Stapleton International Airport was a major airport in the western United States, and the primary airport of Denver, Colorado. It opened on October 17, 1929, and was replaced by Denver International A
Stapleton International Airport looking north, shortly before its closure.
Looking west, January 1966. Only concourses A, B, and C existed then. A United Airlines Pilot Training Center was later built on the vacant land between the airport's west boundary and the housing tracts.
Looking north, January 1966. Runway 35 became 35L, after 35R was built. The old United Airlines pilot training center buildings, on the airport proper, were still in operation. A UAL DC-8 pilot training flight has just made a missed approach, complete with its shadow.
Two Convair 580s of the Denver-based Aspen Airways at Stapleton in 1986
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Denver International Airport, often referred to by locals as DIA, is an international airport in the Western United States, primarily serving metropolitan Denver, Colorado, as well as the greater Fron
Stapleton International Airport
…DEN) was a major airport in the western United States, and the primary airport of Denver, Colorado. It opened on October 17, 1929, and was replaced by Denver International Airport in February 1995. It was a hub for Continental Airlines, the original Frontier Airlines, People Express, United Airlines, and Western Airlines. Other…
Aerial view in 2023
View of Denver Airport (back) and Westin Hotel (front) in April 2016.
Aerial view in 2002 when runway 16R/34L was under construction
Aerial view of Jeppesen Terminal in 2025