DENVER (AP) -- Denver International Airport is hosting four meetings next week to gather public input on its growth plans through 2030, as it prepares to finalize its updated master plan next spring.

The airport opened Feb. 28, 1995. Its original master plan was created to handle up to 50 million travelers passing through each year.

Last year a record 51.2 million passengers used the airport, topping the previous record of 49.8 million in 2007.

Airport manager of aviation Kim Day says the airport is looking at the potential to double that.

Day said Thursday in a "State of DIA" address that in the short-term, the airport is looking to expand international service and finally break ground on a hotel next year.

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