Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN) will add 11 gates to Concourse C as air visitors booms within the Mile Excessive Metropolis.
The $700 million extension to the western finish of C, in any other case generally known as “C-West,” will add 400,000 extra sq. toes to the concourse for the 11 gates and new concessions, in addition to a brand new outdoor patio with panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains.
The mission is a part of DEN’s “Vision 100” program to broaden the airport’s amenities to accommodate a forecasted 100 million annual passengers throughout the subsequent decade. DEN dealt with a report 82.4 million vacationers in 2024.
The Denver Metropolis Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure committee accepted a mission administration contract for the extension on Dec. 17, shifting the mission one step nearer to actuality.
The C-West extension comes three years after DEN accomplished a 39-gate enlargement of its three concourses. These gates had been taken by Southwest Airlines and United Airlines to assist their quickly rising hubs on the airport.
Phil Washington, CEO of DEN, couldn’t say what airline would take the 11 new C-West gates.
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“We’ve a ready listing for gates, for these 11 gates,” he informed the Metropolis Council committee on Dec. 17. “Airways wish to develop and that ready listing is what we’ve got proper now.”
Southwest or United are the most definitely beneficiaries, as they’re driving a lot of DEN’s visitors development. Southwest, the primary tenant in Concourse C, may broaden into the brand new gates — or Delta Air Traces may transfer from Concourse A, thus permitting United to broaden its presence in A.
United executives have publicly mentioned they wish to grow the airline’s DEN hub to round 700 each day departures. With solely round 575 departures scheduled in June 2026, in keeping with information from aviation analytics agency Cirium, there’s vital development forward for the service at DEN.
DEN is awash in enlargement work. The ultimate section of the delayed and over-budget renovation of the airport’s major terminal — which features a new “living room” space outdoors safety — is ready to open in 2027. Design is underway on a new United Polaris lounge. Different enhancements and upgrades are additionally underway.
A DEN spokesperson mentioned the airport has not finalized the timing of the C-West extension. The mission is a part of airport’s capital plan by means of 2035.
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