Southwest completes a new hangar at Denver

Southwest Airlines is celebrating the completion of a major infrastructure investment to support its long-term vision for its Denver operation with the opening of a new Technical Operations complex at Denver International Airport (DEN). The nearly three-year, $100 million, 130,000 square foot project includes a large aircraft maintenance hangar and room for offices, training, and warehousing to support the carrier’s Technical Operations Team; and represents Southwest’s® continued commitment to Denver by bringing more job opportunities to the community.

Colorado One parked inside Southwest Airlines’ Technical Operations Hangar in Denver, Colo.

The new hangar adds an important location within Southwest’s network to support scheduled, overnight maintenance of its fleet of nearly 730 Boeing 737 aircraft*. The facility includes:

  • A 130,000 square-foot hangar with offices, a training area, warehouse space, and maintenance shops;
  • Space inside the hangar for three Boeing 737s and room for eight additional 737s outdoors;
  • And serves as the new home for Southwest’s more than 100 Denver-based Technical Operations Employees.

The Technical Operations Team will begin moving into the facility in the coming weeks. The hangar joins six other Southwest Airlines® aircraft maintenance hangars located throughout the country including Atlanta, Chicago (Midway), Dallas (Love Field), Houston (Hobby), Orlando, and Phoenix.

Supporting More Growth at DEN

 

Southwest Airlines will begin moving into the first gates of a 16-gate expansion project on the C concourse within the next few months. Once completed, Southwest will have the ability to use up to 40 gates, the most gates it has at any airport it serves.

With the anticipated growth in the coming years, the airline is doing preliminary work to build larger spaces for its Provisioning, Ground Support Equipment, and Cargo Teams. It is also creating an expanded People Department at DEN, which will support the airline’s robust recruiting efforts. Today, the airline is one of the largest employers in the city with nearly 5,000 People based in Denver.