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 often called “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 out of doors patio with panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains.
The challenge is a part of DEN’s “Imaginative and prescient 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 authorized a challenge administration contract for the extension on Dec. 17, transferring the challenge one step nearer to actuality.
The C-West extension comes three years after DEN accomplished a 39-gate growth of its three concourses. These gates had been taken by Southwest Airways and United Airways 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 advised the Metropolis Council committee on Dec. 17. “Airways wish to develop and that ready listing is what we’ve proper now.”
Southwest or United are the almost certainly beneficiaries, as they’re driving a lot of DEN’s visitors development. Southwest, the principle tenant in Concourse C, might broaden into the brand new gates — or Delta Air Strains might transfer from Concourse A, thus permitting United to broaden its presence in A.
United executives have publicly stated they wish to develop the airline’s DEN hub to round 700 every day departures. With solely round 575 departures scheduled in June 2026, in accordance with knowledge from aviation analytics agency Cirium, there may be vital development forward for the provider at DEN.
DEN is awash in growth work. The ultimate section of the delayed and over-budget renovation of the airport’s predominant terminal — which features a new “lounge” space outdoors safety — is about to open in 2027. Design is underway on a brand new United Polaris lounge. Different enhancements and upgrades are additionally underway.
A DEN spokesperson stated the airport has not finalized the timing of the C-West extension. The challenge is a part of airport’s capital plan by 2035.
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