# Stapleton International Airport

Denver, CO · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-2e8a724f11` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/co/denver-stapleton-international-airport/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-2e8a724f11.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-2e8a724f11.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-2e8a724f11

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | church, education, entertainment, housing, office, other, retail | none |
| What is there now | a commercial and residential neighborhood called Stapleton, which was renamed Central Park in 2020 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1929 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1995 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1995 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 4700.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Benjamin F. Stapleton | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Stapleton Development Foundation | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 1995 | none |

## Anchors

Continental Airlines, Frontier Airlines, People Express, United Airlines, Western Airlines

## Parties

- Stapleton Development Foundation — developer (1995–)

## Timeline

- 1929: Airport opened as Denver Municipal Airport
- 1929: Opened
- 1995: Airport replaced by Denver International Airport
- 1995: Redevelopment of footprint began
- 1995: Master plan for redevelopment produced
- 1995: Closed
- 1995: Retrofit: redevelop
- 1997: Terminal and concourses torn down due to damage
- 2011: Final parking structure torn down
- 2020: Punch Bowl Social closed
- 2020: Neighborhood renamed Central Park
- 2022: Control tower reopened by FlyteCo brewery

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Stapleton International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN) was a major airport in the western United States, and the primary airport of Denver, Colorado. It opened on October 17, 1929, and was replaced by Denver International Airport in February 1995.
It was a hub for Continental Airlines, the original Frontier Airlines, People Express, United Airlines, and Western Airlines.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapleton_International_Airport

## Sources

- Stapleton International Airport — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapleton_International_Airport

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Stapleton International Airport, Denver, CO." Record n-2e8a724f11, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/co/denver-stapleton-international-airport/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_denverstapletoninternationalairport,
  title = {Stapleton International Airport, Denver, CO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/co/denver-stapleton-international-airport/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-2e8a724f11, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.