FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026
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 |
| DUNNN 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 |
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| 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, 17903 ft. from runway, 2516 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 | | 19 ft. fence, 542 ft. from runway, 267 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 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 |
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. |
| - | +71 FT BLDG LCTD 1920 FT ESE OF RY 28 THLD 440 FT LT OF CTLN 24:1 GLD SLP. |
| - | 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 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BRNKO FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (289KB) |
| BRNKO FOUR (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (252KB) |
| DANDD ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (324KB) |
| DUNNN SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (313KB) |
| DUNNN SIX (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
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) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (438KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 35R | |
download (272KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17L | |
download (203KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (219KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35R | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17L | |
download (192KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (145KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| DENVER THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (298KB) |
| ECHOO ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (306KB) |
| MRSHH TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (300KB) |
| PIKES THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (326KB) |
| PLAINS TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (455KB) |
| ROCKIES SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (403KB) |
| SKYEE ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (307KB) |
| WNGSS ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (349KB) |
| YELLOWSTONE FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (403KB) |
| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mitch Bowers imagewerx.us
Photo taken 01-Feb-2017
looking east.
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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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Times for 08-Apr-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:29 | | 01:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:56 | | 01:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Apr-2026 02:57:54 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Apr-2026 20:57:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KAPA | 090253Z 25005KT 10SM SCT110 BKN220 13/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01331011 51012
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KBKF
10nm NE | 090158Z 09008KT 10SM BKN180 BKN220 13/M02 A3001 RMK AO2A SLP111 T01321016
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KDEN
18nm NE | 090253Z 09010KT 10SM FEW090 SCT140 BKN220 08/M02 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP119 T00831017 53009
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KCFO
19nm NE | 090147Z 04013KT 10SM CLR 11/M02 A3004
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| KAPA | 082001Z 0820/0918 02013G23KT P6SM SCT100 BKN220 FM082100 04012G22KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM090000 04009KT P6SM FEW120 BKN200 FM090200 11007KT P6SM FEW100 BKN220 FM090500 19006KT P6SM FEW080 SCT220 FM091500 VRB06KT P6SM FEW140 SCT220
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KBKF
10nm NE | 090100Z 0901/1007 05010G20KT 9999 SCT080 BKN110 QNH2990INS BECMG 1000/1001 VRB06KT 8000 -RA BKN100 QNH3005INS BECMG 1004/1005 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT090 QNH3008INS TX21/0920Z TN06/0912Z
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KDEN
18nm NE | 082056Z 0821/0924 06012G24KT P6SM FEW100 SCT220 FM082300 08011KT P6SM SCT120 BKN220 FM090300 13012KT P6SM SCT130 SCT220 FM090700 16011KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM091000 24007KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM091600 VRB06KT P6SM SCT120 BKN220 FM091800 02009KT P6SM SCT100 BKN220 PROB30 0919/0924 VRB11G20KT -SHRA
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support |
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ASRI 130.575
303-790-4321
toll-free 800-343-3143
[web site]
[email] |
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jetCenters of Colorado operates three full-service FBOs along the Front Range, delivering award-winning service for business, general, commercial, and military aviation. Since 1979, we've combined first-class concierge support with expert ramp service to provide seamless, safety-focused care for you, your passengers, and your aircraft
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ASRI 129.625
303-649-9538
toll-free 877-649-9538
[web site]
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Competitive fuel pricing / 100,000 SF of climate controlled hangar space / Titan Aviation Fuels / Other Contract Fuel Providers / Courtesy Vehicles / Guest Lounge with Complimentary Cocktail and Espresso Bar / Climate Controlled Automotive Parking Facility / Automotive Detailing Services / Private Pilot Lounge / Access to Modern Aviation Corporate Conference Room / De-Ice / GPU (AC & DC Available) / Catering & Concierge Services / Customs Onsite
Located on the south side of Centennial Airport at taxiway exit A12
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 | | 100LL | Jet A | | FS | | $8.34 | | $8.65 | | Updated 07-Apr-2026 |
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ASRI 130.075
303-790-2575
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Signature Aviation at Denver Centennial Airport -- North (APA) serves as a premier private aviation terminal for the Denver region. Supporting both business and private aviation, our APA North location delivers a full suite of FBO services focused on safety, efficiency, and seamless operations, with convenient access to downtown Denver, the Rocky Mountains, and key business corridors. To request a reservation, log into your Signature Vision account at https://www.signatureaviation.com/services/signature-vision.
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 | | 100LL | Jet A | | FS | | $7.75 | | $8.22 | | SS | | $6.75 | | --- | | Updated 08-Apr-2026 |
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| Signature Aviation - South |
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303-799-8388
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Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Catering, ...
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| independent | | 100LL | Jet A | | FS | | $7.75 | | $8.22 | | Updated 08-Apr-2026 |
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| The Heliplex |
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303-799-0079
303-799-8877
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Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Aerial photography, Aircraft maintenance, ...
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| independent | | Jet A | | FS | | $8.61 | | Updated 08-Apr-2026 |
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303-799-9999
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The Cutter Aviation Denver APA Service Team is an Authorized Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 Sales and Service Center that offers comprehensive full-service airframe services, inspections, support, avionics and interior refurbishment.
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303-792-4000
toll-free 800-525-0194
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Aircraft ground handling, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, ...
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops |
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| The Perfect Landing |
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303-649-4478
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