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Stapleton International Airport, Denver — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Stapleton International Airport is a district of Denver on the land of the city's former airport, now the neighbourhood of Central Park.
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Where to stay in Stapleton International Airport
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Stapleton International Airport is a residential quarter of Denver rather than a hotel strip, its runways long gone. Rooms here are scarce, the airfield having given way to houses. The grid that replaced the airfield now carries the houses and parks of Central Park, so most visitors book rooms downtown and travel out to the eastern edge of the city where this district sits between Park Hill and Montbello.
Stay here for quiet streets. Downtown holds the lodging.
Few places to stay in Stapleton International Airport — most visitors book in Denver nearby.
About Stapleton International Airport
What are the main landmarks in Stapleton International Airport?
The district's defining landmark is the airport that gave it its name. Stapleton International Airport opened as Denver's aviation hub and served the city for decades before the runways closed. Nothing flies here now.
The old airfield became Central Park, a planned neighbourhood of streets and green space, while Park Hill lies along its western boundary and the plains of eastern Denver stretch out toward Montbello.
What is the history of Stapleton International Airport?
Stapleton International Airport opened in 1929 as Denver's municipal airfield on the plains east of the city. For decades it was the way most travellers arrived, its terminals and runways growing as Denver spread outward toward Park Hill and Montbello. Then the flights moved on.
The airport closed and its vast site was rebuilt as Central Park, turning taxiways and hangars into the streets and blocks of a new neighbourhood.
Where is Stapleton International Airport?
Stapleton International Airport sits on the flat plains of eastern Denver, its grid of streets set between Park Hill and Montbello where the runways once ran.
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What is the best area to stay in Stapleton International Airport?
Central Park: quiet stays on the old airfield grid.
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Updated July 2026