Denver International airport - wikipedia Denver International airport This article is about the current airport open since 1995. For the airport previously serving Denver, Colorado, see Stapleton International Airport. Denver International Airport IATA : DEN ICAO : KDEN FAA LID : DEN WMO : 72565 Summary Airport type Public Owner City & County of Denver Department of Aviation Operator City & County of Denver Department of Aviation Serves Denver, the Front Range Urban Corridor, Eastern Colorado, Southeastern Wyoming, and the Nebraska Panhandle Location Northeastern Denver, Colorado, U.S. Hub for Passenger Airlines Aerodynamics Inc. Boutique Air Frontier Airlines Key Lime Air United Airlines Focus city for Southwest Airlines Elevation AMSL 5,431 ft / 1,655 m Coordinates 39 ° 51 ′ 42 '' N 104 ° 40 ′ 23 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.86167 ° N 104.67306 ° W ﻿ / 39.86167 ; - 104.67306 Coordinates : 39 ° 51 ′ 42 '' N 104 ° 40 ′ 23 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.86167 ° N 104.67306 ° W ﻿ / 39.86167 ; - 104.67306 Website http://www.flydenver.com Map DEN Location of airport in Colorado / United States DEN DEN ( the US ) Show map of Colorado Show map of the US Show all 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 ( 2017 ) Aircraft operations 582,486 Passengers 61,379,396 Economic impact ( 2013 ) $26.3 billion Social impact ( 2012 ) 146.6 thousand Source : Denver International Airport Denver International Airport ( IATA : DEN, ICAO : KDEN, FAA LID : DEN ), also commonly known as DIA, is an international airport in Denver, Colorado, United States. At 33,531 acres ( 13,570 ha, 52.4 sq mi ), it is the largest airport in the United States by total land area. Runway 16R / 34L, with a length of 16,000 feet ( 4,877 m ), is the longest public use runway in the United States. As of 2017, DEN was the 20th busiest airport in the world and the fifth busiest in the United States by passenger traffic handling 61,379,396 passengers. It also has the third largest domestic connection network in the country. DEN has non-stop service to destinations throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia serving over 195 destinations in 2018. The airport is in northeastern Denver and is owned and operated by the City & County of Denver Department of Aviation. DEN was voted as the `` Best Airport in North America '' by readers of Business Traveler Magazine for six years in a row ( 2005 -- 2010 ) and was named `` America 's Best Run Airport '' by Time Magazine in 2002. As of 2018, Denver International Airport has been rated by Skytrax as the 29th `` Best Airport in the World, '' ranking # 1 in the United States. Skytrax also named DIA as the second `` Best Regional Airport in North America '' for 2017, and the fourth `` Best Regional Airport in the World. '' The airport is the main hub for Frontier Airlines. It is also the fourth - largest hub for United Airlines with 375 daily departures to 141 destinations. Additionally, the airport serves as a main operating base ( hub ) for Southwest Airlines and is the airline 's fourth most utilized airport and fastest - growing market, with over 190 daily departures to around 60 destinations. These three airlines ' combined operations made up about 83 % of the total passenger traffic at DEN as of December 2017. DEN is the only airport in the United States to have implemented an ISO 14001 - certified environmental management system covering the entire airport. The airport is accessible via Peña Boulevard as well as the A Line commuter rail from Denver Union Station. Contents 1 History 1.1 Design and expandability 2 Geography 3 Terminal and Concourses 3.1 Jeppesen Terminal 3.1. 1 Hotel and Transit Center 3.2 Concourses 3.2. 1 Concourse A 3.2. 2 Concourse B 3.2. 3 Concourse C 3.2. 4 Future Concourses D, E, East & West 4 Airlines and destinations 4.1 Passenger 4.2 Cargo 5 Statistics 5.1 Top destinations 5.2 Annual traffic 5.3 Airline Market Share 6 Accidents and incidents 7 Conspiracies and controversy 8 See also 9 References 10 External links History From 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. In September 1989, under the leadership of 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. 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. 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, while the actuators 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, with traditional baggage handlers manually handling cargo and passenger luggage. On September 25, 1994, the airport hosted a fly - in that drew several hundred general aviation aircraft, providing pilots 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. 