Denver Intl Airport, Denver, Colo.
According to the Regional Airline Association, which considers most local traffic to be regional, approximately 40.5% of departures were on regional carriers.
During June, 2009, a total of 2,446,666 passengers embarked on 26,396 regularly scheduled flights. About 60% of departures (carrying 82% of passengers) were operated by major airlines or other carriers operating large jets, while about 40% of departures (carrying 18% of passengers) were on regional carriers.
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
Carriers operating at Denver Intl Airport - June, 2009 traffic
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| Operator | Flights | Passengers | Average seats per plane |
Avg. Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Air Lines Inc. | 5,789 | 785,236 | 155.4 | 87.3 % |
| Frontier Airlines Inc. | 4,015 | 484,342 | 133.6 | 90.3 % |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 3,494 | 407,180 | 136.0 | 85.7 % |
| Skywest Airlines Inc. | 5,082 | 237,460 | 56.2 | 83.2 % |
| American Airlines Inc. | 545 | 68,905 | 143.6 | 88.1 % |
| Lynx Aviation d/b/a Frontier Airlines | 1,140 | 64,613 | 74 | 76.6 % |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | 338 | 53,767 | 171.0 | 93.0 % |
| Continental Air Lines Inc. | 331 | 50,367 | 165.4 | 92.0 % |
| US Airways Inc. | 404 | 50,144 | 140.8 | 88.2 % |
| Northwest Airlines Inc. | 340 | 49,029 | 158.7 | 90.9 % |
| Mesa Airlines Inc. | 1,345 | 43,200 | 41.0 | 78.4 % |
| Shuttle America Corp. | 676 | 36,924 | 70 | 78.0 % |
| Alaska Airlines Inc. | 217 | 29,464 | 148.1 | 91.7 % |
| AirTran Airways Corporation | 154 | 19,620 | 137 | 93.0 % |
| Great Lakes Airlines | 1,740 | 16,604 | 21.3 | 44.9 % |
| GoJet Airlines, LLC d/b/a United Express | 274 | 16,216 | 66 | 89.7 % |
| JetBlue Airways | 92 | 11,388 | 150 | 82.5 % |
| Mesaba Airlines | 154 | 9,174 | 76 | 78.4 % |
| Trans States Airlines | 171 | 7,282 | 50 | 85.2 % |
| Expressjet Airlines Inc. | 35 | 1,589 | 50 | 90.8 % |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS NEAR DENVER INTL AIRPORT
Click on a column header to sort the list; click a second time to reverse the sort order.| Type | Location | Date | Fatalities | Serious injuries | Minor injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
April 22, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Accident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
June 2, 2003 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Accident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
June 2, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Nov. 10, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Nov. 29, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
March 5, 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
March 5, 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
April 11, 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Aug. 7, 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Nov. 21, 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Jan. 3, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
April 25, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
May 13, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
May 28, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
May 17, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
May 17, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
May 30, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Aug. 3, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Aug. 3, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Oct. 10, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Nov. 28, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Jan. 19, 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver ,, Colo. See incident details |
March 21, 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
June 9, 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Oct. 11, 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Oct. 23, 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Jan. 5, 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Feb. 2, 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Feb. 16, 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
Oct. 12, 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
May 4, 2009 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Incident | Denver,, Colo. See incident details |
June 10, 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of National Transportation Safety Board accident database system (ADMS2000), last updated Jan 1, 2010
