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We've all experienced rushes at Denver International Airport -- but where are all those people heading?
The folks at DIA have broken down the numbers to reveal the top twenty domestic destinations, complete annual and daily passenger data and average fares. We assembled all the info below, then photo-illustrated it with futuristic screen captures from a new DIA animation showing the upcoming Westin hotel and RTD train platform that are part of the South Terminal Redevelopment Project. Check all of it out below.
Number 20: St Louis Annual passengers: 373,390
Average passengers daily each way: 510
Average fare (one way): $126
Number 19: Philadelphia Annual passengers: 407-035
Average passengers daily each way: 556
Average fare (one way): $178
Continue to keep counting down the top twenty domestic destinations from Denver International Airport. Number 18: Portland, Oregon Annual passengers: 424,348
Average passengers daily each way: 580
Average fare (one way): $138
Number 17: Kansas City Annual passengers: 447,448
Average passengers daily each way: 611
Average fare (one way): $103
Continue to keep counting down the top twenty domestic destinations from Denver International Airport. Number 16: Orlando Annual passengers: 507,471
Average passengers daily each way: 693
Average fare (one way): $164
Number 15: Salt Lake City Annual passengers: 513,147
Average passengers daily each way: 701
Average fare (one way): $96
Continue to keep counting down the top twenty domestic destinations from Denver International Airport. Number 14: Boston Annual passengers: 544,189
Average passengers daily each way: 743
Average fare (one way): $182
Number 13: San Diego Annual passengers: 589,255
Average passengers daily each way: 805
Average fare (one way): $128
Continue to keep counting down the top twenty domestic destinations from Denver International Airport. Number 12: Atlanta Annual passengers: 618,425
Average passengers daily each way: 845
Average fare (one way): $138
Number 11: Seattle Annual passengers: 663,047
Average passengers daily each way: 906
Average fare (one way): $140
Continue to keep counting down the top twenty domestic destinations from Denver International Airport. Number 10: Minneapolis Annual passengers: 698,283
Average passengers daily each way: 954
Average fare (one way): $116
Number 9: Houston Annual passengers: 742,093
Average passengers daily each way: 1,014
Average fare (one way): $166
Continue to keep counting down the top twenty domestic destinations from Denver International Airport. Number 8: Dallas Annual passengers: 861,228
Average passengers daily each way: 1,177
Average fare (one way): $126
Number 7: Las Vegas Annual passengers: 935,059
Average passengers daily each way: 1,277
Average fare (one way): $101
Continue to keep counting down the top twenty domestic destinations from Denver International Airport. Number 6: Phoenix Annual passengers: 975,305
Average passengers daily each way: 1,332
Average fare (one way): $110
Number 5: San Francisco Annual passengers: 976,451
Average passengers daily each way: 1,334
Average fare (one way): $149
Continue to keep counting down the top twenty domestic destinations from Denver International Airport. Number 4: Washington, D.C. Annual passengers: 1,053,499
Average passengers daily each way: 1,439
Average fare (one way): $1215
Number 3: Chicago Annual passengers: 1,149,894
Average passengers daily each way: 1,571
Average fare (one way): $133
Continue to keep counting down the top twenty domestic destinations from Denver International Airport. Number 2: New York Annual passengers: 1,211,944
Average passengers daily each way: 1,656
Average fare (one way): $172
Number 1: Los Angeles Annual passengers: 1,708,139
Average passengers daily each way: 2,334
Average fare (one way): $130
More from our Lists & Weirdness archive: "Photos: Ten worst domestic-travel cities for summer 2013 -- and why Denver was the best."
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