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. DIA finally replaced Stapleton on February 28, 1995, 16 months behind schedule and at a cost of $4.8 billion, nearly $2 billion over budget. The construction employed 11,000 workers. United Airlines 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. DIA still owns some land at the former Stapleton site, an open field area bordered by Central Park Blvd to the west, 40th Ave to the North, Havana St. to the East & 37th Ave to the south, with the exception of the Coca - Cola - Swire Warehouse & the FedEx warehouse. The city 's department of aviation has continuously owned this site even after Stapleton closed. After the airport 's runways were completed but before it opened, the airport used the codes ( IATA : DVX, ICAO : KDVX ). DIA later took over ( IATA : DEN, ICAO : KDEN ) as its codes from Stapleton when the latter airport closed. During the blizzard of March 17 -- 19, 2003, the weight of 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. Denver International Airport covered by the December 22, 2006 snowstorm In 2004, DIA was ranked first in major airports for on - time arrivals according to the FAA. Another blizzard on December 20 and 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. Following that blizzard, 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. On November 19, 2015 the first part of a Hotel and Transit Center, the hotel, opened adjacent to the Jeppesen Terminal. On April 22, 2016, commuter rail service to the Hotel and Transit Center from Denver Union Station began. Design and expandability Denver International Airport 's signature roofline as seen from the interior. Denver has traditionally been home to one of the busier airports in the nation because of its location. Many airlines including United Airlines, Western Airlines, the old Frontier Airlines and People Express were hubbed at the old Stapleton International Airport, and there was also a significant Southwest Airlines operation. At times, Stapleton was a hub for three or four airlines. The main reasons that justified the construction of the new DIA included the fact that gate space was severely limited at Stapleton, and the Stapleton runways were unable to deal efficiently with Denver 's weather and wind patterns, causing nationwide travel disruption. The project began with Perez Architects and was completed by Fentress Bradburn Architects of Denver, Pouw & Associates of Arvada, CO, and Bertram A. Bruton & Associates of Denver. The signature DIA profile, suggestive of the snow - capped Rocky Mountains, was first hand - sketched by Design Director Curtis W. Fentress. Seized upon by then Mayor, Federico Peña, 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. The concourses were designed by a joint venture of The Richardson Associates and The Allred Fisher Seracuse Lawler Partnership. 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. At 33,531 acres ( 136 km ), DIA is by far the largest land area commercial airport in the United States. Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport is a distant second at 70 km ( 26.9 square miles ). The 327 - foot ( 100 m ) control tower is one of the tallest in North America. 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, as well as allowing air traffic patterns to be adjusted to avoid crosswinds, regardless of wind direction. 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 ). KDEN FAA airport diagram DIA 's sixth runway ( 16R / 34L ) is the longest commercial precision - instrument runway in North America ( and the seventh longest in the world ) with a length of 16,000 feet ( 4,877 m ). Compared to other DIA runways, the extra 4,000 - foot ( 1,200 m ) length allows fully loaded jumbo jets such as the Boeing 747 or Airbus A380 to take off in Denver 's mile - high altitude during summer months, thereby providing unrestricted global access for any airline using DIA. The midfield concourses allow passengers to be screened in a central location efficiently and then transported via the underground people mover 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 train. The taxiways at Denver have been positioned so that each of the midfield concourses can expand significantly before reaching the taxiways. Concourse B, used by United Airlines, is longer than the other two concourses, and after the addition of four gates to its west end in 2019, it will be at or near its maximum possible length. However, Concourses A and C can be extended to equal the length of Concourse B. Once this expansion is exhausted, space has been reserved for four future Concourses : D and E ( by extending the train ) and East and West ( to be connected via walkways to the Jeppesen Terminal ). All international flights requiring customs and immigration services currently fly into Concourse A. Currently twelve gates are used for international flights. Eight of these are north facing gates on Concourse A equipped to divert incoming passengers to a hallway that connects to the upper level of the air bridge and enters Customs and Immigration in the north side of the Jeppesen Terminal. In 2017, four of the south facing gates on Concourse A were retro - fitted with access to a new sterile hallway which leads upstairs and merges with the hallway from the other eight original gates. See Concourse A below. As part of the original design of the airport the city specified passenger volume `` triggers '' that would lead to a redevelopment of the master plan and possible new construction to make sure the airport is able to