Two years later, Mayor Wellington Webb inherited the megaproject, scheduled to open on October 29, 1993.ĭelays 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. In September 1989, under the leadership of Denver Mayor Federico Peña, federal officials authorized the outlay of the first $60 million (equivalent to $124 million today) for the construction of DEE. ![]() Satellite map of Denver International Airport Historyĭenver has traditionally been home to one of the busier airports in the nation because of its location.įrom 1980 to 1983, the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) investigated six areas for a new metro area airport that were north and east of Denver. Similarly, the A Line rail service connecting the airport with downtown Denver has two intervening stations in Aurora. The land was transferred from Adams County to Denver after a 1989 vote, increasing the city’s size by 50 percent and bifurcating the western portion of the neighboring county.Īs a result, the Adams County cities of Aurora, Brighton, and Commerce City are actually closer to the airport than much of Denver.Īll freeway traffic accessing the airport from central Denver leaves the city and passes through Aurora for just shy of two miles (3.2 km), making the airport a practical enclave. DIA occupies the largest amount of commercial airport land area in the United States and in North America, by a great extent.ĭallas/Fort Worth International Airport is a distant second at 27.0 square miles (70 km2). The 52.4 square miles (136 km2 33,500 acres) 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). 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 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. The airport is located on the western edge of the Great Plains and within sight of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. ![]() With over 35,000 employees, the airport is the largest employer in Colorado. As of 2019, DEN is the 18th busiest airport in the world - the fifth busiest in the U.S. The airport is a hub for both United Airlines and Frontier Airlines and is also a base for Southwest Airlines. Opened in 1995, DEN currently has non-stop service to 215 destinations amongst 23 different airlines throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia it is the fourth airport in the U.S. 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. ![]() Denver International Airport, is an international airport in the Western United States, primarily serving metropolitan Denver, Colorado, as well as the greater Front Range Urban Corridor.Īt 33,531 acres (52.4 sq mi 135.7 km²), it is the largest airport in North America by land area and the second largest in the world, behind King Fahd International Airport.
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