Denver airport was built by the end of September 1989, it is a $ 4.5 billion consume huge amounts of money, after more than five years the new airport security scanner, designed annual throughput of 55 million passengers. Airport was originally built five runways, and later added a sixth runway was built, and has three terminals with a central hall. Construction of the airport due to the use of the most advanced technology, Denver International Airport, enabling nearly 100 per hour after the completion of an orderly landing jets, this means that the nation's airspace system capacity increased by more than 5%.
Tented terminal - Denver has become a new landmark as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco's image, the big arch as a symbol of Louis City, Denver officials are also looking forward to Denver International Airport terminal that baggage x ray scanner, along with Luo spectacular views of the Rocky Mountains, Denver is a clear sign of an identification. The roof of the building with a tent, looks like the rolling hills covered with snow. The use of Teflon-coated fiberglass roof not only make people think of the mountain after the snow Rockies, also reminiscent of Native American Indians used the bark and a conical tents made of animal hide.
Denver International Airport hall roof in the design and construction using the latest technology and materials at the time. It breaks the traditional model, in the waiting hall roof with a membrane structure design. It should be said, this aviation pioneer Heredia Jepson named after the terminal for the application of large-span tensile structures in public buildings set a good example.
It is the name of this roof construction materials for the cable taut film structure, or in short called "The translucent Teflon-covered fiberglass" big director entire 274 meters, 67 meters wide by 17 tent-shaped unit components. Top Punta total area of 2.3 million square meters, there are three football fields. Each tent unit spacing 18.3 meters, 45.7 meters apart from the two uprights supporting, mast uprights height 38.3 meters, from the lobby floor where they stand, supporting the roof membrane, roof assembly supported by 34 steel columns pull tight.
Roof consists of two vertically spaced 60 cm transparent Teflon-covered fiberglass fabric, whose inner act as insulation and X-ray security detector. Transparency double roof of about 7%, in addition also translucent glass wall, the whole departure lounge during the day and in most cases without the need for artificial lighting, greatly reducing energy consumption and operating costs.
This bottle top can withstand up to 320 kilometers per hour winds. Roof material can withstand a temperature range of facilities -73 ℃ ~ 54 ℃, designed to withstand hail roof estimate this ability to catch up even more than the use of conventional roof structures. This roof material Another important advantage is that only five wash with soap and water once, you can bring it back as out every look.
According to the architect reports, if the roof is pierced a hole, the more it will not crack becomes, and the same can be like patching a tube will fill cavities.
North America's longest commercial runway Denver Airport, three north-south and two east-west runway sail length is 3657 meters, 45.6 meters wide, and later added in Article 6 of the runway length of 4876 meters, which is the longest in North America precision approach runway equipped with commercial equipment, so that air traffic controllers can be quickly transferred to another landing plane runway flow from a runway depending on weather and wind conditions. Do not cross the runway, the opportunity to traffic congestion and aircraft collisions are minimized.
Denver airport layout a bit like a straight-through, the aircraft landed at the airport at one end, and from the other end of the port, smooth operation, then it is to save time, save fuel and money. Four north-south runway 1.6 km intervals, but according to regulations, allowing only three aircraft at the same time landing. Although Denver Airport is located high altitude, but even in the hot summer of their longest runway is still available to the general navigation in Europe and Asia, a large non-stop flight of aircraft taking off and landing. It depends on advanced landing facilities, high punctuality of aircraft taking off and landing, hovering in the air waiting to land and relatively few flight delays postponed the case.
"Environmental protection first" business strategy Denver airport is big, "east sunrise rain" situation often occur. In view of this, according to air traffic controllers track the location of the two airports Denver airport things considered, the arrival and departure of aircraft depending on the weather conditions on both sides to arrange. When did the new airport site, meteorologists point out that this is the path the tornado. Fortunately, the fact that this statement did not come true. Only two weather-related phenomena affecting airports: one in the summer wind shear, the second is the winter snow. And these two issues are advanced weather system tracking efforts and overcome by airport staff.
In Denver, the local climatic conditions, walk Through metal detector is to be a priority, and Denver International Airport does provide some of the most safe and efficient deicing equipment. As a result of de-icing stations are very close to the south / north runway, after the aircraft deicing without waiting in line, after leaving the de-icing station or terminal hall gate, will soon be able to take off. After the airport deicing fluid will be collected, with ducted to the storage tank for future recycling. Wastewater tarmac before the pipe sent sewage treatment station, the first of two retention pool that flows into the chemical decomposition.
The airport has also taken a number of measures to prevent fuel leakage around jet fuel tanks opened specially designed concrete trench to prevent fuel leaks. Under the trench also come with multiple cushion to prevent any escape of fuel into ground water sources. As a complement to preventive measures, the Denver airport is about 50 km fuel pipeline leak probe is also provided with cable.
Surprisingly, in the range of 137 square kilometers within the Denver airport there 60 are being exploited oil and gas wells, coupled with agriculture here, these are the airport's income. The case of the major airports in the world by a number of other cities around the limitations of the different ground, if necessary, Denver International Airport has enough land to double again. Once the plan is fully implemented, the airport will have 12 runways, five waiting area, 300 gates. There is also a reception planned business and conference hotel, an 18-hole golf course. Until then, the airport traffic can reach staggering 110 million people; ground transportation will be greatly improved, there is a light rail system connecting the airport and the downtown business district and elsewhere.
