I used to work for United in Denver. It is an amazing airport. They poured enough concrete to build a two lane highway from Chicago to Las Angeles. Also the airport is so large that the entire city of San Francisco could comfortably fit in its confines. The access road for the airport is more than ten miles long. If there was heavy fog, this airport could still support triple IFR parallel approaches. Most airports are lucky to even support dual aproaches. Amazing airport.
DEN is my home airport, I love it. It’s never taken me more than 30 minutes from walking in the front door until I’m sitting at my gate. Also, when I flew into it from LHR two years ago, it took me MAYBE 5 minutes to clear customs.
Thank you for sharing. I live in Chicago and so I have flown out if here many many times. Also, having from a little while ago Chicago was the airlines biggest city with flights. Finally, I am a former worker from the big airline company.
Denver is a great airport to originate or transfer from. It’s a beautiful airport and very easy to maneuver between gates. The only drawback is when the weather acts up! DIA is in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains and due to it’s location, winds can sometime be an issue. DIA was my home airport for 5 years and now I fly threw often as a United Frequent Flyer. And although it has it’s share of weather issues, you can’t beat it for the simplicity!
DEN is not a bad place for a connection, as far a connections go :) Obviously, unless ridiculously more expensive, non-stop is the way to go. DEN is a well thought out improvement over Denver Stapleton airport.
@@cameronlewis1218 Cameron, I suspect the need for land, especially affordable land, is the reason DEN is so far from downtown. DEN has the largest land area of any airport in North America, and 2nd most land area of any commercial airport on Earth. I know that why? I'm a former airline pilot, and current aviation nerd :)
Beware if you are a flight attendant. I was for 24.5 years before being maimed for life on the job and terminated 4 weeks before full retirement at age 55 (minus 4 weeks) with a new pre-existing condition and no insurance. AFA, a union with AFL-CIO certification approves of maiming or killing crew members unless they accept Jesus and higher powers for TBIs, cervical spondylosis, pneumothoraxes, or death all of which employees of UALSW are faced with. SSDI is accepted abroad as a certified source of income and they have national health.
@@lmd499 its busy mainly due to not having any nearby competing airports like those cities you mentioned e.g NYC has 3 main airports LGA, JFK and EWR, Chicago has O'Hare and Midway and Houston has IAH and HOU. When you add that factor with the Denver's business traffic and growing population base you will see why this airport's traffic is growing.
DEN is my home airport, and I'm a big fan. If you're willing to put a hundred miles on your car, I highly reccomend orbiting DEN to find all the best airplane spotting locations.
@@TysonIke When deicing is necessary in Denver (which can occur anytime mid-October through early April), and you're assigned to one of the west deice pads, even though your departure runway is on the east side of the airport (or vice versa), you're in for a *very* lengthy taxi. Airliners burn a *lot* of fuel at DEN... on the ground.
This is temporary. They found a niche with rebounding leisure travel in the domestic US market. You're seeing this with all the airlines. It's not very profitable traffic but they need the cash so they are going where the demand is currently.
The amount of overtime and off-the-street hiring going on here is crazy! Not a single of the 1,300+ ramp workers for UA in DEN were furloughed through this whole crisis, that's how insanely busy the recovery was come October 2020. As the video states, we're still down almost 100 flights daily from where we were 2019. Supposedly that's to come back by the end of the year. Insane.
DEN is my airport, but United is too expensive. It’s always Southwest (focus City) or Frontier (hub) for me. I love watching the growth United brings to my airport, though. Nassau was awesome. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
From where I am in California, if I look up in the afternoons I know it's a United flight from Denver to Hawaii, and with the exception of UPS, they are the only westbound planes going over at high altitude
Been through the old part of the Denver airport and wasn't too impressed. It is an essential airport though with flights to airports in States you can't get to like SFO, SEA and LAX from the West Coast.
I'll be flying DEN - CVG on United July 5th. I'd much rather fly Delta, but Untied was way cheaper and I've all but given up on the Ultra low cost carriers
I’d like to see seats instead of flights. OGG has been upgauged to daily 772 and 763, vs just one ranging from 752 to 772 in 19. KOA is running a 763 instead of traditional 752. Even LIH is getting the 763 from 752.
Hey Simple Flying, you should consider a follow-up video on the boondoggle airport renovation at DEN mismanaged totally and predictably by former CEO Kim Day.
When it comes to flying out of Denver, I’ve done so, not on United. The trips I’ve been on includes 1 on US Airways(now part of American Airlines) and United’s biggest rival in Denver, Southwest Airlines.
