I’m convinced DIA is the worst US Airport

Jun 5, 2023
3:44:40pm

DreamerCoug All-American

Congested, old, bumpy landings. Long shuttles to baggage claim, long wait at baggage claim, then long shuttles to the rental car place. Then it’s in the middle of nowhere & not close to the city. Terrible. What’s worse?

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I’m convinced DIA is the worst US Airport

DreamerCoug

6/5/23 3:44pm

LAX

Chefcurry

6/5/23 3:47pm

Terminal 3 Delta ain’t bad at all!

DreamerCoug

6/5/23 3:48pm

I don’t get the LAX hate. It’s not great, but JFK, OHare, and DIA are worse in my experience. I’d even put Newark as

specsauce

6/5/23 3:57pm

Have you ever tried getting out of LAX? It’s a joke. But there’s probably more

Chefcurry

6/5/23 4:00pm

Of course, both from people picking me up, hotel shuttles, and riding the rental shuttle. It’s still not bad considering

specsauce

6/5/23 4:08pm

Agreed

RUNBYU1

6/5/23 5:29pm

LAX is not that bad I hate ORD

nbruin

6/5/23 4:05pm

LAX is probably worse. But that’s it.

macdizzle

6/5/23 3:47pm

It is for sure one of the worst. Poorly designed and terrible to travel through

mendoncoug

6/5/23 3:48pm

it's not bad when you're just connecting through there, the new expansion is

BYUFBDAD

6/5/23 3:51pm

Yep good connecting airport, but awful to fly in/out of

RUNBYU1

6/5/23 5:29pm

Yes, with the air rolling over the mountains landings are always turbulent.

Hawk in the 303

6/5/23 3:52pm

SLC airport gives everybody the opportunity to experience Trek

cougsnhoosiers

6/5/23 4:02pm

Just a little bit of an exaggeration. Even from the farthest B gate, it’s a mile walk to passenger pickup.

specsauce

6/5/23 4:10pm

I was at the farthest gate and the zig zag speedwalking still took 20 min

cougsnhoosiers

6/5/23 4:13pm

Yup, 1 mile. I’ve tracked it via my watch.

specsauce

6/5/23 4:14pm

However I'm not defending my home turf in DIA. Security is a mess in the middle

cougsnhoosiers

6/5/23 4:16pm

West coast bias. DIA isn't even close to the worst. Philly, Newark, LGA are all easily much worse

Indy Coug

6/5/23 4:03pm

LGA is good, it isnt anywhere near LAX

karatekid

6/5/23 4:06pm

I think LGA is better now than it used to be. The rental cars are still way too far away.

specsauce

6/5/23 4:09pm

Philly - by a long, long ways

mobicurious

6/5/23 4:23pm

Never heard it called DIA. DEN right?

Jstak17

6/5/23 4:05pm

I ONLY hear it called DIA in Colorado (Denver International Airport).

Hawk in the 303

6/5/23 4:15pm

Interesting. I looked it up. Technically it’s the Doha quitar airport. I guess

Jstak17

6/5/23 4:21pm

Yes, if booking flights you use DEN. Locals always refer to it as DIA.

Hawk in the 303

6/5/23 4:31pm

I think it was DIA at some point but changed. But yeah, to me, who grew up here, I still use DIA. Anyway, it's also

Colorado

6/5/23 4:40pm

The whole airport is being remodeled - the completed portions look really nice.

JamieTartt

6/5/23 4:06pm

Newark

Thrill

6/5/23 4:20pm

Ever been to JFK in NY? That has my vote for the worst.

SoValleyCOUG

6/5/23 4:25pm

As a CO resident, I agree. It was also the 3rd busiest airport in the world '23

RUNBYU1

6/5/23 4:30pm

It is bad but LAX is it’s own brand of terrible

CasualFan

6/5/23 4:46pm

LAX is awful

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