Denver International Airport

airport in Denver, Colorado, United States

The Denver International Airport (DIA) is an airport in Denver, Colorado. It is the largest airport in the United States by total area. It was the 3rd busiest airport in the world in 2021. It replaced the Stapleton Airport in February 1995.

Denver International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity & County of Denver
OperatorCity & County of Denver Department of Aviation
ServesDenver metropolitan area and Front Range Urban Corridor
LocationNortheast Denver, Colorado, U.S.
OpenedFebruary 28, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-02-28)
Hub for
Focus city forSouthwest Airlines
Elevation AMSL5,434 ft / 1,656 m
Coordinates39°51′42″N 104°40′23″W / 39.86167°N 104.67306°W / 39.86167; -104.67306
Websiteflydenver.com
Map
FAA airport diagram
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 (2022)
Passengers69,286,461
Aircraft operations615,733
Source: Denver International Airport[1]

Airlines

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These airline go to Denver International Airport: [2]

Statistics

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Yearly traffic

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Yearly passenger traffic at DEN, 1995–present[4][5]
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
2004 42,275,913 2014 53,472,514
  1. Passenger totals for first two months of 1995 reflect operations at Stapleton International Airport.
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References

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  1. "Passenger Traffic Reports". Denver International Airport.
  2. "Flights, Airlines - Denver International Airport". www.flydenver.com.
  3. "Sun Country Airlines to start DIA service to Minneapolis". 19 November 2015.
  4. "Passenger Traffic Reports". Denver: City & County of Denver Department of Aviation. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017.
  5. Denver international total passengers by airline december 1996 and year to date (PDF) (Report). Denver: City & County of Denver Department of Aviation. p. 3.