Before the massive and mysterious Denver International Airport opened on February 28, 1995, Colorado’s main air transportation hub was located in Denver’s Central Park and was known as Stapleton International Airport.
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However, after serving the state for over 60 years, the airport could no longer keep up and was closed for good.
Some of Colorado’s Old Stapleton Airport Still Exists
Luckily, some of the airport still exists and have been converted into commercial properties, and even more lucky, footage of the last day in which Stapleton National Airport was open still exists as well, giving us a glimpse into what it was like to travel out of the air hub.
Colorado’s Old Airport on its Last Day
Keep scrolling to take a virtual tour of the nearly-abandoned Stapleton National Airport on the last day in it was open:
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