CHECKPOINT ALERT: Bridge Security
Starting Dec. 9, 2024, TSA will no longer operate Bridge Security on a regular basis. A-Bridge and Ansbacher Hall will remain open for arriving passengers and employees accessing the Airport Office Building. Departing travelers must use West Security Checkpoint or South Security Checkpoint.
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The existing off-ramp from inbound Peña Blvd. to Jackson Gap is closed for construction. While a temporary off-ramp is available, construction activity may cause travel impacts. Drivers on Jackson Gap will not be able to travel westbound on E 75th Ave. to the Pikes Peak shuttle lot. Detours are in place.
Peña Construction Prompts Detours for Jackson Gap and 75th Follow DEN on Twitter Follow DEN on InstagramWAYFINDING: Changes to A-Bridge/ Ansbacher Hall
A-Bridge and Ansbacher Hall will be closed for overnight construction activities from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights, through the opening of the East Checkpoint in Q3 2025. During closures, all travelers must use concourse trains to journey to and from the Terminal.
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DENVER – Sept. 4, 2020 – Earlier this week, a plane was literally on fire on the Denver International Airport (DEN) airfield. Fear not, it was a drill. DEN conducted an emergency response exercise simulating an aircraft emergency to evaluate and enhance the airport’s emergency plans, capabilities and coordination with other agencies.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires the airport to conduct a full-scale exercise every three years. This year’s event simulated a large-scale response to an aircraft crash shortly after takeoff from DEN. The exercise included the use of a 75-foot aircraft live-fire training simulator, a small number of actors playing passengers and 75 dummies used to practice medical response.
See photos and video from the exercise here.
The exercise is designed to test airport responders on incident management, firefighting operations, triage and hospital transport, reunification and communication. This year, the exercise also tested emergency response during COVID-19, including a virtual Emergency Operations Center. Over 200 people participated in the training, including multiple DEN departments, Denver Fire, Denver Health and mutual aid paramedics, Southwest Airlines, Denver medical examiners, federal agencies and partners from around the State. DEN worked with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and Denver Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) to put in place significant protective measures to keep participants safe from COVID-19 during the exercise.
This exercise will be evaluated as a portion of DEN’s “Part 139” inspection which is conducted by the FAA and reviews airport operations as part of the annual airport certification process. Airport Operating Certificates are issued by the FAA and serve to ensure safety in air transportation by requiring airports to meet certain operational and safety standards and provide things such as firefighting and rescue equipment.
In addition to this mandated training exercise, DEN also conducts several smaller scale and “tabletop” exercises throughout the course of each year to test the airport’s various preparedness, response and recovery plans. Training exercises provide DEN and partner agencies the opportunity to practice and develop confidence in the airport’s emergency response.
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