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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),[3][4] it is the largest airport in North America by land area and the second largest in the world, behind King Fahd International Airport.[5] 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 in the world. The airport is 25 miles (40 km) driving distance from Downtown Denver,[6] 19 miles (31 km) further than the former Stapleton International Airport, the facility 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.[7]

Denver International Airport
IATA: DEN ICAO: KDEN FAA LID: DEN WMO: 72565
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City & County of Denver
Operator	City & County of Denver Department of Aviation
Serves	Denver metropolitan area and Front Range Urban Corridor
Location	Northeast Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Opened	February 28, 1995 (27 years ago) (1995-02-28)
Hub for	Frontier Airlines United Airlines Alpine Air Express Bemidji Airlines
Focus city for	Southwest Airlines
Elevation AMSL	5,434 ft / 1,656 m
Coordinates	39°51′42″N 104°40′23″W
Website	flydenver.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 12,000 3,658 Concrete 8/26 12,000 3,658 Concrete 16L/34R 12,000 3,658 Concrete 16R/34L 16,000 4,877 Concrete 17L/35R 12,000 3,658 Concrete 17R/35L 12,000 3,658 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 58,828,552 Aircraft operations 593,916 Total cargo 661,094,348 lb 299,867,352 kg Economic contribution (2018) $33.5 billion[1]
Source: Denver International Airport[2]

Opened in 1995, DEN currently has non-stop service to over 215 destinations amongst 25 different airlines throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia; it was the fourth airport in the U.S. to exceed 200 destinations.[8] The airport is a major hub for both United Airlines and Frontier Airlines and the largest operating base for Southwest Airlines.[9] With over 35,000 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 2021, DEN was the third busiest airport in the world as well as the third busiest airport in the United States by passenger traffic; DEN has been among the top 20 busiest airports in the world every year since 2000.[10]

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.[11]

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.[11]

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 today) toward the new airport. The rest of the cost would be financed by bonds, to be repaid with fees on airlines.[11] Ground was broken in September 1989.

Two years later, Mayor Wellington Webb inherited the megaproject, which at that time was scheduled to open on October 29, 1993.[12] 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.

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.

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.[13]

DEN finally replaced Stapleton on February 28, 1995, 16 months behind schedule and at a cost of $4.8 billion (equivalent to $8.5 billion today),[14] nearly $2 billion over budget ($3.6 billion today).[7][15] The construction employed 11,000 workers.[16] United Airlines Flight 1062 to Kansas City International Airport was the first to depart DIA and United Flight 1474 from Colorado Springs Airport was the first to arrive at the new airport.[7]

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.

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.[17][18] 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.[19] 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 2014.

After shunning DEN for over a decade due to high fees, Southwest Airlines entered the airport in January 2006 with 13 daily flights.[20] Southwest has since rapidly expanded and is now the airport's second-largest carrier after United.[21]

In the 2010s, a transit center and hotel were added to the main Jeppesen Terminal. The hotel opened on November 19, 2015, and on April 22, 2016, commuter rail trains started operating between the airport and Denver Union Station on RTD's A Line.

On September 9, 2015, a political campaign was launched by Mayor Michael Hancock to radically expand commercial development at DIA, previously prohibited by intergovernmental agreement between Denver and Adams County.[22] The changes to the agreement were approved by both Denver and Adams County voters in November 2015.[23]

In 2018, work began on a major interior renovation and reconfiguration 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. 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 - commenced in late 2020 and progressively continue to this day. This phased terminal project is expected to be completed by 2025.[24]

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.[25] Following the completion of this project, United Airlines will lease 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.[26] Southwest Airlines will lease 16 of the new gates on C bringing its total gate count at DEN to 40, which will be SWA's largest gate count at any single airport.[27] When both the ongoing terminal and concourse projects are completed, the airport will be able to handle upwards of 100 million passengers per year.[28] The new gates in B-West and C-East are now open and the new A-West & B-East gates are expected to open before the end of 2022.

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.[29]

In 2022, a committee was formed to support efforts to establish flights between Denver and Africa.[30]

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 will be a gain of four gates for Frontier once completed. Currently there are several ground loaded gates in operation 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 is expected to be open before the end of 2022 and United is expected to then vacate the A regional wing making way for Frontier to move in. The expanded Concourse A wing for Frontier is expected to open by mid-2024.[31]

Facilities

The airport is 25 miles (40 km) driving distance from Downtown Denver, which is 19 miles (31 km) farther away than Stapleton International Airport, the airport DIA replaced.[7] The distant location was chosen to avoid aircraft noise affecting developed areas, to accommodate a generous runway layout that would not be compromised by blizzards, and to allow for future expansion.

