Work is continuing on pace with the three-phase expansion of the always-busy Jeppeson Terminal at the Denver International Airport, with its famous roof design made to appear like the peaks of the Rocky Mountains.
That terminal, which is the airport’s only terminal, is slated for new TSA checkpoints, as well as additional check-in counters, and four new concourses.
In a press conference, Phil Washington, chief executive officer of the DIA, remarked that the ongoing Jeppeson work is of a piece with a long-range view of facility improvements at what is the country’s third largest airport, which in the first half of this year accommodated a record 36.5 million passengers.
Airport officials have estimated that by December, DIA will have scored yet one more record: 79 million passengers for the entire year.
Washington said planning at the airport currently also means “looking out to 2045 as well, because I think it is our responsibility as infrastructure professionals to prepare for the next generation of passengers that come through here, even 20 or 30 years from now.”
DIA officials had earlier forecast that the airport was expected to support upwards of 100 million passengers a year by 2032. But it’s now expected that that number may well be reached by the end of the decade.
By Garry Boulard
