1404]] |
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* On February 16, 2007, 14 aircraft suffered windshield failures within a three-and-a-half-hour period at the airport. A total of 26 windshields on these aircraft failed. The NTSB opened an investigation, determining that [[foreign object damage]] was the cause, possibly the sharp sand used earlier that winter for traction purposes combined with wind gusts of {{convert|48|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=NTSB Report DEN07IA069|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20070313X00281&ntsbno=DEN07IA069&akey=1|work=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]|date=June 27, 2007|access-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405201142/https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20070313X00281&ntsbno=DEN07IA069&akey=1|archive-date=April 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* On December 20, 2008, a [[Continental Airlines]] [[Boeing 737-500]] operating as [[Continental Airlines Flight 1404|Flight 1404]] to Houston–Intercontinental Airport veered off the left side of runway 34R and caught fire during its takeoff roll at DIA. There were 38 injuries sustained by the passengers and crew; however, there were no fatalities. There was no snow or ice on the runway, however there were {{convert|31|knot|mph km/h||adj=on}} [[crosswind]]s at the time of the accident. On July 13, 2010, the NTSB published that the probable cause of this accident was the captain's cessation of right rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane. <ref>{{cite news|title=Continental Jet Veers Off Runway on Takeoff, Slams into Ravine, Catches Fire|first1=Kevin|last1=Simpson|first2=Joey|last2=Bunch|first3=Howard|last3=Pankratz|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1254071AF5055188&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|page=A1|date=December 21, 2008|access-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002102244/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1254071AF5055188&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|archive-date=October 2, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Continental Flight Slides Off Runway; Dozens Injured |url=http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=106325&catid=339 |work=[[KUSA (TV)|KUSA]] |date=December 21, 2008 |access-date=December 21, 2008 }} {{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NTSB Begins Investigation into Why Plane Slid Off Runway |url=http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=106332&catid=339 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203003133/http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=106332&catid=339 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |work=[[KUSA (TV)|KUSA]] |date=December 21, 2008 |access-date=December 21, 2008 }}</ref> |
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* On April 3, 2012, an [[ExpressJet]] [[Embraer ERJ 145|Embraer ERJ-145]], registration N15973, operating as Flight UA/EV-5912 from Peoria, IL to Denver, was landing on 34R when the aircraft hit the approach lights and stopped on the runway. Smoke developed inside the aircraft and passengers were evacuated onto the runway. One passenger was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Accident: Expressjet E145 at Denver on April 3, 2012, Smoke in Cockpit, Hard Short Landing|first=Simon|last=Hradecky|url=http://www.avherald.com/h?article=44d72e46&opt=0|work=The Aviation Herald|date=April 3, 2012|access-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181010/http://www.avherald.com/h?article=44d72e46&opt=0|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* On February 20, 2021, [[United Airlines Flight 328]], a Boeing 777-200 that was on its way from [[Denver]] to [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], suffered engine damage just after takeoff and had to return to Denver International Airport. Debris from the damaged engine fell on a neighborhood in Broomfield, a city around 25 miles from the airport. The damaged airplane landed safely on runway 26 and no injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/plane-lands-safely-after-dropping-debris-outside-house/ar-BB1dRvt5|title = Plane debris rains down on neighborhood after engine failure|website = [[MSN]]}}</ref> |
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*On April 7, 2024, Southwest Airlines Flight 3695, a Boeing 737-800 bound for Houston, Texas, suffered a detached engine cowling which struck a wing flap during take-off. The plane returned to Denver, where it landed safely. The incident was recorded by a passenger and put on online media. There were no injuries reported to passengers or crew.<ref>https://ca.news.yahoo.com/engine-part-falls-off-southwest-212410692.html</ref> |
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==See also== |
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| [[American Airlines]] | Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami |
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City |
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| [[Delta Connection]] operated by [[Comair]] | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky |
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| Delta Connection operated by [[Mesaba Airlines]] | Memphis, Salt Lake City |
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| Delta Connection operated by [[SkyWest Airlines]] | Salt Lake City |
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| [[Northwest Airlines]] | Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
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| [[Southwest Airlines]] | Albuquerque, Amarillo, Austin, Baltimore, Chicago-Midway, Fort Lauderdale, Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Raleigh/Durham, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Santa Ana/Orange County, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa |
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| [[Sun Country Airlines]] [charter]| Minneapolis/St. Paul |
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| [[US Airways]] | Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix |
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| [[US Airways Express]] operated by [[Mesa Airlines]] | Phoenix |
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==== Concourses D and E ==== |
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Denver International Airport has reserved room for two more Concourses to be built beyond Concourse C for future expandability. Concourse D can be built without having to move any existing structure. The underground train system, however, will have to be extended. Concourse E will require moving a [[United Airlines]] [[hangar]]. However, before construction on Concourses D and E begins, Concourses A, B, and C can be extended in both directions to contain 99 gates per concourse. This is evident from the fact that the gate number 40 was selected to be the median gate number at the middle of each concourse; theoretically, this allows for gates 1 through 40 to be located to the west, and gates 41 to 99 to be located to the east, of the passenger train system. Signs as one enters the mezzanine level indicate a separation of 1-40 on one side and 41-99 on the other side. |
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== Public transportation == |
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The [[Regional Transportation District]] (RTD) operates five bus routes under the frequent airport express bus service called '''skyRide''', as well as one '''Express''' bus route and one '''Limited''' bus route, between DIA and various locations throughout the [[Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area|Denver-Aurora]] and [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]] metropolitan areas. |
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The skyRide services operate on comfortable coaches with ample space for luggage, while the Express and Limited bus routes operate on regular city transit buses and are mainly geared for use for airport employees. |
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<td align=left>'''AF''' |
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<td align=left>''Cold Spring / Downtown / DIA'' |
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<td align=left>''Stapleton / DIA'' |
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<td align=left>'''AT''' |
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<td align=left>''Arapahoe County / DIA'' |
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<td colspan=3><font color=white size=4>'''Limited''' |
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skyRide services drop-off and pick-up from both the West and East side of the Jeppesen Terminal while the Express and Limited services drop-off only on the West side of the Terminal and pick-up only from the East side of the Terminal. |
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By 2015, RTD plans to build a [[commuter rail]] line from downtown Denver's Union Station through [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]] to DIA, as part of the [[FasTracks]] expansion program. Scheduled bus service is also available to points such as [[Fort Collins, Colorado]] and van services stretch into [[Nebraska]], [[Wyoming]], and Colorado summer and [[ski resort]] areas. [[Amtrak]] offers a Fly-Rail plan for ticketing with United Airlines for trips into scenic areas in the [[Western United States|Western U.S.]] via a Denver stopover. |
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== Accidents and incidents == |
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*On February 16, 2007, 14 aircraft suffered windshield failures within a three-and-a-half-hour period at the airport. A total of 26 windshields on these aircraft failed. The [[NTSB]] opened an investigation, determining that foreign object damage was the cause, possibly the sharp sand used earlier that winter for traction purposes combined with wind gusts of {{convert|48|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20070313X00281&ntsbno=DEN07IA069&akey=1 | title = NTSB Report DEN07IA069 | publisher = National Transportation Safety Board | date = 2007-06-27}}</ref> |
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*On December 20, 2008, a [[Continental Airlines]] [[Boeing 737-500]] operating as [[Continental Airlines Flight 1404|Flight 1404]] to Houston-Intercontinental Airport in Houston, TX overran runway 34R, and caught fire, during its takeoff roll at Denver International Airport. There was no snow or ice on the runway, however there were 31 knot (36 mph) [[crosswind]]s at the time of the accident. The NTSB has not discovered a reason for the crash. Of the 115 people on board, at least 38 sustained injuries: at least two of these injured critically.<ref>"[http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/state/36532894.html Denver crash victims arrive in Houston]." ''MYSA''. December 21, 2008. Retrieved on December 21, 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=106325&catid=339 |title=Continental flight slides off runway; dozens injured |accessdate=21 December 2008 |publisher=9NEWS |date=21 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=106332&catid=339 |title=NTSB begins investigation into why plane slid off runway|accessdate=21 December 2008 |publisher=9NEWS |date=21 December 2008}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Busiest airports in the United States by international passenger traffic]] |
* [[Busiest airports in the United States by international passenger traffic]] |
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* [[Busiest airports in the United States by total passenger boardings]] |
* [[Busiest airports in the United States by total passenger boardings]] |
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* [[List of airports in the Denver area]] |
* [[List of airports in the Denver area]] |