The 52.4 square miles (136 km²; 33,500 acres)[3] 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 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,[32] 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

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 165 gates in operation as of mid-2022.[33] 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 has 51 gates, including several ground level boarding gates and four multiple jetway gates.[33]
• Concourse B has 67 gates, including four double jetway gates.[33]
• Concourse C has 47 gates, including four ground level boarding gates.[33]

Art and aesthetics

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. 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.

Both during construction and after opening, DIA has set aside a portion of its construction and operation budgets for art. The corridor from the main terminal and Concourse A frequently displays temporary art exhibits. A number of public artworks are present in the underground train that links the main terminal with concourses, including art pieces from the history of Colorado.

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.[34] George Lundeen is also the sculptor of "The Aviator", a monumental bronze sculpture of Elrey Borge Jeppesen, for whom the terminal is named.

Denver International Airport has four murals, all of which have been the topic of conspiracy theorists and debate, and popularized in Family Guy season 18 episode 17^{[citation needed]}. The murals are ambiguous in meaning, depicting scenes including caged animals, fires, suffering people, and a soldier with a blade and a gas mask. They have been interpreted in the past by onlookers to represent war, hope, and even the New World Order.[35]

In March 2019, the airport unveiled an animated, talking gargoyle in the middle of one of the concourses. The gargoyle interacts with passengers and jokes about the supposed conspiracies connected to the airport.[36]

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.[37] 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.[38] The statue has been the subject of considerable controversy, and has acquired the nickname Blucifer for its demonic appearance.[39][40] The sculpture has been defended and disparaged by many people.

