FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 |
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 |
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 RWY 28L 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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BRNKO FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (288KB) |
BRNKO FOUR (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (251KB) |
DANDD ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (323KB) |
DUNNN SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (311KB) |
DUNNN SIX (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (256KB) |
LANDR THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (345KB) |
LARKS THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (351KB) |
PINNR THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (364KB) |
POWDR ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (324KB) |
QUAIL ONE | |
download (249KB) |
RAMMS EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (308KB) |
TOMSN NINE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (337KB) |
ZOMBZ SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (436KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 35R | |
download (296KB) |
RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17L | |
download (221KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (239KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35R | |
download (248KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17L | |
download (214KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (145KB) |
Departure Procedures |
DENVER THREE **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (297KB) |
ECHOO ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (304KB) |
MRSHH TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (299KB) |
PIKES THREE **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (325KB) |
PLAINS TWO **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (454KB) |
ROCKIES SEVEN **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (402KB) |
SKYEE ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (306KB) |
WNGSS ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (348KB) |
YELLOWSTONE FIVE **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (401KB) |
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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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 14-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:13 | | 11:13 |
Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 11:45 |
Sunset | | 20:26 | | 02:26 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 02:57 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 14-Jul-2025 20:38:55 |
Local (UTC-6) | 14-Jul-2025 14:38:55 |
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METAR |
KAPA | 141953Z 30015KT 10SM SCT110 BKN140 BKN200 32/04 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP112 OCNL LTGICCG DSNT SE-SW CB DSNT SE-SW MOV E VIRGA VC W T03170044
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KBKF 10nm NE | 141958Z 30012KT 10SM VCTS SCT100 SCT120 BKN180 BKN210 34/00 A3009 RMK AO2A SLP086 T03350002
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KDEN 18nm NE | 141953Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW090 SCT110 BKN180 34/04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP088 VIRGA T03390044
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KCFO 19nm NE | 141947Z 00000KT 10SM BKN120 34/01 A3011
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TAF |
KAPA | 141923Z 1419/1518 VRB06KT P6SM SCT090 SCT150 TEMPO 1420/1424 VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN080CB FM150100 15011KT P6SM FEW100 BKN220 FM150500 20013G23KT P6SM SCT220 FM151000 23008KT P6SM FEW220 FM151600 33011KT P6SM FEW100 FEW220
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KBKF 10nm NE | 141700Z 1417/1523 22010KT 9999 FEW160 QNH3004INS TEMPO 1418/1501 23020G30KT 8000 TSRA OVC020CB BECMG 1501/1502 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH3000INS BECMG 1521/1522 32006KT 9999 VCTS BKN030 QNH2996INS TX34/1421Z TN19/1512Z
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KDEN 18nm NE | 141919Z 1419/1524 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM141950 31012KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150 TEMPO 1420/1424 VRB25G35KT -TSRA BKN080CB FM150100 15011KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM150400 21015G23KT P6SM FEW120 SCT220 FM150800 24010KT P6SM FEW220 FM151600 33011KT P6SM FEW100 FEW220 PROB30 1520/1524 VRB20G35KT -SHRA BKN100
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NOTAMs |
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