Denver International Airport facts for kids

The Denver International Airport (often called DIA) is a very big airport located in Denver, Colorado. It's actually the largest airport in the United States when you look at its total area! In 2015, it was one of the busiest airports in the world, ranking 19th. DIA opened in February 1995, taking the place of an older airport called Stapleton Airport.

Airlines Flying to Denver International Airport

Many different airlines fly to and from Denver International Airport. Some airlines even use DIA as a "hub" or "focus city."

• A hub is like a main base for an airline. Many flights start or end there, and passengers often connect to other flights.
• A focus city is also important for an airline, but it's not as big as a hub. The airline has many flights there, but it's not their main base.

Here are some of the airlines that serve Denver International Airport:

• Aeroméxico
• Air Canada
• Alaska Airlines
• American Airlines
• Boutique Air
• Branson Air Express
• British Airways
• Delta Air Lines
• Denver Air Connection
• Frontier Airlines (hub)
• Great Lakes Airlines (hub)
• Icelandair
• jetBlue
• Key Lime Air
• Lufthansa
• Southwest Airlines (focus city)
• Spirit Airlines
• Sun Country Airlines
• United Airlines (hub)
• Virgin America
• Volaris

Airport Views and Planes

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  Denver Airport's terminal building.

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  A United Airlines Boeing 777 airplane parked at the terminal, getting ready for its next flight.

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  A British Airways Boeing 777 airplane moving on the ground, and a Frontier Airlines Airbus A319 taking off.

Images for kids

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  The tall Air Traffic Control Tower and Concourse C at Denver International Airport, with a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 airplane moving below.

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  The pedestrian bridge that connects the main Jeppesen Terminal with Concourse A, allowing people to walk between them.

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  A project to expand the gates at Concourse A, showing construction work on September 4, 2021.

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  An overhead view of the train station located under Concourse C, where passengers can catch trains to other parts of the airport.

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  The unique Teflon-coated fiberglass roof of Denver International Airport, which is designed to look like the snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains.

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  The remains of Continental Airlines Flight 1404 after an incident.

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Denver para niños