They did that specifically because the neighborhoods that encroached on Stapleton were complaining about the noise. They were demanding noise proofing on their windows and doors, etc. The solution was to remove from the city. Of course the new developments are encroaching once again, but since the airport was there first, they won't be able to make those demands.
@@ally8080 In fact the housing areas around the airport do complain about the approach paths being too noisy, and I believe Air Traffic Control occasionally change up the flight paths to appease the residents.
@@paolo6293 It's true the A-Line is a nice option for getting to the airport, but I was not without its going pains leaving passengers stranded on the tracks having to walk to the next stop to then board a bus to the airport. I think they have mostly worked out the issues, but I have still only taken the train home from the airport and have yet to have enough confidence to take the train before a flight.
Wow i i always thought SFO,Dulles,ORD was their largest hub and thought Denver,Houston and EWR was just used for their smaller domestic United Express flights
Denver is still mostly Express flights but they consider those as “United” However the quality of service from those express flights leaves much to be desired!!
"North Bend, Oregon" - Well, I guess Redmond is now North Bend now hahaha. But for the record, Washington has North Bend we in the northwest think of, we in Oregon have just normal Bend, with Redmond being the one with a fair size airport with commercial flights, though I can't blame anyone for deciding instead to say "Bend Airport" given the fact that Bend is far more populous, popular and relevant than Redmond ever has been. And with our North Bend, we instead say and think of Coos Bay, NOT North Bend. North Bend IS Coos Bay to us, so you actually could confuse a lot of Oregonians by saying "North Bend, Oregon" instead of Coos Bay haha. Southwest Oregon Regional Airport is that X's official name & title.
Well...until United improves the way it treats its passengers, I'll be sticking with Delta. I've never been off the east coast so never been through Stapleton. I either connect through Detroit ot Hartfield in Atlanta, both excellent airports.
From where I am in California, if I look up in the afternoons I know it's a United flight from Denver to Hawaii, and with the exception of UPS, they are the only westbound planes going over at high altitude
I used to work for United in Denver. It is an amazing airport. They poured enough concrete to build a two lane highway from Chicago to Las Angeles. Also the airport is so large that the entire city of San Francisco could comfortably fit in its confines. The access road for the airport is more than ten miles long. If there was heavy fog, this airport could still support triple IFR parallel approaches. Most airports are lucky to even support dual aproaches. Amazing airport.
DEN is my home airport, I love it. It’s never taken me more than 30 minutes from walking in the front door until I’m sitting at my gate. Also, when I flew into it from LHR two years ago, it took me MAYBE 5 minutes to clear customs.
Love the 787-10 on the thumbnail
3:08 "Destin Fort Walton", what you get when you order Dallas Fort Worth from AliExpress.
I live in Denver and love flying United
Didn’t think I’d see blucifer on this channel.
Thank you for sharing. I live in Chicago and so I have flown out if here many many times. Also, having from a little while ago Chicago was the airlines biggest city with flights. Finally, I am a former worker from the big airline company.
Love your vids. Thanks and yes many times been to DEN
Denver is my favorite airport of all of the hubs 😁
I’m flying to Denver with United tomorrow morning!
Ya flown back in 2019 LAX - DEN - YYZ
YYZ!!!
Flew AA from PHX to MIA January 2019. Changed planes at DEN. Arrived early hours of the morning but tarmac was quite busy. Terminal was quite nice.
Awesome video that too different from every day's ..... Wonderful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Such an interesting growth in DEN! ✈️
That is Awesome for United
Awesome and Nice video 👍☺️
Denver is a great airport to originate or transfer from. It’s a beautiful airport and very easy to maneuver between gates. The only drawback is when the weather acts up! DIA is in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains and due to it’s location, winds can sometime be an issue. DIA was my home airport for 5 years and now I fly threw often as a United Frequent Flyer. And although it has it’s share of weather issues, you can’t beat it for the simplicity!
Simple Flying please make longer videos.
Been to Denver several times, for the last time in 2016
DEN is not a bad place for a connection, as far a connections go :)
Obviously, unless ridiculously more expensive, non-stop is the way to go.
DEN is a well thought out improvement over Denver Stapleton airport.
I’ll never understand why it’s 35 miles from downtown Denver...
@@cameronlewis1218
Cameron,
I suspect the need for land, especially affordable land, is the reason DEN is so far from downtown.
DEN has the largest land area of any airport in North America, and 2nd most land area of any commercial airport on Earth.
I know that why?
