FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | APA |
Lat/Long: | 39-34-12.4270N 104-50-57.4550W 39-34.207117N 104-50.957583W 39.5701186,-104.8492931 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 5884.9 ft. / 1793.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08E (2015) |
From city: | 15 miles SE of DENVER, CO |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 80112 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1968 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | APA (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | SS-SR |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
International operations: | H24 US CUSTOMS - 303-768-0309. |
Airport Communications
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 120.3 |
WX ASOS: | PHONE 720-873-2799 |
CENTENNIAL GROUND: | 121.8 |
CENTENNIAL TOWER: | 118.9 |
DENVER APPROACH: | 132.75 |
DENVER DEPARTURE: | 132.75 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.6 |
BRNKO RNAV STAR: | 127.05 |
DANDD STAR: | 120.35 |
DUNN RNAV STAR: | 128.45 |
LARKS: | 120.35 |
POWDR STAR: | 120.35 |
QUAIL STAR: | 120.35 |
RAMMS STAR: | 120.35 |
TOMSN STAR: | 119.3 |
ZOMBZ RNAV STAR: | 128.45 |
WX ASOS at DEN (19 nm NE): | PHONE 719-204-1223 |
WX AWOS-3 at CFO (19 nm NE): | 119.025 (303-261-9104) |
- FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL.
- ADVISE GROUND CONTROL WHEN READY FOR DEPARTURE. GROUND CONTROL WILL ADVISE WHEN TO MONITOR THE TOWER FREQUENCY.
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY DENVER RADIO ON FREQ 122.2 (DENVER RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FQFr225/12.8 | | FALCON VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 11E |
DENr203/17.0 | | DENVER VOR/DME | | 117.90 | | 08E |
DVVr200/22.1 | | MILE HIGH VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 08E |
BJCr136/24.5 | | JEFFCO VOR/DME | | 115.40 | | 11E |
BRKr337/38.9 | | BLACK FOREST VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 08E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A UL94 100LL:SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17L/35R
Dimensions: | 10001 x 100 ft. / 3048 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 26 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 56.0 | Double wheel: | 75.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17L | | RUNWAY 35R |
Latitude: | 39-35.048662N | | 39-33.402900N |
Longitude: | 104-51.088380W | | 104-51.012350W |
Elevation: | 5793.0 ft. | | 5884.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 178 true | | 350 magnetic, 358 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Obstructions: | none | | 542 ft. pline, lighted, 17874 ft. from runway, 2716 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17R/35L
Dimensions: | 7001 x 75 ft. / 2134 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17R | | RUNWAY 35L |
Latitude: | 39-34.739158N | | 39-33.587100N |
Longitude: | 104-51.223140W | | 104-51.169833W |
Elevation: | 5803.7 ft. | | 5868.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 178 true | | 350 magnetic, 358 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 16 ft. fence, 527 ft. from runway, 215 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 4800 x 75 ft. / 1463 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 17 /F/A/Y/T | Single wheel: | 12.5 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
Latitude: | 39-34.373745N | | 39-34.090992N |
Longitude: | 104-50.892795W | | 104-49.939033W |
Elevation: | 5824.1 ft. | | 5793.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 103 magnetic, 111 true | | 283 magnetic, 291 true |
Displaced threshold: | 400 ft. | | no |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 54 ft. pole, 1596 ft. from runway, 414 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | PERI |
Operational restrictions: | TLOF 50X50 FT; FATO 50X50 FT; INGRESS/EGRESS 270. |
Latitude: | 39-34.516667N | | |
Longitude: | 104-50.266667W | | |
Elevation: | 5825.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | ARAPAHOE CO PUBLIC ARPT AUTH 7800 S PEORIA ST ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 Phone 303-790-0598 AFT HR - 303-877-7307. |
Manager: | MIKE FRONAPFEL 7565 SOUTH PEORIA ST, UNIT D9 ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 Phone 303-790-0598 |
Additional Remarks
A39-17R/35L | PCR VALUE: 339/F/C/X/T |
A30A-H1 | H24 HELI SVC - 303-799-0079. |
A30A-17L | NMRS FLOOD LGTS 1/2 SM N OF THR; SS-2400. |
- | ALL ACFT BLO CERT 70000 LB MAX GROSS TKOF WT & STAGE III ACFT UP TO CERT 75000 LB MAX GROSS TKOF WT MAY OPR; ONE-TIME EXCEPTION AUZD BY EXEC DIR. |
- | HELI OPS CTC FBO FOR LNDG ZONE LCTN; HELI OPS ON FRONT RAMP NOT ADVISED. |
- | ADZY DENSITY ALT DSPL LCTD C-1, A-1 & A-18. |
- | CTN: ENSURE PROPER RWY ALNMT; CLOSE SPACED PARL RWYS. ARPT SAFETY VIDEO - HTTPS://WWW.FAA.GOV/AIRPORTS/RUNWAY_SAFETY/VIDEOS/APA/ |
- | MULT LRG PWR LINES APRXLY 3NM S OF RWY 35R & RWY 35L. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. ALL ACFT AVOID NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS 1 NM NORTH AND WEST OF ARPT AND 1 NM SOUTHEAST OF ARPT. RWY 17R-35L CLSD TFC REMAIN SOUTH OF ARAPAHOE ROAD, EAST OF I-25, AND NORTH OF LINCOLN AVE. QUIET HRS 2200-0700L. TBJT ACFT USE NBAA PROFILES. NOISE OFFICE/303-790-0598. |
- | WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | NMRS CRANES INVOF ARPT. |
- | +190 FT TWR LCTD 1800 FT ENE OF RY 17L THLD. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BRNKO FOUR (RNAV) **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (289KB) |
BRNKO FOUR (RNAV), CONT.2 **NEW** | |
download (252KB) |
DANDD ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (325KB) |
DUNNN SIX (RNAV) **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (313KB) |
DUNNN SIX (RNAV), CONT.2 **NEW** | |
download (256KB) |
LANDR THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (346KB) |
LARKS THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (352KB) |
PINNR THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (365KB) |
POWDR ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (325KB) |
QUAIL ONE | |
download (249KB) |
RAMMS EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (309KB) |
TOMSN NINE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (339KB) |
ZOMBZ SIX (RNAV) **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (438KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 35R | |
download (296KB) |
RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17L **NEW** | |
download (222KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (239KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35R | |
download (249KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17L **NEW** | |
download (215KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (145KB) |
Departure Procedures |
DENVER TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (294KB) |
ECHOO ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (306KB) |
MRSHH TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (300KB) |
PIKES TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (308KB) |
PLAINS ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (441KB) |
ROCKIES SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (408KB) |
SKYEE ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (307KB) |
WNGSS ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (349KB) |
YELLOWSTONE FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (384KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (299KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBKF - Buckley Space Force Base (9 nm NE)
KDEN - Denver International Airport (19 nm NE)
KCFO - Colorado Air and Space Port Airport (19 nm NE)
KBJC - Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (24 nm NW)
KEIK - Erie Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo by Mitch Bowers imagewerx.us
Photo taken 01-Feb-2017
looking east.
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Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 11:06 |
Sunrise | | 05:37 | | 11:37 |
Sunset | | 20:16 | | 02:16 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:47 | | 02:47 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-May-2025 05:44:10 |
Local (UTC-6) | 27-May-2025 23:44:10 |
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METAR |
KAPA | 280453Z 28004KT 10SM SCT070 BKN100 13/08 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01280078
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KBKF 10nm NE | 280458Z 24006KT 10SM SCT080 SCT160 14/09 A3022 RMK AO2A SLP189 T01360090
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KDEN 18nm NE | 280453Z 26006KT 10SM SCT070 OVC090 15/11 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01500106
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KCFO 19nm NE | 280535Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM SCT070 SCT080 SCT100 14/10 A3022 RMK AO2 T01350104
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TAF |
KAPA | 280159Z 2802/2824 30006KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 BKN100 FM280600 19008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM281300 30008KT P6SM VCFG FEW001 BKN120 FM281600 VRB05KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM281900 01010KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC070 TEMPO 2821/2824 VRB15G30KT -TSRA BKN030CB
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KBKF 10nm NE | 280211Z 2801/2907 VRB06KT 9999 BKN085 BKN110 QNH3010INS BECMG 2818/2819 01012G28KT 9000 -RA SCT065 BKN085 QNH3013INS BECMG 2822/2923 VRB06KT 9000 -RA BKN055 OVC075 QNH3011INS BECMG 2900/2901 03010G20KT 9000 -RA BKN025 OVC045 QNH3014INS BECMG 2901/2902 VRB06KT 9000 -RA BKN025 OVC045 QNH3012INS TX17/2818Z TN11/2812Z
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KDEN 18nm NE | 280254Z 2803/2906 25009KT P6SM VCSH SCT090 BKN140 FM280600 20008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM281300 33008KT P6SM VCFG FEW001 BKN120 FM281600 VRB05KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM281900 36012KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC070 TEMPO 2820/2823 VRB15G30KT -TSRA BKN030CB FM282300 02013KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC030 PROB30 2823/2904 VRB15G30KT -TSRA BKN008CB
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NOTAMs |
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