FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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 |
WX ASOS at DEN (19 nm NE): | PHONE 303-342-1920 |
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 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: | PCN 23 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 30.0 |
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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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 868 | Single engine airplanes: | | 564 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 104 | Jet airplanes: | | 177 | Helicopters: | | 22 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 958/day * | 48% | local general aviation | 42% | transient general aviation | 9% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
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. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT; NOISE OFFICE - 303-790-0598. |
- | ADZY DENSITY ALT DSPL LCTD C-1, A-1 & A-18. |
- | TWY S2 CLSD INDEF. |
- | 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. |
- | WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | NMRS CRANES INVOF ARPT. |
- | +190 FT TWR LCTD 1800 FT ENE OF RY 17L THLD. |
- | RWY 35R CROSSWIND/BASE LEG N OF LINCOLN AVE; RWY 17L CROSSWIND/BASE LEG S OF ARAPAHOE ROAD; RWY 17R/35L CLSD TFC REMAIN S OF ARAPAHOE ROAD & E OF INTERSTATE 25; RWY 10/28 AVOID NOISE SENSITIVE AREA 1 MI S & E OF RWY. |
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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BRNKO TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
BRNKO TWO (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download |
DANDD ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
DUNNN FIVE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
DUNNN FIVE (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download |
LANDR TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
LARKS TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
PINNR THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
POWDR ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
QUAIL ONE | |
download |
RAMMS EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
TOMSN EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
ZOMBZ FIVE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 35R | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17L | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35R | |
download |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (156KB) |
Departure Procedures |
DENVER TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
ECHOO ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
MRSHH TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
PIKES TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
PLAINS ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
ROCKIES FIVE **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
SKYEE ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
WNGSS ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
YELLOWSTONE FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
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 |
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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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 07-Feb-2023
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 13:34 |
Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 14:02 |
Sunset | | 17:25 | | 00:25 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 00:53 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 07-Feb-2023 20:25:23 |
Local (UTC-7) | 07-Feb-2023 13:25:23 |
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METAR |
KAPA | 071953Z 13004KT 10SM FEW080 04/M12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP242 T00441117
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KBKF 10nm NE | 071958Z 13008KT 10SM FEW220 05/M10 A3018 RMK AO2A SLP233 T00501100
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KDEN 18nm NE | 071953Z 17008KT 10SM FEW220 04/M05 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00391050
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KCFO 19nm NE | 071947Z 18008KT 10SM SKC 04/M05 A3020
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TAF |
KAPA | 071720Z 0718/0818 14006KT P6SM FEW220 FM072000 10006KT P6SM FEW100 FEW220 FM080200 17008KT P6SM FEW220 FM080700 20009KT P6SM FEW220
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KBKF 10nm NE | 070900Z 0709/0815 VRB06KT 9999 SKC 510013 QNH3010INS TX04/0721Z TNM04/0712Z
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KDEN 18nm NE | 071720Z 0718/0824 19011KT P6SM SKC FM071900 14006KT P6SM FEW220 FM072100 10006KT P6SM FEW100 FEW200 FM080200 17008KT P6SM FEW220 FM080700 23009KT P6SM FEW220 FM082100 31012KT P6SM SCT220
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NOTAMs |
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