Centennial Airport

Centennial Airport
IATA: APA ICAO: KAPA FAA LID: APA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority
Serves	Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area, Colorado
Location	Dove Valley CDP, Colorado
Elevation AMSL	5,885 ft / 1,794 m
Coordinates	39°34′12″N 104°50′58″W / 39.57000°N 104.84944°W / 39.57000; -104.84944Coordinates: 39°34′12″N 104°50′58″W / 39.57000°N 104.84944°W / 39.57000; -104.84944
Website	http://www.centennialairport.com/
Map
APA Show map of Colorado APA Show map of the US Location of airport in Colorado / United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17L/35R 10,001 3,048 Asphalt 17R/35L 7,000 2,134 Asphalt 10/28 4,800 1,463 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 283,186 Based aircraft 858
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Aircraft operations	283,186
Based aircraft	858

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.

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.

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