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.[41]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Aeroméxico	Mexico City	[42]
Air Canada	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver	[43]
Air Canada Express	Vancouver	[43]
Air France	Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle	[44]
Alaska Airlines	Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma Seasonal: Anchorage	[45]
Allegiant Air	Appleton, Cincinnati Seasonal: Asheville, Knoxville, Peoria	[46]
American Airlines	Austin, Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor	[47]
American Eagle	Los Angeles	[47]
British Airways	London–Heathrow	[48]
Cayman Airways	Seasonal: Grand Cayman	[49]
Copa Airlines	Panama City–Tocumen	[50]
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma	[51]
Delta Connection	Los Angeles, Seattle/Tacoma	[51]
Denver Air Connection	Alamosa, Alliance, Clovis (NM), Cortez,[52] Kearney (begins November 1, 2022),[53] McCook, Pierre, Telluride (CO), Watertown (SD)	[54]
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich	[55]
Frontier Airlines	Atlanta, Austin, Belize City, Buffalo, Cancún, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Charlotte, Chicago–Midway, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus–Glenn, Cozumel, Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Detroit, El Paso, Fayetteville/Bentonville, Harlingen, Houston–Hobby, Houston–Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Pensacola, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Rochester (NY), Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San José del Cabo, Seattle/Tacoma, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington–National, West Palm Beach (begins November 6, 2022)[56] Seasonal: Baltimore, Bismarck (ends November 3, 2022),[57] Bloomington/Normal, Branson, Charleston (SC), Fargo, Fort Myers, Glacier Park/Kalispell, Grand Junction, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Harrisburg, Hartford, Jacksonville (FL), Missoula, Montego Bay (begins February 24, 2023)[58], Myrtle Beach, Puerto Vallarta, Savannah, Sioux Falls, Syracuse	[59]
Icelandair	Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík	[60]
JetBlue	Boston, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia	[61]
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich	[62]
Southern Airways Express	Chadron	[63]
Southwest Airlines	Albany, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Boise, Boston, Bozeman, Buffalo, Burbank, Cancún, Charlotte (resumes November 12, 2022),[64] Chicago–Midway, Chicago–O'Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus–Glenn, Dallas–Love, Des Moines, Detroit, El Paso, Eugene, Fort Lauderdale, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Houston–Hobby, Houston–Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Las Vegas, Liberia (CR), Little Rock, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Louisville, Lubbock, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montrose, Nashville, New Orleans, New York–LaGuardia, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County (CA), Orlando, Palm Springs, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San José del Cabo, Santa Barbara, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, St. Louis, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa, Washington–Dulles, Wichita Seasonal: Belize City, Charleston (SC), Cozumel, Fort Myers, Midland/Odessa, Norfolk, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, San José de Costa Rica–Juan Santamaría (begins March 11, 2023),[65] Sarasota (resumes November 12, 2022)[66]	[67]
Spirit Airlines	Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago–O'Hare, Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Intercontinental, Las Vegas, Miami Seasonal: Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul	[68]
Sun Country Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul	[69]
United Airlines	Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Billings, Boise, Boston, Bozeman, Burbank, Calgary, Cancún, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus–Glenn, Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Detroit, Eugene, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Frankfurt, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston–Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Jackson Hole, Jacksonville (FL), Kahului, Kailua–Kona, Kansas City, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Lihue, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Louisville, Madison, Medford, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Missoula, Munich, Nashville, Newark, New Orleans, New York–LaGuardia, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Raleigh/Durham, Rapid City, Reno/Tahoe, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San José del Cabo, Santa Barbara, Seattle/Tacoma, Sioux Falls, Spokane, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto–Pearson, Tulsa, Vancouver, Washington–Dulles, Washington–National, Wichita Seasonal: Belize City, Burlington (VT), Cozumel, El Paso, Fairbanks, Glacier Park/Kalispell, Grand Junction, Gunnison/Crested Butte, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Liberia (CR), Montrose, Nassau, Palm Springs, Portland (ME), Redmond/Bend, Roatán, San José de Costa Rica–Juan Santamaría, Sarasota, Savannah, Syracuse, Tucson	[70]
United Express	Albuquerque, Amarillo, Appleton, Aspen, Atlanta, Austin, Bakersfield, Billings, Birmingham (AL), Bismarck, Boise, Bozeman, Burbank, Butte (MT), Calgary, Casper, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Charlotte, Cheyenne, Cody, Colorado Springs, Columbia (MO), Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Dodge City, Durango (CO), Eagle/Vail, Edmonton, El Paso, Eugene, Eureka, Fargo, Fayetteville/Bentonville, Flagstaff (ends October 30, 2022),[71] Fort Dodge, Fresno, Gillette, Glacier Park/Kalispell, Grand Junction, Grand Rapids, Great Falls, Greenville/Spartanburg, Gunnison/Crested Butte, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Hays, Helena, Hobbs, Huntsville, Idaho Falls, Indianapolis, Jackson Hole, Jamestown (ND), Joplin, Kansas City, Kearney (ends October 30, 2022), Laramie, Lewiston, Liberal, Lincoln, Little Rock, Louisville, Lubbock, Madison, Medford, Memphis, Midland/Odessa, Minot, Missoula, Moab, Moline/Quad Cities, Monterey, Montrose, Nashville, New Orleans, North Platte, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Palm Springs, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Prescott, Pueblo, Rapid City, Redmond/Bend, Reno/Tahoe, Richmond, Riverton, Rock Springs, Sacramento, Salina, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose (CA), San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Fe, Savannah, Scottsbluff, Sheridan (WY), Shreveport, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Spokane, Springfield/Branson, St. George (UT), St. Louis, Syracuse, Toronto–Pearson, Tri-Cities (WA), Tucson, Tulsa, Vernal, Wichita, Williston (ND) Seasonal: Bishop/Mammoth Lakes, Norfolk, North Bend/Coos Bay, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Sarasota, Seattle/Tacoma, Sun Valley, Traverse City, West Yellowstone	[70]
Volaris	Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Mexico City	[72]
WestJet	Calgary	[73]

Cargo

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Airlines	Destinations
AirNet Express	Columbus-Rickenbacker
Amazon Air	Cincinnati, Ontario
Bemidji Airlines	Colby, Goodland, McCook, North Platte, Sidney, Trinidad
DHL Aviation	Cincinnati, Reno/Tahoe
FedEx Express	Billings, Fort Worth/Alliance, Fresno, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis, Oakland, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, San Jose Seasonal: Houston– Intercontinental
Lufthansa Cargo	Frankfurt, Munich
UPS Airlines	Billings, Burbank, Chicago/Rockford, Everett, Louisville, Ontario, Reno/Tahoe, Salt Lake City, Seattle–Boeing

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from DEN (June 2021 – May 2022)[74]

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona	1,061,000	American, Frontier, Southwest, United
2	Las Vegas, Nevada	1,001,000	Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
3	Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois	996,000	American, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
4	Los Angeles, California	892,000	American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
5	Seattle/Tacoma, Washington	812,000	Alaska, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United
6	Atlanta, Georgia	811,000	Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
7	Houston–Intercontinental, Texas	783,000	Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
8	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas	764,000	American, Frontier, United
9	Salt Lake City, Utah	759,000	Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United
10	Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota	728,000	Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country, United

Busiest international routes to and from DEN (2019)[75]