meet Denver 's needs. The city hit its first - phase capacity threshold in 2008, and DIA is currently revising the master plan. As part of the master plan update, the airport announced selection of Parsons Corporation to design a new hotel, rail station and two bridges leading into the main terminal. The airport has the ability to add up to six additional runways, bringing the total number of runways to 12. Once fully built out, DIA should be able to handle 110 million passengers per year, up from 32 million at its opening. On September 9, 2015, a political campaign was launched by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock to radically expand commercial development at DIA, development previously prohibited by intergovernmental agreement between Denver and Adams County. The changes to the agreement were approved by both Denver and Adams County voters in November 2015. Geography Eastward view from an inbound flight, January 27, 2011 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 it replaced. 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 km ) of land occupied by the airport is more than one and a half times the size of Manhattan ( 33.6 sq mi or 87 km2 ). 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. As a result, the Adams County cities of Aurora, Brighton, and Commerce City are actually closer to the airport than much of Denver. All freeway traffic accessing the airport from central Denver leaves the city and passes through Aurora for just shy of 2 miles, 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 and concourses See also : Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System Jeppesen terminal The pedestrian bridge connecting the Jeppesen Terminal with Concourse A Jeppesen Terminal, named after aviation safety pioneer Elrey Jeppesen, is the land side of the airport. Road traffic accesses the airport directly off of Peña Boulevard, which in turn is fed by Interstate 70 and E-470. Two covered and uncovered parking areas are directly attached to the terminal -- four garages and an economy parking lot on the east side ; and four garages and an economy lot on the west side. 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. The central area of the airport houses two security screening areas and exits from the underground train system. The north side of the Jeppesen Terminal contains a third security screening area and a segregated immigration, and customs area. The main terminal has six official floors, connected by elevators and escalators. Floors 1 -- 3 comprise the lowest levels of the parking garages as well as the economy lots on both sides of the terminal. Floor 4 contains passenger pickup, as well as short - term and long - term parking. Floor 5 is used for parking as well as drop - offs and pick - ups for taxis and shuttles to rental car lots and off - site parking. The fifth floor also contains the baggage carousels and security checkpoints. The sixth floor is used for passenger dropoff and check - in counters. Passengers are routed first to airline ticket counters or kiosks on the sixth floor for checking in. Since all gates at Denver are in the outlying concourses, passengers clear security at one of three different checkpoints : one at each end of the main terminal, each of which has its own bank of escalators that lead down to the trains ; as well as a smaller one at the end of the pedestrian bridge to Concourse A. After leaving the main terminal via the train or pedestrian bridge, passengers can access 95 full - service gates on 3 separate concourses ( A, B, & C ), plus gates for regional flights. Stone used in the terminal walls was supplied by the Yule Marble Quarry, also used for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Lincoln Memorial. As of April 2018, work has begun inside Jeppesen Terminal on a major interior renovation and reconfiguration including the beginning phases of construction to relocate 2 out of the 3 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. Eventually, both pre and post security gathering and leisure areas will be incorporated into the spaces where the TSA security areas on Level 5 are currently located. This phased project to the terminal, along with an ongoing 39-gate expansion project to all three concourses and a few other capital improvement projects, is expected to be completed by 2021 with a total price tag of around $3.5 billion. Hotel and Transit Center The DIA Hotel and Transit Center is made up of three integrated functional areas : hotel, public land transportation, and public plaza. A $544 million construction project was recently completed ( April 2016 ) directly connecting a hotel and transit center to the Jeppesen terminal. The project includes a commuter rail train station, run by Regional Transportation District 's ( RTD ) FasTracks system and a 519 - room hotel and conference center, run by Westin Hotels & Resorts. The hotel opened November 19, 2015 and the commuter rail service began on April 22, 2016. Gensler and AndersonMasonDale Architects were the architects for the project. The builder of the project was MHS, a tri-venture