I'm a former airline pilot, and current aviation nerd :)
Soon I will be joining United Airlines. 😊☺️
Beware if you are a flight attendant. I was for 24.5 years before being maimed for life on the job and terminated 4 weeks before full retirement at age 55 (minus 4 weeks) with a new pre-existing condition and no insurance. AFA, a union with AFL-CIO certification approves of maiming or killing crew members unless they accept Jesus and higher powers for TBIs, cervical spondylosis, pneumothoraxes, or death all of which employees of UALSW are faced with. SSDI is accepted abroad as a certified source of income and they have national health.
@Denmark Chirunga Cervical spondylosis from a detached hinge on an overhead bin turning the bags inside into missiles at my face.
Great and informative video.
Denver is quite a busy airport, considering it's in Colorado.
do they have stan and kyle costumed greeterswhen you land?
@@mrrolandlawrence cartman is having a meeting with them in the nearby Hilton.
What does that mean?
@@whatweather It’s a surprisingly busy/large airport for a not-so-large city (yes Denver is large but not compared to NYC, LA, Chicago, Houston, etc)
@@lmd499 its busy mainly due to not having any nearby competing airports like those cities you mentioned e.g NYC has 3 main airports LGA, JFK and EWR, Chicago has O'Hare and Midway and Houston has IAH and HOU. When you add that factor with the Denver's business traffic and growing population base you will see why this airport's traffic is growing.
I was just at DEN a few weeks ago and took the DEN-RIC flight home on an A319. Great ride.
DEN is my home airport, and I'm a big fan. If you're willing to put a hundred miles on your car, I highly reccomend orbiting DEN to find all the best airplane spotting locations.
It's my home airport, but I fly Delta and recently Alaska.
Have flown a lot but never have flown through Denver!
Great video & stats! Thanks!
I call Denver airport the “taxi airport” as a plane taxis forever! I often ask, are we driving to the next airport?!!!
@@TysonIke When deicing is necessary in Denver (which can occur anytime mid-October through early April), and you're assigned to one of the west deice pads, even though your departure runway is on the east side of the airport (or vice versa), you're in for a *very* lengthy taxi. Airliners burn a *lot* of fuel at DEN... on the ground.
This is temporary. They found a niche with rebounding leisure travel in the domestic US market. You're seeing this with all the airlines. It's not very profitable traffic but they need the cash so they are going where the demand is currently.
1 year later and the airline is still growing in Denver and still retains the title of largest hub for UA
Denver is my favorite United hub.
Been through Denver many times, but usually not on United
I work at DEN for United 😁
I’ve been to Denver on United LAX and DFW in 2019
I'm 6 miles from ORD so I try to get nonstop everywhere, only been to DEN once, to visit Denver.
Just flew into DEN with Southwest on May 26.
Can’t wait to fly through Denver someday! 😁😎
united had airbus a320s? woah. learning something new every day.
They have A319s and A320s and they recently got some used ones from esayJet if I remember correctly
They came from the old United.
I'm from denver, and i have a model airport of Denver International Airport!
Denver is my home airport & United is my favorite. Honestly how lucky am I?
The amount of overtime and off-the-street hiring going on here is crazy! Not a single of the 1,300+ ramp workers for UA in DEN were furloughed through this whole crisis, that's how insanely busy the recovery was come October 2020. As the video states, we're still down almost 100 flights daily from where we were 2019. Supposedly that's to come back by the end of the year. Insane.
I've flown with Untied many times always take care of their passengers will fly with them again ..
I hope that in a post covid future there will be a MXP-DEN flight
DEN is my airport, but United is too expensive. It’s always Southwest (focus City) or Frontier (hub) for me. I love watching the growth United brings to my airport, though. Nassau was awesome. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
From where I am in California, if I look up in the afternoons I know it's a United flight from Denver to Hawaii, and with the exception of UPS, they are the only westbound planes going over at high altitude
2013 YMM-DEN-DFW Super easy airport to get around in.
Best first class lounge in the system
Good my home airport
Been through the old part of the Denver airport and wasn't too impressed. It is an essential airport though with flights to airports in States you can't get to like SFO, SEA and LAX from the West Coast.
DEN looks great 👍🏼
They forgot to mention Heidi’s Deli, down at the 90 gates in Denver. One do the best sandwich places in any airport.
Ahead by flights does not mean ahead by passengers. When it comes to the amount of passengers flown, Chicago is United's largest hub.
Oh now I know where to set my new airlines base
Simple flying is United airlines going to purchase the 777x?
Maybe in the future! Their 777-300ERs are all fairly new and don’t need a replacement yet or anytime soon
I landed a Bonanza there in July, 2020 so I guess that counts as flying through. I did not see another prop plane there.
