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"It may be true in general if there's undeveloped space within an hour or so drive of a major city center but major airport construction, at least in Western co

by rsync 9y ago

"It may be true in general if there's undeveloped space within an hour or so drive of a major city center but major airport construction, at least in Western countries, usually hasn't gone smoothly." I remember DIA (Denver) being built relatively quickly and without trouble - is my memory faulty ? (genuinely curious)

GiorgioG 9y ago
Is this the same airport that constantly made the news for its troublesome baggage system? Edit: Yep - https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/broadway_17th/2015/02/dia20-the-high-techairport-baggage-system-that.html https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/broadway_17th/2015/0...
valuearb 9y ago
Everything but the baggage system.
jeblair 9y ago
"As expected, Mayor Wellington Webb announced today that the new Denver International Airport, already six months late and more than $1 billion over budget, will not open on May 15, missing its fourth deadline." [1] [1] http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/03/us/denver-delays-opening-of-airport-indefinitely.html http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/03/us/denver-delays-opening-o...
ghaff 9y ago
As others have noted, it was hardly flawless though arguably just par for the course troubled except for the baggage system. And that was for an airport basically built in the middle of nowhere.
- valuearb 9y ago
  One can argue that Denvers airport was one of the most successful government infrastructure projects in the US over the last 30 years.
  - ghaff 9y ago
    It's not a bad airport. Its downside is that it was popped down in empty land to the northeast of the city so it's significantly farther from downtown and farther from many of the mountain destinations to the west than the old airport was. But obviously there was nowhere else to put it.
jsjohnst 9y ago
> I remember DIA The IATA code for Denver International Airport is DEN. I originally heard it by DIA and was confused many years ago, so I looked it up. Not a huge deal as most airline folks know both versions, but wanted to share the knowledge in case it was useful.

by rsync 9y ago

GiorgioG 9y ago

Is this the same airport that constantly made the news for its troublesome baggage system? Edit: Yep - https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/broadway_17th/2015/02/dia20-the-high-techairport-baggage-system-that.html https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/broadway_17th/2015/0...

valuearb 9y ago

Everything but the baggage system.

jeblair 9y ago

"As expected, Mayor Wellington Webb announced today that the new Denver International Airport, already six months late and more than $1 billion over budget, will not open on May 15, missing its fourth deadline." [1] [1] http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/03/us/denver-delays-opening-of-airport-indefinitely.html http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/03/us/denver-delays-opening-o...

ghaff 9y ago

As others have noted, it was hardly flawless though arguably just par for the course troubled except for the baggage system. And that was for an airport basically built in the middle of nowhere.

valuearb 9y ago
One can argue that Denvers airport was one of the most successful government infrastructure projects in the US over the last 30 years.
- ghaff 9y ago
  It's not a bad airport. Its downside is that it was popped down in empty land to the northeast of the city so it's significantly farther from downtown and farther from many of the mountain destinations to the west than the old airport was. But obviously there was nowhere else to put it.

jsjohnst 9y ago

> I remember DIA The IATA code for Denver International Airport is DEN. I originally heard it by DIA and was confused many years ago, so I looked it up. Not a huge deal as most airline folks know both versions, but wanted to share the knowledge in case it was useful.