Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980


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Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980

Edited by David Barth December 2015. Photos were taken by David Barth.

These pictures were taken from the north deck of the 94th Aero Squadron WWI theme restaurant that was within 20 yards of the takeoff runway at Stapleton International Airport. Both Stapleton and the restaurant no longer exist.

Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Aspen Airways Convair 550 taking off from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Hughes Airwest McDonnell Douglas DC9 taking off
from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Continental Boeing 727 taking off from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Braniff International Boeing 727 taking off
from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
United McDonnell Douglas DC-10 taking off
from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Frontier Convair 550 taking off from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Corporate Lockheed Jet Star with long-range fuel tanks
beneath the wings, taking off from Stapleton.
Note that the gear is going up into the wheel wells.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Corporate Lockheed Jet Star departing Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Frontier Convair 550 with gear doors still open,
taking off from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Braniff International Boeing 727 taking off
from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Frontier Boeing 737 taking off from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
United Boeing 727 taking off from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Continental McDonnell Douglas DC-10 lifting off.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Continental McDonnell Douglas DC-10 taking off
from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Frontier Convair 550 taking off from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Trans World Airlines (TWA) Boeing 707
lifting off from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 departing Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Piedont Boeing 727 taking off from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
Frontier Boeing 730 taking off from Stapleton.


Planes Taking Off from Stapleton Airport, Denver, 1980
United McDonnell Douglas DC-10 taking off
from Stapleton.