I'll be flying DEN - CVG on United July 5th. I'd much rather fly Delta, but Untied was way cheaper and I've all but given up on the Ultra low cost carriers
Thought i wouldn’t like their new livery but it’s grown on me
same
You forgot DEN-HNL route
Also DEN-OGG, 2 daily flights this summer, up from 1 in 2019
I’d like to see seats instead of flights. OGG has been upgauged to daily 772 and 763, vs just one ranging from 752 to 772 in 19. KOA is running a 763 instead of traditional 752. Even LIH is getting the 763 from 752.
wait are they in san francisco?!
Later on Ana will have direct flight from Tokyo to Denver possibly
Hey Simple Flying, you should consider a follow-up video on the boondoggle airport renovation at DEN mismanaged totally and predictably by former CEO Kim Day.
When it comes to flying out of Denver, I’ve done so, not on United. The trips I’ve been on includes 1 on US Airways(now part of American Airlines) and United’s biggest rival in Denver, Southwest Airlines.
I live in Denver. It's a nice airport, but I hate how it's so far removed from the city.
there's a wonderful commuter train that takes you right there...never need to drive there.
They did that specifically because the neighborhoods that encroached on Stapleton were complaining about the noise. They were demanding noise proofing on their windows and doors, etc.
The solution was to remove from the city. Of course the new developments are encroaching once again, but since the airport was there first, they won't be able to make those demands.
@@ally8080 In fact the housing areas around the airport do complain about the approach paths being too noisy, and I believe Air Traffic Control occasionally change up the flight paths to appease the residents.
@@paolo6293 It's true the A-Line is a nice option for getting to the airport, but I was not without its going pains leaving passengers stranded on the tracks having to walk to the next stop to then board a bus to the airport. I think they have mostly worked out the issues, but I have still only taken the train home from the airport and have yet to have enough confidence to take the train before a flight.
Wow i i always thought SFO,Dulles,ORD was their largest hub and thought Denver,Houston and EWR was just used for their smaller domestic United Express flights
Denver is still mostly Express flights but they consider those as “United” However the quality of service from those express flights leaves much to be desired!!
Denver is only the airlines largest hub for now… I’m sure things will change as the market recovers
More flights, not sure about passengers though
@@Micg51 ohk
Yes I will flight to Denver, then train to San Francisco.
Denver is United’s Biggest Hub?? I thought it was Chicago
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I think the video is based on the number of destinations or flights offered starting in two weeks.
So I think it might be because DEN is rebounding faster then the others airports, so this seems to just be likely temporary.
I live in Denver
Its not north bend Oregon, its redmond/bend - rdm Oregon.
However ❤️
So, why do they choose Narita over Haneda? The latter is home base for partner ANA
Hopefully soon Denver to India soon direct flight
"North Bend, Oregon" - Well, I guess Redmond is now North Bend now hahaha. But for the record, Washington has North Bend we in the northwest think of, we in Oregon have just normal Bend, with Redmond being the one with a fair size airport with commercial flights, though I can't blame anyone for deciding instead to say "Bend Airport" given the fact that Bend is far more populous, popular and relevant than Redmond ever has been. And with our North Bend, we instead say and think of Coos Bay, NOT North Bend. North Bend IS Coos Bay to us, so you actually could confuse a lot of Oregonians by saying "North Bend, Oregon" instead of Coos Bay haha. Southwest Oregon Regional Airport is that X's official name & title.
cool
I’ve flown frontier into Denver at least 20 times. United is not strong out of Atlanta
The big 3 all seem like the same when it comes to service.
My dads been a captain for American out of ohare for 30 years so i cannot relate to this haha
Well...until United improves the way it treats its passengers, I'll be sticking with Delta. I've never been off the east coast so never been through Stapleton. I either connect through Detroit ot Hartfield in Atlanta, both excellent airports.
Stapleton is the old airport. It's now been turned into a neighborhood. DEN IS located outside the city in the middle of nowhere.
Next a quiz! Let’s see how much of these random statistics did viewers retain.
United's largest hub is ORD you got it wrong lmao
Ok
I work for United and Denver is not the largest hub ...EWR IAH SFO are all bigger
Denver currently is, if you’ve watched the video you would have seen the comparison to the other hubs
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Do American
Let me guess why, the illuminati theories?
Nope and nope
Noo they are not worth it
But still the worst service in the world
United is a lousy airline. The people should hv let it fail & let another better carrier like Continental rise & take its place!
I’ll be going through DEN on Monday. MSP-DEN-MCO
From where I am in California, if I look up in the afternoons I know it's a United flight from Denver to Hawaii, and with the exception of UPS, they are the only westbound planes going over at high altitude