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Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado

November 21, 2012 by · Comments Off on Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado 

Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often referred to as DIA, is an airport in Denver, Colorado. At 53 square miles (140 km2) it is the largest airport in the United States by total area, and the second largest airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport. Runway 16R/34L is the longest public use runway in the United States. In 2011 Denver International Airport was the 11th-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic with 52,699,298 passengers.

It was the fifth-busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements with over 635,000 movements in 2010. The airport is in northeastern Denver, Colorado, and is operated by the City & County of Denver Department of Aviation. Denver International Airport was the busiest and largest airport in the United States without non-stop service to Asia, until United Airlines announced non-stop service to Tokyo’s Narita Airport, commencing on March 31, 2013.

DIA was voted Best Airport in North America by readers of Business Traveler Magazine six years in a row (2005-2010) and was named “America’s Best Run Airport” by Time Magazine in 2002.

Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado

Denver International Airport

February 3, 2012 by · Comments Off on Denver International Airport 

Denver International Airport, The Denver weather brought more than 200 cancellations for flights arriving and departing from the Denver airport scheduled on Friday, February 3, 2012. Southwest Airlines decided to cancel all their flights through 4 p.m. at the Denver International Airport because of the winter storm.

This winter storm in Colorado is causing the Colorado Department of Transportation to close Interstate 70 and Interstate 25 in spots. I-70 and I-25 are the two main interstates that cross Colorado. Spokeswoman for Transportation, Becky Navarro said Friday, eastbound I-70 was closed from Aurora, Colorado to Limon, Colorado and a ramp was closed on Interstate 25 in Denver because of numerous accidents that were caused from Denver weather.

Many of the schools across Colorado announced Thursday night that they would be closed Friday, February 3, 2012 because of the winter storm. This includes the three large schools, Denver Public Schools, Jefferson County Public Schools and Douglas County Schools.

The wind is expected to blow at gusts up to 40 mph and higher at times causing the snow to blow and visibility to be at zero.

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