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 referred to 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 venture is a part of DEN’s “Vision 100” program to increase the airport’s amenities to accommodate a forecasted 100 million annual passengers inside the subsequent decade. DEN dealt with a document 82.4 million vacationers in 2024.
The Denver Metropolis Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure committee accredited a venture administration contract for the extension on Dec. 17, shifting the venture 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 got a ready listing for gates, for these 11 gates,” he advised the Metropolis Council committee on Dec. 17. “Airways need to develop and that ready listing is what we have now proper now.”
Southwest or United are the probably beneficiaries, as they’re driving a lot of DEN’s visitors progress. Southwest, the primary tenant in Concourse C, may increase into the brand new gates — or Delta Air Strains may transfer from Concourse A, thus permitting United to increase its presence in A.
United executives have publicly mentioned they need to grow the airline’s DEN hub to round 700 day by day departures. With solely round 575 departures scheduled in June 2026, in response to knowledge from aviation analytics agency Cirium, there’s vital progress 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 predominant 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 venture is a part of airport’s capital plan by 2035.
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