composed of Mortenson Construction, Hunt Construction and Saunders Construction. Construction had begun on October 5, 2011. The rail station is located underneath the hotel with a 150 foot ( 46 m ) canopy extending out and south from the hotel over the tracks for protection from weather. The rail service provides a direct connection between Denver Union Station and the airport for both visitors and locals. There is also room for expanded rail service to / from the airport, if needed. RTD regional bus bays directly connecting cities like Aurora, Boulder and Westminster can also be found under the Hotel and adjacent to the Transit Center and rail lines. An 82,000 square - foot public plaza between the hotel and main terminal is one of Denver 's newest venues for arts and entertainment and provides an area for travelers and visitors to relax and enjoy art, food, drinks, seasonal outdoor activities, sunshine and spanning views of the Rocky Mountains to the west and the Great Plains to the east without having to leave the airport. The plaza is operated by Denver Arts and Venues, the City and County of Denver agency that operates Denver owned entertainment venues. Concourses Moving walkways in Concourse C DIA has three midfield concourses, spaced far apart, though the train stations are no longer named by concourse, instead just denoted as `` All __ Gates. '' 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. Once in 1998 and again once in 2012, the train system encountered technical problems and shut down for several hours, creating tremendous back - logs of passengers in the main terminal since no pedestrian walkways exist between the terminal and the B and C Concourses. On both occasions, buses had to be used because of the train problems. The concourses and main terminal are laid out similarly to Hartsfield -- Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The main difference is that DIA has no satellite unit of T gates directly attached to the terminal, and the spacing between the concourses at DIA is much greater than the spacing between the concourses in Atlanta. This allows for maximum operating efficiency as aircraft can push back from their gate while other taxiing aircraft can still taxi through the alley behind them without delay. The airport collects landing fees, rent and other revenues from the airlines to help offset its operating costs. DIA 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. On December 14, 2006, DIA instituted the design phase of expanding Concourse C in the airport 's first major expansion of a concourse. In September 2014, the airport completed construction of five new gates on the C Concourse, which now serve Southwest Airlines. The new gates are labeled C23 through C27 and expand the space by 39,000 square feet ( 3,600 m ) at a cost of $46 million. Concourse B also expanded with the addition of a regional jet terminal designed by Reddy & Reddy Architects at the east side of the concourse. This Regional Jet concourse consists of one smaller concourse or finger that is connected to Concourse B. These gates allow direct jet bridge access to smaller Regional Jets. With the opening of the Regional Jet Concourse on April 24, 2007, United Airlines left Concourse A entirely and operates solely from B, with the exception of international flights requiring customs support. Layout of the ongoing 2018 - 2021 gate expansion project Prompted by growth in routes and passengers, on July 31, 2017, the City Council approved a project management contract to add a total of 26 gates combined to the three existing concourses ( A, B & C ). In November 2017 that number was revised and increased to 39 additional gates or from the current 137 gates to 176 gates, a 28 % increase. The project and the contracts for the architectural and construction work was approved by the Denver city council on November 13, 2017. The gate expansion project mirrors a $1.8 billion phased renovation and reconfiguration to Jeppesen Terminal which began in the spring of 2018 and is expected to finish by 2021. When both the terminal renovation and concourse expansions are completed, the airport should be able to handle between 80 and 90 million passengers per year. The airport is currently ( as of 2017 ) built to handle 50 million passengers and saw over 61 million pass through in 2017, an increase of over 5 % from 2016 passenger totals. Concourse a Concourse C and Control Tower Concourse A is 1,900 feet ( 579 m ) long, takes up 1.22 million square feet ( 113,000 m ) and has 38 gates : A26 -- A53, A56, A59 -- 65, and A67 -- 68. Twelve of these gates ( A33, A35, A37, A39 - A47 ) are equipped to handle international arrivals. Five gates ( A31, A33, A37, A41, A45 ) are equipped to handle wide - body aircraft, of which two ( A37 and A41 ) have twin jet bridges labeled A and B. Concourse A handles all international arrivals at the airport ( excluding airports with border preclearance ), as well as the departing flights of all international carriers serving Denver. Furthermore, all domestic airlines, except for Alaska, Southwest, Spirit, and United, use