Denver’s Airport Makes You Work For Your Flight

Traveling is one hobby that I enjoy. I get to go to a place I have never been to before, and I get to fly on an airplane to get to my destination. To be honest, flying is all part of the adventure.

Like many of us in Colorado, Denver International Airport is the main hub where we start our travels. Before you even get to your destination, you are going to clock a lot of steps just to get to the plane.

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KURU Footwear recently released a study showing how far people have to walk from entering the airport to arriving at the departure or arrival gate. It's no surprise that Denver International Airport ranked high for the number of steps someone has to take. However, I was not expecting to see Denver's airport ranked second on the list.

Flying Out of Denver's Airport? Be Prepared to Walk a Lot

Denver International Airport has a total of 143 gates in three concourses. Even with the train taking you from Concourse C to Jeppesen Terminal, you are going to walk over a mile.

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KURU Footwear says that Denver International Airport is the second-longest airport walk in the United States, with an average distance of 1.14 miles.

The longest walk in an airport in the nation is at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The DFW airport has five terminals with a total of 171 gates. The average traveler at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is expected to walk approximately 1.5 miles throughout the airport from start to finish.

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See the full list of the longest and shortest airport walks in the United States at kurufootwear.com.