Friday, November 22, 2024

Question: Who was the first passenger to get off the first plane to arrive at DIA?

Answer: Elrey B. Jeppesen

DIA’s main terminal is called the Jeppesen Terminal. It was named for Jeppesen, who developed flight charts and wrote the Jeppesen Airway Manual, with data on routes used by other pilots. A statue honoring Jeppesen is on Level 5 of the airport.