this concourse, with Frontier Airlines having the largest presence. At the time of the airport 's opening, Concourse A was to be solely used by Continental Airlines for its Denver hub. However, due to its emergence from bankruptcy, as well as fierce competition from United Airlines, Continental chose to dismantle its hub immediately after the opening, and only operated a handful of gates on A, before eventually moving to Concourse B prior to its merger with United. Two lounges are located on the top floor of the central section of Concourse A : the shared American Airlines Admirals Club / British Airways Executive Club Lounge, and a Delta Air Lines Sky Club, the latter of which opened in 2016 in the location of the former USO lounge. In May 2018 construction began on a 12-gate expansion to the west end of Concourse A. The first five gates are expected to be completed by June 2020 with the remaining project to be completed by December 2020. Some of the new gates will be additional gates capable of handling larger wide - body aircraft for international flights with direct access to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In early 2018 a temporary concourse extension opened at the east end of A to help mitigate plane traffic during construction and gate reconfiguration within the concourse. It is expected to be removed once construction finishes. When finished, gate capacity in Concourse A will be increased by nearly 32 % to 50 gates. Concourse B The entrance to Concourse B as it looked in 2005. The United tulip in the photo has been taken down following United 's merger with Continental in 2011 Concourse B is 3,300 feet ( 1,006 m ) long, takes up 2.03 million square feet ( 189,000 m ) and has 70 gates : B11 & B14 ( both opened Spring 2017 ), B15 -- B29, B31 -- B33, B35 -- B39, B41 -- B61, B63 -- B77 ( odd number gates only ), and B79 -- B95. Gates B32, B36, B38, and B42 are equipped with twin jet bridges ( with each bridge designated as A or B) to accommodate larger wide - body aircraft. United Airlines is the sole occupant of Concourse B. Mainline United flights operate from the main concourse building, whereas United Express operations are primarily handled at the east end of the concourse ( gates B48 -- B95 ), which currently includes two concourse extensions for smaller regional planes. Former tenants of Concourse B include Continental Airlines and US Airways. Both airlines relocated there in November 2009 after United reached an agreement with DIA to allocate five gates at the western end of the concourse for use by its domestic Star Alliance partners. United would regain control of the three Continental gates after the merger between the two airlines. And as in February 2015, US Airways relocated the operations of their two gates to Concourse A as part of its merger process with American Airlines. There are two United Clubs on the second floor of Concourse B, situated about an equal distance away from the people mover station : one near gate B32 and the other near gate B44. In May 2018 construction began on an 11-gate expansion to Concourse B. Four regular gates will be added to the west end and seven regional gates to the east end ultimately creating a 2nd regional jet concourse extension mirroring an existing one that opened in 2007. Completion is expected by May 2020. When finished, gate capacity in Concourse B will be increased by nearly 16 % to 81 gates. Concourse C Overhead view of the Concourse C train station Concourse C is 1,900 feet ( 579 m ), takes up 0.79 million square feet ( 73,000 m ) and has 29 gates : C23 -- C51. Southwest Airlines is the primary occupant of the concourse ( 25 dedicated gates ), with only two other airlines : Alaska Airlines and Spirit Airlines utilizing the concourse. A recent expansion added five new gates ( C23 -- 27 ) to the west end of the concourse. The expansion, which was completed in September 2014 at a cost of $46 million, allowed Southwest to consolidate all of its operations onto Concourse C ( prior to the expansion, Southwest was using two gates on Concourse A, which it had inherited from its merger with AirTran Airways ). In May 2018 construction began on a 16-gate expansion to the east end of Concourse C. The project is expected to be completed by January 2021. When finished, gate capacity in Concourse C will be increased by nearly 55 % to 45 gates. Future concourses D, E, east & west The 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. But with gate expansions to all three concourses actively happening - set to be completed by the end of 2021 - each existing concourse will be at or near maximum expandability when the gate expansion projects are complete. Upon completion, Concourse C will still have expansion capability to the west and A to the east. Also, the 2012 revised master plan has added two new concourses named East & West to be built before Concourses D and E. These new East and West concourses would be built on either side of the existing Jeppesen Terminal beyond the parking garages, where the surface economy parking lots are presently ( as of 2017 ) located. These