Denver International Airport
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| Denver International
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| IATA: DEN - ICAO: KDEN | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type
| Public | ||
| Operator
| City & County Of Denver Dept Of Aviation | ||
| Serves
| Denver, Colorado | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5431 ft (1655 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Website
| http://www.flydenver.com | ||
| Parts of this article may come from Wikipedia | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16R/34L | 16000 | 4876 | Concrete |
| 07/25 | 12000 | 3657 | Concrete |
| 08/26 | 12000 | 3657 | Concrete |
| 16L/34R | 12000 | 3657 | Concrete |
| 17L/35R | 12000 | 3657 | Concrete |
| 17R/35L | 12000 | 3657 | Concrete |
Contents |
General
Denver International opened on February 28th 1995, the only major airport to built on US soil in the last 50 Years and is located 23 miles northeast of downtown Denver. KDEN covers an area of 34,000 acres or 53 square miles of land, that's twice the size of Manhattan Island. The airport consists of six runways and three airside concourses which compliment the airport's only terminal, the Elrey B. Jeppesen Terminal. The terminal has 93 gates in total capable of accomodating 50 million passengers a year through the 30 passenger airlines who serve the airport.
Based on passenger volume, Denver Intl was the 11th busiest airport in the world in 2005. The airport averaged 129,658 passengers on 1,175 commercial passenger flights each day during 2006 with the most favoured destination being Los Angeles. Denver is within 4 hours fying time of every major city within mainland United States and Mexico as well as most Canadien cities.
The FAA control tower at KDEN was designed by Leo A. Daly and served as a prototype for the FAA’s control-tower design. The 327-foot tower, located on the south side of Concourse C, was the tallest FAA structure in North America when it was built.
The airport's distinctive white tension fabric roof is designed to be reminiscent of the snow-capped Rocky Mountains in winter. It is also known for a pedestrian bridge connecting the terminal to Concourse A that allows travelers to view planes taxiing directly underneath. The airport is the home base of Frontier Airlines, the second-largest hub for United Airlines, as well as the primary hub for Ted, a subsidiary of United, and also the main hub of Great Lakes Airlines. DIA also has a growing Southwest Airlines operation, and was a hub for the now defunct Western Pacific Airlines.
Gate Assignment
MetroAir operates out of the Jeppesen Terminal at KDEN. All aircraft utilize gate 49. (FS9 Gate 16)
Flight Planning Resources
- Airport Diagram
- Terminal Procedures - contains SID, STAR and IAP
IFR Routes
Pilots should add their IFR route plans originating from KDEN here as a central repository for their fellow pilots.
| Destination | Route | Suggested Altitude | Charts | Preferred | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDTW | PLAIN4 HCT J128 OBH J100 DBQ BAE POLAR2 | 31,000 Range: FL190-410 (odd) | KDEN KDTW | 
| N/A |
Available Sceneries
| FS version | pay-/freeware | developer | available updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS9 | payware | Aerosoft - MegaCity USA2005 Denver | none |
| FS9 | payware | ImageneSim - KDEN Denver International Airport, USA | update - june 2005 |
| FS9 | freeware | AVSIM - Gary Widup, Darko Stamenic - Denver 2004 v1.1 Full Scenery Self-Installer - january 2008 | none |
| FSX | freeware | AVSIM - Patrick Finch - Denver International Airport - december 2007 | none |
