Airport type Public Code APA Phone +1 303-790-0598 | Elevation AMSL 5,885 ft / 1,794 m Elevation 1,793 m | |
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Owner Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority Serves Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area, Colorado Location Dove Valley CDP, Colorado Address 7800 S Peoria St, Englewood, CO 80112, USA Profiles | ||
Takeoff from centennial airport denver in a private jet
Centennial Airport (IATA: APA, ICAO: KAPA, FAA LID: APA) is a public use airport owned by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area, 15 nautical miles (17 mi, 28 km) southeast of downtown Denver, Colorado, USA. Located in Dove Valley, a census designated place in Arapahoe County, the airport’s runways extend into Douglas County.
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The airport opened on May 12, 1968 as Arapahoe County Airport, and was renamed on July 13, 1984. The new name reflects Colorado’s admission to the Union as the 38th state in 1876, the centennial of the United States Declaration of Independence.
In 1985 a new control tower was built. It is an international airport with continuous U.S. Customs services and is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the United States with an average of 874 operations per day. The Federal Aviation Administration control tower and associated air traffic control services are continuous; Runway 35R has a Category I Instrument Approach.
Centennial Airport covers 1,400 acres (567 ha) at an elevation of 5,885 feet (1,794 m). It has three asphalt runways: 17L/35R is 10,001 by 100 feet (3,048 x 30 m); 17R/35L is 7,000 by 77 feet (2,134 x 23 m); 10/28 is 4,800 by 75 feet (1,463 x 23 m). In 2010 the airport had 283,186 aircraft operations, average 775 per day: 86% general aviation, 11% air taxi, and 3% military. 858 aircraft were then based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 16% multi-engine, 14% jet, and 2% helicopter.
Two companies, Key Lime Air and Air Methods, have their corporate headquarters on the airport property.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized the airport as a reliever airport.