concourses will not need to use the underground train system ; thus, save money and further delay the construction of D & E. Airlines and destinations Passenger Airlines Destinations Refs Aeroméxico Seasonal : Mexico City Aeroméxico Connect Seasonal : Monterrey Air Canada Toronto -- Pearson Seasonal : Montréal -- Trudeau Air Canada Express Vancouver Seasonal : Montréal -- Trudeau Alaska Airlines Seattle / Tacoma Allegiant Air Asheville, Bellingham, Cincinnati American Airlines Charlotte, Chicago -- O'Hare, Dallas / Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York -- JFK, Philadelphia, Phoenix -- Sky Harbor American Eagle Los Angeles Seasonal : Chicago -- O'Hare Boutique Air Alamosa ( CO ), Alliance, Chadron, Cortez, Dodge City, McCook British Airways London -- Heathrow Copa Airlines Panama City Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis / St. Paul, New York -- JFK, New York -- LaGuardia, Salt Lake City, Seattle / Tacoma Delta Connection Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Seattle / Tacoma Seasonal : Cincinnati Edelweiss Air Seasonal : Zürich Frontier Airlines Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham ( AL ), Bloomington / Normal ( resumes September 24, 2018 ), Boise, Branson, Buffalo, Calgary, Cancún, Charleston ( SC ), Charlotte, Chicago -- O'Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus -- Glenn, Dallas / Fort Worth, Des Moines, El Paso, Greenville / Spartanburg ( begins September 8, 2018 ), Harrisburg, Houston -- Intercontinental, Huntsville ( begins October 5, 2018 ), Indianapolis, Jackson ( MS ) ( begins October 13, 2018 ) Jacksonville ( FL ), Kansas City, Lafayette ( LA ) ( begins October 24, 2018 ), Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Madison, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis / St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Pensacola, Phoenix -- Sky Harbor, Portland ( ME ), Portland ( OR ), Raleigh / Durham, Reno / Tahoe, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose ( CA ), San Francisco, Santa Barbara ( resumes August 21, 2018 ), Seattle / Tacoma, Syracuse, Tampa, Tucson ( begins November 7, 2018 ), Tulsa, Washington -- Dulles, Washington -- National, Wichita ( resumes August 30, 2018 ) Seasonal : Albany ( begins September 17, 2018 ), Bismarck, Bozeman, Cedar Rapids / Iowa City, Detroit, Fargo, Fort Myers, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Jackson Hole, Knoxville, Louisville, Missoula, Myrtle Beach, New York -- LaGuardia, Palm Springs, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo, Sioux Falls, Savannah, Spokane Great Lakes Jet Express Pierre, Watertown ( SD ) Icelandair Reykjavík -- Keflavík JetBlue Airways Boston, New York -- JFK Denver Air Connection Riverton, Sheridan ( WY ) Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich Norwegian Air Shuttle London -- Gatwick Seasonal : Paris -- Charles de Gaulle Southwest Airlines Albany, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boise, Boston, Burbank, Cancún, Charleston ( SC ), Chicago -- Midway, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus -- Glenn, Dallas -- Love, Detroit, El Paso ( begins October 7, 2018 ), Fort Lauderdale, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Houston -- Hobby, Indianapolis, Jacksonville ( FL ), Kansas City, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Louisville, Los Angeles, Lubbock ( begins November 4, 2018 ), Memphis ( begins October 3, 2018 ), Milwaukee, Minneapolis / St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, New York -- LaGuardia, Newark, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County ( CA ), Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix -- Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Puerto Vallarta, Portland ( OR ), Raleigh / Durham, Reno / Tahoe, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose ( CA ), Seattle / Tacoma, Spokane, San José del Cabo, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa, Washington -- Dulles Seasonal : Belize City, Fort Myers, Norfolk, Panama City ( FL ), Pensacola Spirit Airlines Baltimore, Chicago -- O'Hare, Dallas / Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston -- Intercontinental, Las Vegas, Los Angeles Seasonal : Minneapolis / St. Paul Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis / St. Paul Seasonal : Mazatlán United Airlines Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Billings, Boise, Boston, Bozeman, Burbank, Cancún, Cedar Rapids / Iowa City, Charlotte, Chicago -- O'Hare, Cleveland, Dallas / Fort Worth, Des Moines, Detroit, Eugene, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston -- Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kahului, Kansas City, Kailua -- Kona, Las Vegas, Lihue, Los Angeles, Madison, Medford, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis / St. Paul, Missoula, New Orleans, New York -- LaGuardia, Newark, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County ( CA ), Orlando, 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, Seattle / Tacoma, Sioux Falls, Spokane, Tampa, Tokyo -- Narita, Tucson, Tulsa, Vancouver, Washington -- Dulles, Washington -- National, Wichita Seasonal : Calgary, Cincinnati, Columbus -- Glenn, Cozumel, Eagle / Vail, Edmonton, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Jackson Hole, Kalispell, Liberia ( CR ), London -- Heathrow, Miami, Montrose, Nashville, Palm Springs, St. Louis, Toronto -- Pearson United Express Albuquerque, Amarillo, Appleton, Aspen, Atlanta, Austin, Bakersfield, Billings, Birmingham ( AL ), Bismarck, Boise, Bozeman, Burbank, Calgary, Casper, Cedar Rapids / Iowa City, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cody, Colorado Springs, Columbia ( MO ), Columbus -- Glenn, Dallas / Fort Worth, Dayton, Des Moines, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Durango ( CO ), Eagle / Vail, Edmonton, El Paso, Eugene, Fargo, Fayetteville / Bentonville, Fresno, Gillette, Grand Junction, Grand Rapids, Great Falls, Gunnison / Crested Butte, Hayden / Steamboat Springs, Hays, Helena, Houston -- Intercontinental, Huntsville, Idaho Falls, Indianapolis, Jackson Hole, Jacksonville ( FL ), Jamestown ( ND ), Kalispell, Kansas City, Knoxville, Laramie, Liberal, Lincoln, Little Rock, Louisville, Lubbock, Madison, Medford, Memphis, Midland / Odessa, Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minot, Missoula, Moab, Monterey ( begins October 4, 2018 ), Moline / Quad Cities, Montrose, Nashville, New Orleans, North Platte, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Palm Springs, Phoenix -- Sky Harbor, Prescott ( begins August 29, 2018 ), Pueblo, Rapid City, Redmond / Bend, Reno / Tahoe, Rock Springs, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose ( CA ), San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Fe, Scottsbluff, Shreveport, Sioux Falls, Spokane, Springfield / Branson, St. George ( UT ), St. Louis, Toronto -- Pearson, Tri-Cities ( WA ), Tucson, Tulsa, Vancouver, Vernal, Wichita, Williston, Winnipeg Seasonal : Mammoth Lakes ( begins December 19, 2018 ), North Bend / Coos Bay, Sun Valley, Traverse City Volaris Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Mexico City WestJet Calgary Cargo 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 IAG Cargo London -- Heathrow Lufthansa Cargo Frankfurt, Munich UPS Airlines Billings, Burbank, Chicago / Rockford, Louisville, Ontario, Reno / Tahoe, Salt Lake City, Seattle -- Boeing Seasonal : Hartford Statistics Lufthansa 747 - 400 at gate A41 during a snowstorm in 2016. Top destinations Icelandair flies daily ( twice daily during peak season ) using a Boeing 757 - 200 between Denver to Reykjavík -- Keflavík, Iceland. A British Airways Boeing 777 - 200ER taxis towards Concourse A. A larger British Airways Boeing 747 now serves the route between DEN and LHR. A United Boeing 787 taxiing between Concourses A and B. Denver sees daily transpacific service to Tokyo -- Narita as well as transatlantic service to London - Heathrow on United 's 787. Busiest domestic routes from Denver International ( May 2017 - April 2018 ) Rank City Passengers Carriers Los Angeles, California 1,280,000 American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United Phoenix -- Sky Harbor, Arizona 1,030,000 American, Frontier, Southwest, United San Francisco, California 1,024,000 Frontier, Southwest, United Las Vegas, Nevada 994,000 Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United 5 Chicago -- O'Hare, Illinois 978,000 American, Frontier, Spirit, United 6 Seattle / Tacoma, Washington 915,000 Alaska, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United 7 Atlanta, Georgia 841,000 Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United 8 Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota 828,000 Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country, United 9 Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas 826,000 American, Frontier, Spirit, United 10 Salt Lake City, Utah 802,000 Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United Busiest international routes from DEN ( Jan. 2016 -- Dec. 2016 ) Rank Airport 2016 Passengers Annual Change Carriers Cancún, Mexico 451,619 018.4 % Frontier, Southwest, United Toronto -- Pearson, Canada 218,961 06.0 % Air Canada, United Frankfurt, Germany 216,713 00.44 % Lufthansa London -- Heathrow, United Kingdom 193,136 03 % British Airways 5 Vancouver, Canada 180,649 00.09 % Air Canada, United 6 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 169,342 048.0 % Frontier, Southwest, United 7 Calgary, Canada 153,079 019.4 % Frontier, United, WestJet 8 Tokyo -- Narita, Japan 136,916 01.47 % United 9 San José del Cabo, Mexico 123,242 014.0 % Frontier, Southwest, United 10 Reykjavik -- Keflavik, Iceland 94,452 011.3 % Icelandair 11 Munich, Germany 68,347 N / A Lufthansa 12 Mexico City, Mexico 60,728 03.5 % Aeroméxico, United, Volaris 13 Edmonton, Canada 58,366 026.5 % United 14 Winnipeg, Canada 50,794 022.6 % United 15 Guadalajara, Mexico 35,198 027.5 % Volaris 16 Montréal, Canada 24,899 N / A Air Canada 17 Chihuahua, Mexico 13,949 N / A Volaris 18 Monterrey, Mexico 3,029 N / A Aeroméxico 19 Panama City, Panama N / A N / A Copa 20 London -- Gatwick, United Kingdom N / A N / A Norwegian Air Shuttle 21 Cozumel, Mexico N / A N / A United 22 Belize City, Belize N / A N / A Southwest 23 Liberia, Costa Rica N / A N / A United 24 Zurich, Switzerland N / A N / A Edelweiss 25 Paris -- Charles de Gaulle, France N / A N / A Norwegian Air Shuttle 26 Mazatlán, Mexico N / A N / A Sun Country Annual traffic Annual passenger traffic ( enplaned + deplaned ) at DEN, 1996 through 2016 Year Passengers Δ thereof intern. Year Passengers Δ thereof intern. Year Passengers Δ thereof intern. 