Accommodating more than 51.2 million passengers in 2008, Denver International Airport is the fifth busiest airport in the country and the 10th busiest in the world. It is the only airport that allows three simultaneous arrivals in all conditions, virtually eliminating weather-related delays.  A major hub for both United and Frontier Airlines, the airport averaged 1,789 passenger flights per day with 140,398 passengers in 2008.  Threre are 16 commercial airlines operating at the airport (not including charter and regional carriers) that offer service to more than 140 destinations worldwide.  Currently, there are 95 gates with room to expand to 300 at build-out. 

 

This significant air traffic center drives momentous economic activity. Its opening in 1995 spurred the construction of 11 million square feet of industrial space, four million square feet of office space, 3,000 hotel rooms, and 100,000 residential units. Ground breaking began with industrial and hotel development, followed by general business services, regional headquarters, and corporate training facilities. Aurora furnishes prime airport locations for all these uses, plus the airport is 35 minutes or less from virtually anywhere in the city.