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* [[List of the busiest airports in the United States]] |
* [[List of the busiest airports in the United States]] |
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* [[List of longest runways]] |
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* ''[[Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition]]'' |
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* [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic]] |
* [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic]] |
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* [[World's busiest airports by traffic movements]] |
* [[World's busiest airports by traffic movements]] |
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* [[World's busiest airports by cargo traffic]] |
* [[World's busiest airports by cargo traffic]] |
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* [[World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic]] |
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* [[List of tallest air traffic control towers in the United States]] |
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{{Commonscat|Denver International Airport}} |
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<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news |last=Hsu |first=Tiffany |date=2023-04-29 |title=A Towering, Terrifying Demon Horse Isn't Even the Weirdest Part |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/business/media/denver-airport.html |access-date=2023-06-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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* [http://www.flydenver.com/ Denver International Airport], official site |
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* [http://www.colorado-aeronautics.org/DIA.htm Denver International Airport] at Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) |
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<ref name=Insider>{{Cite web |last=Humphries |first=Monica |title=6 conspiracy theories people believe about Denver's airport, debunked |url=https://www.insider.com/denver-international-airport-conspiracy-theories-debunked-2021-10 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* [http://travel.howstuffworks.com/baggage-handling.htm How Baggage Handling Works], from [[HowStuffWorks]], describing DIA's automated system |
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* {{cite techreport | author=A. J. M. Donaldson | date=2002-05-27 | title=A Case Narrative of the Project Problems with the Denver Airport Baggage Handling System | url=http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/SFC/Reports/TR2002-01.pdf |format=PDF| institution=Software Forensics Centre}} |
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<ref name=Denver>{{Cite web |last= Wenzel|first=John|date=2016-10-31 |title=The definitive guide to Denver International Airport's biggest conspiracy theories |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/31/definitive-guide-to-denver-international-airport-conspiracy-theories/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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<ref name=Fly>{{Cite web |title=DEN and Roswell Become Supernatural Sister Airports {{!}} Denver International Airport |url=https://www.flydenver.com/about/download/den_and_roswell_become_supernatural_sister_airports |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.flydenver.com}}</ref> |
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* [https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/denver/dia-conspiracy-theories A Local's Guide to Denver International Airport Conspiracy Theories], Denver Public Library |
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/arts/design/02hors.html?_r=1 Johnson, Kirk. "And Behold a Big Blue Horse? Many in Denver Just Say Neigh," ''The New York Times'', Monday, March 2, 2009.] |
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Owner | City & County of Denver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), locally known as DIA, is an international airport in the Western United States, primarily serving metropolitan Denver, Colorado, as well as the greater Front Range Urban Corridor. At 33,531 acres (52.4 sq mi; 135.7 km2),[6][7] it is the largest airport in the Western Hemisphere by land area and the second largest on Earth, behind King Fahd International Airport.[8] Runway 16R/34L, with a length of 16,000 feet (3.03 mi; 4.88 km), is the longest public use runway in North America and the seventh longest on Earth. The airport is 25 miles (40 km) driving distance northeast of Downtown Denver,[9] 19 miles (31 km) farther than the former Stapleton International Airport which DEN replaced; the airport is actually closer to the City of Aurora than central Denver, and many airport-related services, such as hotels, are located in Aurora.[10]
Opened in 1995, DEN currently serves 25 different airlines offering non-stop service to over 215 destinations throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia; it was the fourth airport in the U.S. to exceed 200 destinations.[11] The airport is a major hub for United Airlines and the largest operating base for both Frontier Airlines and Southwest Airlines.[12] With over 40,000 employees, the airport is the largest employer in Colorado. The airport is located on the western edge of the Great Plains and within sight of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.
In both 2021 and 2022, DEN was the third busiest airport in the world as well as the third busiest airport in the United States by passenger traffic. In 2023, it was the sixth busiest airport in the world and remained the third busiest airport in the United States having served around 77.8 million passengers, more than a 12% increase from the prior year. DEN has been among the top 20 busiest airports in the world every year since 2000.[13][14]
History
