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Centennial Airport

Denver, United States

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Elevation

5885 ft

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Location

Denver · CO · United States

Position

39.570°, -104.849° · 5885 ft elev.

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Denver's premier general aviation reliever airport.

Opened

1967

Location

Englewood (Denver area), United States

Centennial Airport (IATA: APA, ICAO: KAPA) is a public general aviation airport located in Englewood, Colorado, serving the southern Denver metropolitan area. It is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the United States by aircraft operations and serves as a reliever airport for Denver International Airport. The airport covers approximately 1,000 acres and features four runways, supporting a wide range of operations including corporate aviation, charter flights, flight training, and private aircraft. It is home to numerous fixed-base operators (FBOs), aviation businesses, and aircraft maintenance facilities. Centennial Airport does not offer scheduled commercial airline service but is a significant hub for business aviation in the Rocky Mountain region, frequently handling corporate jets and turboprop aircraft serving the broader Colorado Front Range.

Terminals

Centennial Airport has no commercial passenger terminals; it is served by multiple FBO facilities that handle general aviation and charter passengers.

Getting to & from

Ground access is primarily by private vehicle or rental car, with rideshare services available; the airport is located approximately 18 miles south of downtown Denver via I-25.

Airlines here

No scheduled commercial airlines operate at Centennial Airport; it primarily serves corporate, charter, and private aviation operators.

Notable facts

›Centennial Airport is consistently ranked among the top five busiest general aviation airports in the United States by total operations.
›The airport has four runways, with the longest measuring 10,002 feet.
›It is named after the state of Colorado's centennial year of 1976.
›The airport is owned and operated by Arapahoe County.
›Centennial Airport sits at an elevation of approximately 5,885 feet above sea level.

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Centennial Airport is a public use airport owned by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority in the Denver metropolitan area, 15 nmi southeast of downtown Denver, Colorado, United States. Located primarily in Dove Valley, a census designated place (CDP) in Arapahoe County, the airport extends into Douglas County, with some of those portions in the Meridian CDP.

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