Ground Transportation : Business Opportunities

Opportunities Ground transportation providers benefit travelers by getting people to and from the airport. To join the fleet of commercial ground transportation providers who service Denver International Airport, review the steps below.

  Steps Required to Operate a Ground Transportation Company at Denver International Airport

1. Contact the Ground Transportation Office by telephone at (303) 342-4060 or by e-mail at ground.transportation@diadenver.net to acquire required operating paperwork.
2. The Ground Transportation Office will mail a registration packet to you or you may download part of the information from our Web site (see below).   Note:  Airport identification badges are required BEFORE a company may start a ground transportation operation at Denver International Airport.
3. Contact the Ground Transportation Office by telephone at (303) 342-4060 or by e-mail at ground.transportation@diadenver.net to proceed with registration.
4. Ground Transportation receives and reviews the required operating permit paperwork.
5. An operating permit is signed and a ground transportation orientation session is conducted with the company manager(s).
6. Ground Transportation submits a sponsorship form to Airport Security to identify authorizing agents for the company's employees.
7. Airport Security contacts the company to schedule a participant meeting and authorizing agent class.
8. Authorizing agents for the company must clear a five-year Colorado Bureau of Investigations or any state background check to include a total of five continuous years before they can sign security applications for their company representatives.
9. Airport Security notifies the company when company representatives have cleared the criminal background check.
10. The Assistant Deputy Manager of Aviation, Landside Services, signs the Ground Transportation Operating Permit.
11. Airport Security schedules badging appointments and will issue the company representatives airport identification badges.
12. The company representative schedules an appointment with the AVI Sales Office (303) 342-4053 to have AVI tags installed in its vehicles. When installation is complete, the company may begin operating at Denver International Airport.

Submit completed forms and all required documents to:

  Criteria to Conduct Business at Denver International Airport

To operate a commercial ground transportation company at Denver International Airport the following paperwork is required:

1. Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and/or Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration registration(s) and/or letters of authority, if applicable.
2. A completed City and County of Denver Certificate of Insurance (Microsoft Word)
3. Operating Permit generated by Denver International Airport Ground Transportation staff for approval and signature by the Assistant Deputy Manager of Aviation, Landside Services. New company representatives must participate in a registration and operational orientation.
4. A completed AVI Application (Adobe PDF)
5. Limousine operators must provide copies of PUC Luxury Limousine Driver/Vehicle Compliance Qualification reports.
6. Hotels, off-airport parking shuttles and other companies providing courtesy ground transportation must provide a copy of a business license indicating their legal business name. All paperwork submitted must use the same company name(s).
7. A Performance Bond of $500 per vehicle and an AVI tag deposit of $50 is required; payable by cash, cashier's check or company check made payable to Airport Revenue Fund. Personal checks are not accepted.