One of British Airway's amazing Concorde supersonic jets zoomed UK Prime Minister Tony Blair into Denver International Airport in 1997.
Concorde also visited Denver's old Stapleton Airport in 1978.
Concorde entered commercial service in the mid-1970s and cruised at Mach 2 (roughly 1,350 mph) and an altitude of 60,000 feet. Regular jetliners fly as high as 40,000 feet.
Supersonic speeds were engaged only over the Atlantic Ocean due to noise levels and sonic booms.
The historic fleet was retired after a fiery Air France Concorde crash near Paris in 200o.
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