Denver has traditionally been home to one of the busier airports in the United States because its midcontinent location was ideal for an airline hub. Several airlines, notably United Airlines and Continental Airlines, were hubbed at the former Stapleton International Airport, helping make it the sixth-busiest airport in the country by the 1960s. But Stapleton was cramped, with little room to add additional flights and with runways too close together, leading to long waits in bad weather that would cause nationwide travel disruptions.[15]
From 1980 to 1983, the Denver Regional Council of Governments investigated areas for a new area airport north and east of Denver. Meanwhile, in 1983, Federico Peña was elected mayor of Denver, campaigning on a plan to expand Stapleton onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal lands. The plan had broad support, but leaders in nearby Adams County threatened to sue over noise concerns.[15]
Eventually Peña struck a deal: Adams County leaders would rally citizens to back a plan for Denver to annex 54 square miles (140 km2) of the county to build an airport away from established neighborhoods. In 1988, Adams County voters approved the annexation. The proposal was met with some skepticism because of its location: 24 miles (39 km) from the heart of the city. But seeing the importance of a Denver air hub to the national transportation system, the federal government put $500 million (equivalent to $1.1 billion as of 2023[update]) toward the new airport. The rest of the cost would be financed by bonds, to be repaid with fees on airlines. Ground was broken in September 1989.[15]
Two years later, Mayor Wellington Webb inherited the megaproject, which at that time was scheduled to open on October 29, 1993.[16] At the time United was refusing to move to the new airport over the high proposed fees. The airline finally relented under the condition that the airport include an automated baggage system.[15]
Construction delays pushed opening day back, first to December 1993, then to March 1994. By September 1993, delays due to a millwright strike and other events meant opening day was pushed back again to May 1994.[17]
In April 1994, the city invited reporters to observe the first test of the new automated baggage system. Reporters were treated to scenes of clothing and other personal effects scattered beneath the system's tracks and carts that would often toss the luggage right off the system. After the embarrassing preview, the mayor cancelled the planned May opening. The baggage system continued to be a maintenance hassle and was finally terminated in September 2005, with traditional baggage handlers manually handling cargo and passenger luggage.[18]
DEN finally replaced Stapleton on February 28, 1995, 16 months behind schedule and at a cost of $4.8 billion (equivalent to $8.8 billion as of 2023[update]),[19] nearly $2 billion over budget ($3.7 billion as of 2023[update]).[10][20] The construction employed 11,000 workers.[21] United Airlines Flight 1062 to Kansas City International Airport was the first to depart DEN and United Flight 1474 from Colorado Springs Airport was the first to arrive at the new airport.[10]
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In September 2003, runway 16R/34L was added, the airport's sixth and at 16,000 ft (3.0 mi; 4.9 km), it is 4,000 ft (0.76 mi; 1.2 km) longer than the other runways. Its length, exceeded by only six other runways in the world, allows fully laden Airbus A380s and Boeing 747-8s to take off in the hot and high conditions at the airport, which is roughly 1 mi (1.6 km) above sea level.[22][23]
During a blizzard on March 17–19, 2003, the weight of heavy snow tore a hole in the terminal's white fabric roof, and over 2 feet (0.61 m) of snow on paved areas closed the airport and its main access road (Peña Boulevard) for almost two days, stranding several thousand people.[24][25] Another blizzard on December 20–21, 2006, dumped over 20 inches (51 cm) of snow in about 24 hours. The airport was closed for more than 45 hours, stranding thousands.[26] Following this, the airport invested heavily in new snow-removal equipment that has led to a dramatic reduction in runway occupancy times to clear snow, down from an average of 45 minutes in 2006 to just 15 minutes. In 2020, the airport was awarded the Balchen/Post award, which is presented by the Northeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) for the outstanding snow and ice removal operation during difficult winter conditions.[27]
After shunning DEN for over a decade for its high fees, Southwest Airlines entered the airport in January 2006 with 13 daily flights.[28] Southwest has since rapidly expanded and is now the airport's second-largest carrier after United.[29]
On November 19, 2015, a hotel was added to the airport and on April 22, 2016, DEN received commuter rail service to Denver Union Station with the opening of RTD's A Line.[30][31]
On September 9, 2015, a political campaign was launched by Mayor Michael Hancock to radically expand commercial development at DEN, previously prohibited by intergovernmental agreement between Denver and Adams County.[32] The changes to the agreement were approved by both Denver and Adams County voters in November 2015.[33]
In 2018, work began on a major interior renovation and reconfiguration to the entire Jeppesen Terminal including the beginning phases of construction to relocate two out of the three TSA security checkpoints from the Great Hall on Level 5 to Level 6 (East & West) while simultaneously updating and consolidating airline ticket counters/check-in for all airlines. Eventually, both pre- and post-security gathering and leisure areas will be incorporated into the spaces where both expansive TSA security areas on Level 5 are currently located. The third TSA security checkpoint currently accessible via the Concourse A bridge is expected to be removed once the new Level 6 security areas are completed. The renovation and reconfiguration will bring back the original intent and use of the Great Hall as a large commons area for airport patrons and visitors to enjoy. First phases of completion—including updated check-in and baggage drop counters for United & Southwest Airlines as well as visual and facility updates to parts of the terminal—began in late 2020 and progressively continue to this day. In early February 2024, the first of two new security screening areas (West Security on Level 6) opened to the public. It is located directly north of the new United Airlines Check-In facilities. The new East Security, directly across the Great Hall from West, is expected to open in mid to late 2025. At that time both Level 5 North & South Security areas (who have been in operation for over 20 years) will be closed and removed in addition to the A-Bridge Security. This phased terminal project is expected to be completed by 2028.[34]
