Denver Worldwide Airport officers say their sixth-busiest rating among the many world’s airports solidifies DIA’s place as a world hub with increasing attain.
The preliminary Airports Council Worldwide rankings additionally place DIA because the third-busiest in North America for the fourth 12 months, based mostly on DIA’s document passenger visitors final 12 months.
Capability progress by the biggest airways and elevated flight frequencies, mixed with new carriers including service, maintained DIA’s place. Aer Lingus launched flights to Dublin, Eire, and Turkish Airways launched flights to Istanbul, Turkey. DIA chief govt Phil Washington cited “continued, considerate progress” towards a goal of dealing with 100 million passengers throughout the subsequent couple of years by increasing world attain.
DIA’s record-breaking 82.3 million passengers touring via the airport in 2024 represented a 5.8% improve in contrast with 2023. Worldwide passenger visitors at DIA is growing sooner – up 15% above the 2023 degree to greater than 4.6 million. That’s 46% greater than the pre-pandemic worldwide passenger visitors in 2019.
Worldwide, DIA’s passenger visitors positioned behind the numbers in Atlanta (108 million), Dubai (92.3 million), Dallas/Fort Value (87.8 million), Tokyo (85.9 million), and London (83.8 million).
The ACI airport rankings are based mostly on knowledge from 2,700 airports worldwide. DIA had the fourth most plane takeoffs and landings among the many world’s airports final 12 months, exceeded solely by the plane actions at Atlanta, Chicago/O’Hare, and Dallas-Ft. Value.
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