by Associated Press Published: February 10,2012
Denver International Airport is trying to determine whether it should add more oil and gas wells. Airport spokeswoman Jenny Schiavone says there were 76 oil and gas wells on the property before DIA opened in 1995. Those wells brought in $7 million for the airport in 2010. The airport has hired a consultant to examine [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: January 12,2011
For the 14th straight month, United Airlines had the best on-time arrival rate at Denver International Airport. November flights by United, the airport’s largest carrier by passenger numbers, arrived on time at DIA 93.8 percent of the time in November, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. United’s on-time arrival rate at DIA has been [...] [...]
by admin Published: January 7,2011
The numbers aren’t official yet, but Denver International Airport says 2010 was likely a record year for passenger traffic there. About 4 million passengers used the airport in November to post a record for the month. Airport officials say that for the first 11 months of 2010, passenger traffic was 1.8 percent above what it [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: October 27,2010
Denver International Airport has received $5.6 million in federal grants for improvement projects. The Federal Aviation Administration awarded the grants, which will be used for taxiway rehabilitation, construction of a de-icing containment facility, data collection for the FAA’s Airport Geographic Information System, and to fund a study to help establish sustainability management guidelines for U.S. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 28,2010
Aviation officials are concerned about a proposal to build a public shooting range near Denver International Airport. Backers say the facility is needed because of a lack of shooting venues in the Denver area. But The Denver Post says the FAA is concerned that stray bullets could hit approaching airplanes or that people could intentionally [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: August 19,2010
Tags: Denver International Airport, flights, Southwest Airlines
Ten new flights that were previously announced by Southwest Airlines launched earlier this week. The Dallas-based Southwest now flies nonstop twice a day from Denver International Airport to Los Angeles and once a day to Detroit, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Phoenix, San Francisco, St. Louis, Tucson and Washington/Dulles. With the latest flights added, Southwest [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: July 30,2010
Denver International Airport unveiled a $650 million design proposal for its south terminal today. DIA’s tents over its main terminal will be framed by the east and west wings of a new, seven-story hotel at its south end. Under the hotel are two open-air plazas covered by glass canopies that allow light into the interior [...] [...]
by admin Published: June 9,2010
Executive Travel magazine readers have voted Denver International Airport as the nation’s best airport for the third straight year. Full polling results appear in the magazine’s July/August issue. The report gives gold, silver and bronze awards in 42 travel categories. DIA scored a gold. Los Angeles International Airport won a silver and New York’s John F. [...] [...]
by Allen Greenberg Published: June 5,2010
Tags: Colorado Springs Airport, Denver International Airport
School’s out for summer, but the house remains unsold, so my wife and kids are, for the moment, stuck in the suburbs of Indianapolis. That means flying back every two or three weeks to visit, which is obviously less than ideal. When traveling by air, the debate in these parts has long been about which [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: May 19,2010
Tags: airline, Denver International Airport, fares
Denver airline fares have decreased 30 percent during the last decade, and the city’s fares now rank lower than two-thirds of the nation’s 100 large U.S. airports. The U.S. Department of Transportation reported today that as of the fourth quarter of 2009, Denver International Airport ranked 33rd-lowest out of 100 airports for average domestic air [...] [...]
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