Additionally in 2018, work commenced on a major gate expansion to all three concourses with 12 new gates being added to A (including several single and double-jetway gates with direct access to U.S. Customs and Border Protection), 11 to B, and 16 to C, for a total of 39 new gates.[35] Following the completion of this project, United Airlines has leased 24 additional gates on both A and B (bringing its total gate count at DEN to around 90), as well as build a new United Club in A and expand their existing clubs in B.[36] Southwest Airlines leased 16 of the new gates in C bringing its total gate count at DEN to 40, which is SWA's largest gate count at any single airport.[37] As of November 2022, all new gates in A-West, B-West, B-East and C-East are in use and new retail and restaurant tenants will continue to open through 2024 as well as new art commissioned and installed through 2025. Additionally, all existing way-finding signs, flight information display systems and gate signs are expected to be replaced in the coming years matching what is found at the new gates and within the renovated portions of the terminal. When both the ongoing terminal and concourse projects are completed, the airport will be able to handle upwards of 100 million passengers per year.[38]
In 2021, the airport experienced a notable failure of the train system. In response, a request for information from the private sector was issued to analyze options to possibly supplement the train system in the future.[39] By 2023, several companies proposed their ideas to transport passengers.[40]
In 2022, a committee was formed to support efforts to establish flights between Denver and Africa.[41]
In August 2022, DEN broke ground on an additional gate expansion project that will bring a total of 14 ground loaded gates to the east end of Concourse A to be used solely for Frontier Airlines operations. This A-East wing is intended to be removed once a more permanent A-East expansion (similar to what just opened in A-West) occurs at an unknown future date. This will be a gain of four gates for Frontier once completed. Currently there are several ground loaded gates at this location which were constructed back in 2018 for United's temporary regional operations while a new and additional regional wing was being constructed onto the east end of Concourse B. The new United Concourse B regional wing opened in late 2022 and United has now vacated the A regional wing making way for Frontier to move in once the renovations and addition are completed. The expanded Concourse A wing for Frontier is expected to open by mid-2024.[42]
In December 2023 DEN started construction on a new 'Center of Equity and Excellence in Aviation' which will help underserved communities and prepare current and future employees for a career in aviation. The CEEA will be located directly below the Westin Hotel and DEN Plaza and is expected to open in late 2024 or early 2025.[43]
In late 2023, the airport laid out preliminary plans to add four new concourses with 100 more gates east and west of the terminal by 2045.[44] The project is being referred to as 'Operation 2045' and will help support the airport’s goal of serving over 125 million passengers annually by that time.
Facilities
![The Air Traffic Control Tower at Denver International Airport with a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 below.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/DEN_Air_Traffic_Control_Tower.jpg/220px-DEN_Air_Traffic_Control_Tower.jpg)
The airport is 23 miles (37 km) from Downtown Denver, which is 15 miles (24 km) farther away than Stapleton International Airport, the airport DIA replaced.[10]
The 52.4 square miles (136 km2; 33,500 acres)[6] of land occupied by the airport is more than one and a half times the size of Manhattan (33.6 square miles or 87 square kilometres). DIA is larger in land area (excluding water) than the US cities of Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California. DIA occupies the largest amount of commercial airport land area in North America, by a great extent. The land was transferred from Adams County to Denver after a 1989 vote,[45] increasing the city's size by 50 percent and bifurcating the western portion of the neighboring county. All freeway traffic accessing the airport from central Denver leaves the city and passes through Aurora for nearly two miles (3.2 km), making the airport a practical exclave. Similarly, the A Line rail service connecting the airport with downtown Denver has two intervening stations in Aurora.
Terminal
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DIA has one terminal, named The Jeppesen Terminal after aviation safety pioneer Elrey Borge Jeppesen, and three midfield concourses, spaced far apart. The three midfield concourses have a total of 179 gates in operation as of late 2022.[46] Concourse A is accessible via a pedestrian bridge directly from the terminal building, as well as via the underground train system that services all three concourses. For access to Concourses B and C, passengers must utilize the train. All international arrivals without border pre-clearance are processed in Concourse A; this concourse also has 4 3-jetway international gates that can support ADG Group VI aircraft such as an Airbus A380 and a Boeing 747-8, the two largest commercial aircraft in the world.
