Fifty for 150: Denver International Airport, now a top economic driver in Colorado, opens in 1995

The first passenger flight took off from Denver International Airport in the early hours of Feb. 28, 1995, in the foggy and snowy conditions the airport is now used to after three decades of operation. Former Denver Mayor and then-U.S. Secretary of Transportation Federico Peña presented Mayor Wellington Webb with the Federal Aviation Administration

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 681

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The first passenger flight took off from Denver International Airport in the early hours of Feb. 28, 1995, in the foggy and snowy conditions the airport is now used to after three decades of operation.

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