The East Security Checkpoint, scheduled to open in Q3 of 2025, will mirror the West Security Checkpoint on Level 6 and provide an additional 17 screening lanes featuring new state-of-the-art technology.
“Reaching the halfway point of the East Security Checkpoint buildout is an important milestone in this monumental terminal renovation programme. We are currently tracking ahead of schedule and under budget,” DEN CEO Phil Washington said. “Having two state-of-the-art checkpoints will provide a safer, more efficient and modern experience at DEN.”
Once the East Security Checkpoint opens, passengers who are screened at the East or West Security Checkpoints can take the train to the gates or walk to Concourse A if that is more convenient. Bridge Security will be permanently closed at this time as passengers will have already passed through security. The final configuration will also provide for four new elevators and additional escalators to take passengers from Level 6 (where the checkpoints are located) to the train to the gates on Level 4.
“From the beginning, the Great Hall Program has been about enhancing safety and security by moving the security checkpoints from Level 5 to Level 6 while also serving our ever-increasing passenger traffic better, and more efficiently,” Washington continued. “Six months into the West Checkpoint being open, we can say with confidence that we have improved the passenger experience and made our security operations safer and more efficient. The completion of the East Security Checkpoint will further enhance our security screening process and improve the passenger journey.”
Since the West Security Checkpoint opened in February 2024, DEN has seen a significant improvement in customer satisfaction related to the security screening experience.
The Great Hall Program is one of DEN’s capital improvement projects that will help the airport prepare for the future by enhancing security, improving operational efficiency and increasing capacity of the Jeppesen Terminal. The Program consists of three phases: the first two phases were completed within the original $770m budget and focused on building a new ticketing/check-in space for some of DEN’s airlines and constructing the West Security Checkpoint on Level 6. The third and final phase of the project will see the construction of the East Checkpoint and the modernisation of Level 5 and 6 outside of the Federal Inspection Services area and the south end of the terminal.