32,296,174 1.0 % 2006 47,326,506 09.1 % 4.0 % 2016 58,266,515 07.9 % 4.0 % 34,969,837 08.3 % 1.1 % 2007 49,863,352 05.4 % 4.4 % 2017 61,379,396 05.3 % 4.2 % 1998 36,831,400 05.3 % 1.4 % 2008 51,245,334 02.8 % 4.3 % 1999 38,034,017 03.2 % 1.9 % 2009 50,167,485 02.1 % 3.8 % 2000 38,751,687 01.9 % 2.2 % 51,985,038 03.6 % 3.7 % 36,092,806 06.9 % 2.3 % 2011 52,849,132 01.7 % 3.2 % 2002 35,652,084 01.2 % 2.2 % 2012 53,156,278 00.6 % 3.3 % 2003 37,505,267 05.2 % 2.5 % 2013 52,556,359 01.1 % 3.7 % 42,275,913 012.7 % 2.9 % 2014 53,472,514 01.7 % 4.1 % 2005 43,387,369 02.6 % 3.7 % 2015 54,014,502 01.0 % 4.1 % Airline Market Share Airline Market Share ( January 2017 - December 2017 ) Rank Carrier Passengers Share United 25,900,441 42.2 % Southwest 18,230,471 29.7 % Frontier 6,990,526 11.4 % American 3,363, 0020 5.5 % 5 Delta 3,292,733 5.3 % Other 3,602,223 5.9 % Accidents and incidents On September 5, 2001, a British Airways Boeing 777 caught on fire while it was being refueled at the gate. None of the deplaning passengers or crew were injured, but the refueler servicing the aircraft died from his injuries six days after the fire. The NTSB found that the accident occurred due to a failure of the aircraft 's refueling ring when the fuel hose was torn out of it at an improper angle. 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 ). On December 20, 2008, a Continental Airlines Boeing 737 - 500 operating as Flight 1404 to Houston -- Intercontinental Airport in Houston, TX, veered off the left side of 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 ) 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 of these injured critically. On April 3, 2012, an ExpressJet Embraer ERJ - 145, registration N15973, operating as Flight UA / EV - 5912 from Peoria, IL to Denver, CO, 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 hospital for treatment of his injuries. On July 2, 2017, one of the engines on SkyWest Flight 5869, operating under the United Express brand name caught fire after landing from Aspen. All 59 passengers and 4 crew members were safely evacuated from the CRJ - 700. No injuries were reported. Conspiracies and controversy There are several conspiracy theories relating to the airport 's design and construction such as the runways being laid out in a shape similar to a swastika. Murals painted in the baggage claim area have been claimed to contain themes referring to future military oppression and a one - world government. However, the artist, Leo Tanguma, said the murals, titled `` In Peace and Harmony With Nature '' and `` The Children of the World Dream of Peace, '' depict man - made environmental destruction and genocide along with humanity coming together to heal nature and live in peace. Conspiracists have also seen unusual markings in the terminals in DIA and have recorded them as `` Templar '' markings. They have pointed to unusual words cut into the floor as being Satanic, Masonic, or some impenetrable secret code of the New World Order : Cochetopa, Sisnaajini and Dzit Dit Gaii. Two of these words are actually misspelled Navajo terms for geographical sites in Colorado. `` Braaksma '' and `` Villarreal '' are actually the names of Carolyn Braaksma and Mark Villarreal, artists who worked on the airport 's sculptures and paintings. There is a dedication marker in the airport inscribed with the words `` New World Airport Commission ''. It also is inscribed with the Square and Compasses of the Freemasons, along with a listing of the two Grand Lodges of Freemasonry in Colorado. It is mounted over a time capsule that was sealed during the dedication of the airport, to be opened in 2094. Robert Blaskiewicz writing for Skeptical Inquirer states that conspiracies about the airport range from the `` absurd to the even more absurd ''. When asking airport media representatives about which conspiracies are associated with the airport, he was told : `` You name a conspiracy theory and somehow we seem to be connected to it. '' Blaskiewicz found that contrary to claims from conspiracy theorists that DIA will not discuss these stories with the public, they also give tours of the airport. Denver and jurisdictions surrounding the airport are involved in a protracted dispute over how to develop land around the facility. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to add commercial development around the airport, but officials in Adams County believe doing so violates the original agreement that allowed Denver to annex the land on which the airport sits. 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Question: what part of denver is the airport in
Answer: Northeastern