It's definitely controversial, but it means they built the airport so it could accommodate those *LONG* runways and also is not a noise pollution problem because the airport is so far away from the center of town.

Or DIA’s failed baggage system.

Shaped like that due to wind. Denver gets some really nasty wind those 40-60 mile per hour gusts will get you

It did about 78 million people in 2023 making it the 6th busiest airport in the world.

@@robertmustell your right I ment to say 100 million not one.

I bet half of them are lizard people too!

Having been to DIA and Hartsfield, the width of the alleys between concourses at DIA substantially larger than at Hartsfield of the United terminal at Chicago-O'Hare. I've been on American flights that could not push back from gates on Concourse T, because of traffic taxiing on the alley between T and A. That can't happen at DIA, because of the increased space. Despite United being headquartered in downtown Chicago, it's adding more seats and flights at DIA than at ORD.

Thanks for the kind words!

DEN is my home airport, and I have been to Changi recently. The actual terminals at Changi were fine, but I wouldn't say that they really stand apart compared to any of the more recent airports in the USA. The Jeppesen Terminal and many gate areas at DEN are a mess right now with the construction projects, but the areas that have been completed are generally slightly nicer than the equivalents I saw at Changi. Where Changi absolutely crushes any US airport is the Jewel. You have a real supermarket with normal-ish prices, not the limited selection and high prices you always see in US airport concessions. You have a beautiful greenhouse and waterfall. You have tons of great food options, including Singapore and other Asian cuisine and western cuisine too, with reasonable prices. You have a movie theater! The reality is that DEN probably wouldn't be able to make most of these amenities work because it overwhelmingly serves domestic flights. The Jewel works because many, many people have multi-hour connections in Changi on long-haul international flights, which makes a mall and amenities a natural fit. DEN has a lot of connecting traffic, but it is overwhelmingly shorter connections that are deliberately timed as part of flight banks. That's convenient if you want to get to your destination quicker (few people are going to want a 4 hour connection between domestic flights if they can avoid it) but it limits the sort of airport amenities that make sense financially.

@@BrianCairns different airports function differently based on their purpose, many airports like DXB, Chang-e, Swiss Airport, etc., all offer a wider customer experience rather than just being a terminal to wait for flights, I've been to LAX, JFK, DFW, it's just not close to having a great appeal to customer experience. Even Narita and Haneda just had so many gimmicks within the aiport to make your day super fun

singapore airport has good hotels like the crowne plaza and ambassador transit hotel

and bangalore airport has a lot of life which is like singapore changi

ORD is also a United hub (Chicago is where United has its HQ) as is DEN. Terminal B (which is the one for United) is long but has a good layout.

There are tons of conspiracy theories about DEN.

It is the most effective way to lay out the runways.

And plan to be there a solid 2 hours before your flight