Denver International Airport

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Denver International Airport
IATA
DEN
ICAO
KDEN
Type public
Owner City Of Denver
City Denver, United States Of America
Website: http://www.FlyDenver.com
Runways
Runway Length Material
7/25 3658 m Concrete
8/26 3658 m Concrete
16L/34R 3658 m Concrete
16R/34L 4877 m Concrete
17L/35R 3658 m Concrete
17R/35L 3658 m Concrete
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Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often called DIA, is, by land size at 53 square miles (140 km2), the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport and Montreal-Mirabel International Airport. Runway 16R/34L is the longest public use runway in the United States.

In 2008, Denver International Airport was the tenth busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic with 51,245,334 passengers. It was also the fifth busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements with 625,884 movements.

The airport is located in extreme northeastern Denver, Colorado, and is operated by the City and County of Denver. Denver International Airport is the busiest and largest airport in the United States without non-stop service to and from Asia, although the airport is actively seeking such flights. DIA was voted the 2005 Best Airport in North America by readers of Business Traveler Magazine and was named "America's Best Run Airport" by Time Magazine in 2002.

Airport officials say its large area contributes to it having the highest number of wildlife strikes in the United States (2,090 this decade - although it ranked seventh on basis of takeoffs and landings).

Denver International Airport is the main hub for low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines and commuter carrier Great Lakes Airlines. It is also the second-largest hub for United Airlines (after Chicago's O'Hare International Airport), as well as a focus city for Southwest Airlines. Since commencing service to Denver in January 2006, Southwest has added over 30 destinations, making Denver its fastest-growing market.

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