When you or your family lived in Denver for years and watched this masterpiece of crony capitalism flounder along, to end up gasping out on the prairie where it was at the time 20 miles from town, guess what, a lot of people started calling it DOA in mockery because from the start the project was as popular as the California high-speed rail and Mayor Pena was not. I know it is officially DIA.
Stapleton really had to go. Too much city all around. But the new airport site was about as inconvenient as possible for the metro area and, as predicted, gets bogged by snowstorms so far out on the prairie. Would you believe, it could have been some sweetheart land deal.
I flew twice a week for 20 years out of DIA. There's nothing wrong with the airport or the location. The only time I ever recall snow being an issue was the Blizzard of 97. Other than that, it was never a problem.
I hate to break it to you, but the airport is not, in fact, named DOA. Swing and a miss.
When you or your family lived in Denver for years and watched this masterpiece of crony capitalism flounder along, to end up gasping out on the prairie where it was at the time 20 miles from town, guess what, a lot of people started calling it DOA in mockery because from the start the project was as popular as the California high-speed rail and Mayor Pena was not. I know it is officially DIA.
Thanks for the history lesson and local insight!
That airport development was quite a saga.
Roger that. I flew into the old airport (Stapleton) once. Then DIA opened in 95.
Stapleton really had to go. Too much city all around. But the new airport site was about as inconvenient as possible for the metro area and, as predicted, gets bogged by snowstorms so far out on the prairie. Would you believe, it could have been some sweetheart land deal.
I flew twice a week for 20 years out of DIA. There's nothing wrong with the airport or the location. The only time I ever recall snow being an issue was the Blizzard of 97. Other than that, it was never a problem.