The extra length is needed in Denver's high elevation. Particularly for departures, larger, heavier planes need the additional space to get off the ground.
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Hilton Head Island Airport 5,000 feetHilton Head Island Airport on the southern coast of South Carolina is the smallest runway served by airliners in the US. Not only is the runway only 5,000 feet long, but its width is a mere 100 feet (50–100 feet narrower than a standard airline-use runway).
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