- Concourse A is used by Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, United Airlines (including all international arrivals), and all international carriers. It has 60 gates, including several ground-level boarding and double jetway gates.[46]
- Concourse B is solely used for United Airlines flights. It has 72 gates, including four double jetways and several regional gates.[46]
- Concourse C is primarily used for Southwest Airlines flights, as well as American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and most regional airliner flights. It has 47 gates, including four ground-level boarding gates.[46]
In 2023, the airport announced a plan to significantly increase its passenger capacity by expanding the Jeppesen Terminal with additional check-in and TSA counters. The plan would also add new concourses with a further 100 gates.[47]
Art and aesthetics
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The Jeppesen Terminal's internationally recognized peaked roof, designed by Fentress Bradburn Architects, resembles snow-capped mountains and evokes the early history of Colorado when Native American teepees were located across the Great Plains. The catenary steel cable system, similar to the Brooklyn Bridge design, supports the fabric roof.[48] DIA is also known for a pedestrian bridge connecting the terminal to Concourse A that allows travelers to walk from the main Terminal to Concourse A, while viewing planes taxiing beneath them. It offers views of the Rocky Mountains to the west and the high plains to the east.[49]
Denver's public art program, which is financed by a mandatory 1% capital improvement budget, has resulted in a significant number of artworks being installed at the airport, where some can only be appreciated after passing through security. The artwork includes sculptures, murals, photos, sound art and paintings.[50] [51]
The airport features a bronze statue of Denver native Jack Swigert by Loveland, Colorado artist George Lundeen in Concourse B. Swigert flew on Apollo 13 as Command Module Pilot, and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1982, but died of cancer before he was sworn in. The statue is dressed in an A7L pressure suit, and is posed holding a gold-plated helmet. It is a duplicate of a statue placed at the United States Capitol in 1997.[52] George Lundeen is also the sculptor of "The Aviator", a monumental bronze sculpture of Elrey Borge Jeppesen, for whom the terminal is named.[53][54]
Denver International Airport has four murals by the Chicano artist Leo Tanguma. "Children of the World Dream of Peace" is in two-parts. The first depicts the horrors of war, with a man in a gas-mask brandishing a saber. The second, larger part shows this man toppled, and smiling children from many nations making swords into plowshares; Tanguma explains this is a reference to the Book of Isaiah 2:4: "and they shall beat their swords into plowshares—nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."[55] Per Denver Public Art, "Children of the World Dream of Peace" is a powerful mural expressing the artist's desire to abolish violence in society. One section of the piece speaks to the tragedy and devastation of war and its impact on humanity. The mural then moves on to images of smiling children, dressed in traditional folk costumes from around the world, celebrating peace prevailing over war."[56] "In Peace and Harmony With Nature" is also in two parts; Denver Public Art explains that "The first half of the mural shows children displaying great sadness over the destruction and extinction of life, as the second half of the artwork depicts humanity coming together to rehabilitate and celebrate nature."[57] Tanguma confirms this was his intent.[58]
In March 2019, the airport unveiled an animated, talking gargoyle in the middle of one of the concourses. The gargoyle interacted with passengers and joked about the supposed conspiracies connected to the airport.[59]
Blue Mustang, by El Paso-born artist Luis Jiménez, was one of the earliest public art commissions for Denver International Airport in 1993. The 32-foot-tall (9.8 m) sculpture is a bright blue cast-fiberglass sculpture of a horse with glowing red eyes located between the inbound and outbound lanes of Peña Boulevard.[60] Jiménez was killed in 2006 at age 65 while creating the sculpture when a part of it fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. At the time of his death, Jiménez had completed painting the head of the mustang. Blue Mustang was completed by others, and unveiled at the airport on February 11, 2008.[61] The statue has been the subject of considerable controversy, and has acquired the nickname Blucifer for its demonic appearance.[62][63]
Ground transportation
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) operates the A Line rail service between DIA and Denver Union Station in downtown Denver, making the 37 minute trip about every 15 minutes. RTD also operates an airport express bus service called skyRide between Arapahoe County or Boulder and DIA. There is also hourly service to Thornton on RTD route 104L, a limited stop bus. The airport is also served by two commuter routes with just a few runs per day: RTD route 145X to Brighton and 169L to Aurora.
Scheduled bus service is also available to points such as Fort Collins, and van services stretch into Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado summer and ski resort areas. Amtrak offers a Fly-Rail plan for ticketing with United Airlines for trips into scenic areas in the Western U.S. via a Denver stopover.
The airport is connected to the I-70 and Denver via the Peña Boulevard freeway. A number of car rental companies are located at the airport, providing courtesy shuttle services from Jeppesen Terminal Level 5, Island 4, to their parking areas.[64]
The airport claims that it is completely accessible to bicycling travelers.[65] The city of Denver's designated bike route consists of the non-separated shoulders of the 65-mph Peña Boulevard freeway, a route which Denver's former bicycle planner James Mackay has called "a facade, an appearance, a deceit, a contrivance."[66] The airport suggests that cyclists who prefer a less-traveled route may use 56th Avenue to Valleyhead Road,[65] a rural 55-mph highway with no shoulder.
