Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport is located in the extreme northeastern region of Denver, Colorado at an elevation of 5,431 ft. The white tension fabric roofing at Denver International Airport was designed to resemble the states snowcapped Rocky Mountains. Denver International Airport was first completed in 1995, 16 months behind schedule and at a cost of $4.8 billion dollars. The airport is currently, operated and owned by the city and county of Denver, Colorado, but does not operate using tax dollars. The airport is managed as if it were a large city because of its size and complexity. Located inside the airport are customer services, food and drinks, gifts, and news and books. Denver International Airport often referred to as DIA, is the largest international airport, by land size, in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world. Denver International Airport presently is the fifth busiest airport in the United States by aircraft movements with 614,169 movements and is the eleventh busiest in the world by passenger traffic with 49,863,389 passengers, supporting both general aviation enthusiasts and commercial flights. In 2007, DIA averaged 1,670 flights daily and served a total of 49.8 million passengers. DIA has one terminal, called Jappensen with three concourses connected. Concourse A supports Alaska, Continental, Frontier, JetBlue, United and most foreign airlines, concourse B is for most of United Airline flights plus Air Canada, and concourse C has American, American Transair, America West, Big Sky, Delta, Midwest Express, Northwest and US Airways flights. DIA is responsible for operating and maintaining airport facilities and for ensuring runways and taxiways are in good working conditions, and ensure FAA regulations are met. During the summer months, temperatures are usually warm, while the opposite is true in the winter. The distant location of DIA was chosen to avoid impacts to developed areas, to accommodate a generous runway...
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