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Carriers
1	Cancún, Mexico	390,878	Frontier, Southwest, United
2	Frankfurt, Germany	317,172	Lufthansa, United
3	London–Heathrow, United Kingdom	299,941	British Airways, United
4	Toronto–Pearson, Canada	291,474	Air Canada, United
5	Vancouver, Canada	285,064	Air Canada, United
6	Calgary, Canada	241,869	Frontier, United, WestJet
7	Munich, Germany	170,603	Lufthansa
8	San José del Cabo, Mexico	153,094	Southwest, United
9	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	149,977	Frontier, Southwest, United
10	Tokyo–Narita, Japan	136,698	United

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic at DEN, 1995–present[76][77]

Year	Passengers	Year	Passengers	Year	Passengers
1995	31,067,498[lower-alpha 1]	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
2003	37,505,267	2013	52,556,359
2004	42,275,913	2014	53,472,514

Airline market share

Largest Airlines at DEN
(May 2021 - April 2022)[78]

Rank	Airline	Passengers	Share
1	United Airlines	19,929,000	32.76%
2	Southwest Airlines	19,410,000	31.91%
3	SkyWest Airlines	6,864,000	11.28%
4	Frontier Airlines	6,200,000	10.19%
5	American Airlines	2,913,000	4.79%
6	Other Airlines	5,508,000	9.06%

Accidents and incidents

• 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).[79]
• 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 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. Of the 115 people on board, at least 38 sustained injuries, at least two critically.[80][81][82]
• 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.[83]
• 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 near the airport. The damaged airplane landed safely on runway 26 and no injuries were reported.[84]

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

References

External links

• Denver International Airport, official site
  • Denver International Airport at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 6, 2022
• Airportag, kiosk located in the airport in 2019
• Denver International Airport aviation weather (in Spanish, English, French, and Chinese)

• 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

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Der Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO KDEN, kurz DIA) ist ein internationaler Verkehrsflughafen knapp 40 Kilometer nordöstlich der Innenstadt von Denver in den USA. Er ist, gemessen an der Grundfläche, nach dem Flughafen Dammam der zweitgrößte Flughafen weltweit und, gemessen am Verkehrsaufkommen Im Jahr 2021, der drittgrößte US-Flughafen nach Atlanta Dallas/Fort Worth. Weltweit lag er 2021 ebenfalls auf Rang 3.[4] Er dient als Drehkreuz für United Airlines und Frontier Airlines sowie als Basis für Southwest Airlines. 2021 nutzten 58,8 Millionen Passagiere den Flughafen.[2]

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- [en] Denver International Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional de Denver

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Denver (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), a menudo llamado DIA (por sus siglas en inglés), es un aeropuerto en Denver, Colorado. Con 123.27 kilómetros cuadrados (34,000 acres), es el aeropuerto más grande de los Estados Unidos por superficie total. La pista 16R/34L es la pista más larga de uso público en los Estados Unidos. Hasta 2015, fue el 18º aeropuerto más ocupado en el mundo y el sexto más activo en los Estados Unidos por tráfico de pasajeros con más de 54 millones de pasajeros. También tiene la tercera mayor red doméstica. El aeropuerto cuenta con 133 puertas repartidas en tres explanadas lineales individuales pero internamente conectadas (A, B y C).

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[fr] Aéroport international de Denver

L'aéroport international de Denver (en anglais : Denver International Airport), connu localement sous l'acronyme DIA (code IATA : DEN • code OACI : KDEN • code FAA : DEN), est un aéroport américain situé à Denver, au Colorado. Il est le dixième aéroport mondial en termes de trafic commercial, avec plus de 50 millions de passagers qui en font usage en 2009, ainsi que le cinquième aéroport mondial en termes de mouvements d'avions, avec 607 019 atterrissages et décollages. Il est le principal aéroport des États des montagnes.

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[it] Aeroporto Internazionale di Denver

L'aeroporto internazionale di Denver è un grande aeroporto internazionale situato all'estremità nord est di Denver in Colorado, Stati Uniti d'America. Caratteristica dell'edificio che ospita i terminal è il tetto a punta, che dovrebbe rappresentare i picchi innevati delle Montagne Rocciose. Grazie alla sua posizione geografica, è un punto fondamentale per il trasporto di merci e passeggeri da e verso la west coast.

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[ru] Денвер (аэропорт)

Международный аэропорт Денвера (англ. Denver International Airport) — один из крупнейших международных аэропортов в США, расположен в 40 километрах к северо-востоку от центра Денвера.

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