Conspiracy theories
Conspiracies concerning the airport, inspired by the type of art, unusual architecture, and construction problems, started shortly after its completion. With the expansion of the internet, television shows such as Conspiracy Theory, and annual media reporting of these theories, they continued to grow.[67] Airport administration decided to embrace the conspiracy theories instead of trying to fight them.[67][68] In 2016, a small "Conspiracy Theories Uncovered" exhibition was installed in the terminal, explaining some of the more popular theories.[67][69] In 2019, an animatronic gargoyle named Gregoriden, or Greg for short, that randomly makes statements such as "welcome to Illuminati headquarters"[68] was installed. Some took offense to the gargoyle, claiming it was satanic, so the gargoyle was removed and replaced with a more muted version. Other gargoyle statues, sitting on open suitcases, are in the baggage claim area. Some also view these statues as malevolent, despite their intended purpose as playful artistic creations that are claimed to safeguard luggage.[68][70][67]
In April 2019, the Roswell International Air Center and Denver International Airport became "supernatural sister airports."[68][71] In the agreement, they would work together to enhance industry best practices that involve commerce, trade and tourism. It also includes a clause that they would share strategies for extraterrestrial combat.[71] For the airport's 20th birthday, plans to decorate the airport property with crop circles proved to be too expensive, so was not implemented. In a marketing campaign that was tied to renovations started in 2018, posters were created with aliens joking that breeding grounds for gargoyles or meeting halls for Freemasons were being constructed. The campaign was successful, generating over $8 million in revenue.[68]
Theories
- Tunnels: The delay in opening the airport and the large budget overrun led to a variety of rumors about the tunnels that were built under the airport. The scope has been exaggerated, and there is lore that the tunnels lead to underground survival bunkers for the rich and elite, military bases, homes for aliens, homes for lizard people, or to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.[68][70][67] The actual use for the tunnels is to move luggage between check-in counters, airplanes and baggage claim areas. Employees have been known to prank the media by wearing lizard masks. Videos of blurry lizard people have appeared online and drawings of aliens have appeared on tunnel walls. However, other graffiti, besides alien drawings, exist along the tunnels.[67]
- New World Order and other secret societies: Because of the isolated location, there are rumors that the airport will be used by the New World Order as a prison or concentration camp.[68] The time capsule at the airport showcases an inscribed plaque that has the Freemason symbol and the words "New World Airport Commission," which is a group that has never existed, prompting the conspiracy theory that the airport is controlled by Freemasons and linked to the New World Order or other secret societies.[70][67] A spokesperson for the Denver International Airport, Alex Renteria, has said that the Freemasons had created the cover, and thus had included their symbol, but there is no evidence that they have any influence in running the airport.[67][70] The wording about the commission was used to represent that the new airport would permit access to the world and is a reference to Dvorák's New World Symphony.[70][67]
- Nazism: Tanguma's murals have been purported to represent Nazism, death, or a prophecy of the end of the world, counter to the artist's meaning.[68][70] The removal of the murals to keep them safe during construction prompted rumors that the project was an excuse to cover the truth.[68] In addition, there are conspiracy theories around Nazism based on the supposedly swastika-shaped runway arrangement, which aerial views refute.[67][68]
- Alien languages: People have noted apparent markings that are supposed to represent alien or secret languages. The markings are actually Navajo language characters and identifiers for the airport artists.[67]
- Blue Mustang eyes: The red, glowing eyes have led some to call the horse statue demonic, thinking that the glowing eyes are referencing the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The eyes are actually a tribute to the artist's father, who owned a neon light shop in Mexico.[67][70][68]
- Flat Earth: On TikTok in April 2023, a video went viral, claiming that an artistic 30-year-old world map art installation was new and confirmed flat earth theory.[68]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Statistics
Top destinations
Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1,205,000 | Frontier, Southwest, United |
2 | Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona | 1,193,000 | American, Frontier, Southwest, United |
3 | Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois | 995,000 | American, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United |
4 | Los Angeles, California | 966,000 | American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
5 | Seattle/Tacoma, Washington | 929,000 | Alaska, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
6 | Atlanta, Georgia | 927,000 | Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
