Centennial Airport KAPA / APA
One of the busiest GA airports in the US, 30 minutes south of Downtown Denver in the Denver Tech Center corridor, with CBP, a 10,000 ft runway and three FBOs including the members-style XJet terminal. High elevation reduces payload on summer afternoons; winter operations are well supported.
10,002 ft
Longest runway
30 min
Drive to Denver
3
FBOs / handlers
5,885 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (voluntary noise abatement)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 25 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any business jet; hot-and-high performance planning essential.
- Website
- www.centennialairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support Centennial
- Modern Aviation Denver
- XJet
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (10,002 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for Denver
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport KBJC 9,000 ft · 30 min
- Denver International Airport KDEN 16,000 ft · 40 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Centennial Airport · Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons