Centennial Airport
APA · KAPA · Denver, Colorado · Arapahoe County · map
Centennial Airport is a public-use airport owned by Arapahoe CO Public Arpt Auth, 15 miles southeast of Denver, Colorado, 5,885 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 17L/35R, is 10,001 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas).
Weather right now KAPA · observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC), 12 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (080°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 9,000 feet, scattered clouds at 13,000 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet
- Temperature 82°F (28°C), dew point 29°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 30.14 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:33 am MDT (17:33 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAPA 062153Z 08003KT 10SM FEW090 SCT130 BKN220 28/M02 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP139 VIRGA W T02781017
TAF KAPA 061733Z 0618/0718 VRB06KT P6SM FEW140 SCT220 FM061900 02008KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM070000 09007KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM070300 19007KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM070600 23005KT P6SM FEW220 FM071500 34005KT P6SM SCT220
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA APA · ICAO KAPA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Arapahoe CO Public Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 5,885 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1968
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 10,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17R/35L | 7,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 4,800 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete, good | Perimeter lights |
- Runway 17L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, power line 542 ft high 17,903 ft from the end
- Runway 17R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 35L: PAPI, four lights on the right, fence 19 ft high 542 ft from the end
- Runway 10: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 400 ft
- Runway 28: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 120.3 | Centennial |
| Clearance delivery | 128.6 | Centennial |
| Ground | 121.8 | Centennial |
| Tower | 118.9 | Centennial |
| Approach and departure | 132.75 | Centennial |
| Apa and vot | 108.2 | |
| Tomsn and star | 119.3 | Centennial |
| Dandd and star · Larks · Powdr and star | 120.35 | Centennial |
| Denver A Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 126.5 | Centennial |
| Brnko Rnav Star · Pinnr Rnav Star | 127.05 | Centennial |
| Hayden and center (remote transmitter) High | 128.325 | Centennial |
| Dunnn Rnav Star · Zombz Rnav Star | 128.45 | Centennial |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 720-873-2799.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Denver from the FAA register
383 aircraft are registered to owners in Denver, Colorado: 193 piston singles, 65 balloons, 45 business jets, 26 turboprops, 22 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 177 since 1982, 19 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- All aircraft below cert 70000 LB maximum gross takeoff WT and stage iii aircraft up to cert 75000 LB maximum gross takeoff WT may operates; ONE-TIME exception auzd by exec dir.
- Self serve fuel available.
- Tlof 50X50 feet; fato 50X50 feet; ingress/egress 270.
- Nmrs flood lights 1/2 SM north of threshold; SS-2400.
- Waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Nmrs cranes in the vicinity of airport.
- +190 feet tower located 1800 feet ene of runway 17L thld.
- Adzy density altitude dspl located C-1, A-1 and A-18.
- Mult large pwr lines approximately 3NM south of runway 35R and runway 35L.
- +71 feet building located 1920 feet ese of runway 28 thld 440 feet LT of ctln 24:1 gld slp.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.