7 | San Francisco, California | 888,000 | Frontier, Southwest, United |
8 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | 886,000 | Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Sun Country, United |
9 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 875,000 | American, Frontier, Southwest, United |
10 | Salt Lake City, Utah | 859,000 | Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
603,027 | Frontier, Southwest, United |
2 | ![]() |
391,524 | British Airways, United |
3 | ![]() |
317,061 | Air Canada, United |
4 | ![]() |
305,630 | Air Canada, United |
5 | ![]() |
295,098 | Lufthansa, United |
6 | ![]() |
291,807 | Lufthansa, United |
7 | ![]() |
255,297 | Southwest, United |
8 | ![]() |
227,598 | United, WestJet |
9 | ![]() |
194,862 | Aeroméxico, Volaris |
10 | ![]() |
189,811 | Frontier, Southwest, United |
Annual traffic
Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | 31,067,498[a] | 2005 | 43,387,369 | 2015 | 54,014,502 |
1996 | 32,296,174 | 2006 | 47,326,506 | 2016 | 58,266,515 |
1997 | 34,969,837 | 2007 | 49,863,352 | 2017 | 61,379,396 |
1998 | 36,831,400 | 2008 | 51,245,334 | 2018 | 64,494,613 |
1999 | 38,034,017 | 2009 | 50,167,485 | 2019 | 69,015,703 |
2000 | 38,751,687 | 2010 | 51,985,038 | 2020 | 33,741,129 |
2001 | 36,092,806 | 2011 | 52,849,132 | 2021 | 58,828,552 |
2002 | 35,652,084 | 2012 | 53,156,278 | 2022 | 69,286,461 |
2003 | 37,505,267 | 2013 | 52,556,359 | 2023 | 77,837,917 |
2004 | 42,275,913 | 2014 | 53,472,514 |
- ^ Passenger totals for first two months of 1995 reflect operations at Stapleton International Airport.
Airline market share
Rank | Airline | Passengers | Share |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United Airlines | 23,112,000 | 35.97% |
2 | Southwest Airlines | 20,552,000 | 31.99% |
3 | Frontier Airlines | 6,493,000 | 10.10% |
4 | SkyWest Airlines | 6,013,000 | 9.36% |
5 | Delta Air Lines | 3,060,000 | 4.76% |
6 | Other airlines | 5,025,000 | 7.82% |
Accidents and incidents
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- On February 16, 2007, 14 aircraft suffered windshield failures within a three-and-a-half-hour period at the airport. A total of 26 windshields on these aircraft failed. The NTSB opened an investigation, determining that foreign object damage was the cause, possibly the sharp sand used earlier that winter for traction purposes combined with wind gusts of 48 mph (77 km/h).[122]
- On December 20, 2008, a Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500 operating as Flight 1404 to Houston–Intercontinental Airport veered off the left side of runway 34R and caught fire during its takeoff roll at DIA. There were 38 injuries sustained by the passengers and crew; however, there were no fatalities. There was no snow or ice on the runway, however there were 31-knot (36 mph; 57 km/h) crosswinds at the time of the accident. On July 13, 2010, the NTSB published that the probable cause of this accident was the captain's cessation of right rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane. [123][124][125]
- On April 3, 2012, an ExpressJet Embraer ERJ-145, registration N15973, operating as Flight UA/EV-5912 from Peoria, IL to Denver, was landing on 34R when the aircraft hit the approach lights and stopped on the runway. Smoke developed inside the aircraft and passengers were evacuated onto the runway. One passenger was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.[126]
- On February 20, 2021, United Airlines Flight 328, a Boeing 777-200 that was on its way from Denver to Honolulu, Hawaii, suffered engine damage just after takeoff and had to return to Denver International Airport. Debris from the damaged engine fell on a neighborhood in Broomfield, a city around 25 miles from the airport. The damaged airplane landed safely on runway 26 and no injuries were reported.[127]
- On April 7, 2024, Southwest Airlines Flight 3695, a Boeing 737-800 bound for Houston, Texas, suffered a detached engine cowling which struck a wing flap during take-off. The plane returned to Denver, where it landed safely. The incident was recorded by a passenger and put on online media. There were no injuries reported to passengers or crew.[128]
See also
- Busiest airports in the United States by international passenger traffic
- Busiest airports in the United States by total passenger boardings
- List of airports in the Denver area
- List of the busiest airports in the United States
- List of longest runways
- Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition
- World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
- World's busiest airports by traffic movements
- World's busiest airports by cargo traffic
- World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic
- List of tallest air traffic control towers in the United States
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External links
- Official website
- Denver International Airport at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 8, 2024
- Denver International Airport aviation weather (in Spanish, English, French, and Chinese)
- A Local's Guide to Denver International Airport Conspiracy Theories, Denver Public Library
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KDEN
- ASN accident history for DEN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KDEN
- FAA current DEN delay information