Originally Posted by
rabilancia
Yes, you can walk all the way from the terminal to A to B to C and beyond (per-constructed for future concourses D & E). However, for security and safely reasons you are not permitted to do so. I was fortunate to get a private tour and did so in 1993 before the airport had opened (Feb 28, 1995)--construction had been completed but they were still trying to get the automated baggage to work.
- There are several levels of tunnels and getting to the others is not easy as no elevators or escalators are available to do so. The lowest level is the one that has stimulated all the conspiracy speculation.
- The automated baggage tunnel has been long since converted for use by baggage trams.
I think the intent of the question was if an ordinary ticketed traveler could walk from A to B not if it is physically possibly. I can easily walk from A to B by going out the emergency exit door on A walking across the tarmac and hoping to get to B by the time the police arrive.
Also, the baggage tunnels haven't been converted (I believe they have taken out the belts though) the baggage carts use tunnels that were built when the airport was built
Originally Posted by
GMoneyCO
One of the biggest reason they didn't build an additional tunnel to walk between concourses is because of the distance between the buildings. The distance between A to B and B to C is over twice the distance between the concourse buildings at ATL where such a tunnel exists. You would arrive at your gate hot and sweaty from the walk. The trains have been very reliable over the years so its not needed from a Plan B perspective.
I do agree with this, while there have been a few instances of them going down and needing to be manually operated they have been very reliable.
You are also right about the distance in DEN being much greater than any other airport. I think people forget about how much land DEN has, I did some quick (approximate) Google Maps measurements and the distances in DEN are almost twice of what any other airport is DEN
Terminal to A - 1,000ft
A to B - 1,800ft
B to C - 1,550 ft
ORD
B to C - 900ft
ATL1,000 ft between each concourse.
LAX
700ft between terminals.
IAD (closest one I could find but doesn't offer a walking option)
A/B to C/D - 1,200ft.