FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
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: | CALL 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 SELF SERVE 100LL 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 |
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 HRS PHONE (303) 877-7307. |
Manager: | ROBERT OLISLAGERS 7800 SOUTH PEORIA ST ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 Phone 303-790-0598 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 853 | Single engine airplanes: | | 585 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 100 | Jet airplanes: | | 144 | Helicopters: | | 23 | 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
- | ALL ACFT BLO CERTIFICATED 70000 LB MAX GROSS TKOF WT & STAGE III ACFT UP TO CERTIFICATED 75000 LB MAX GROSS TKOF WT MAY BE OPERATED; ONE-TIME EXCEPTIONS MAY BE AUZD BY EXEC DIR ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. |
- | NUMEROUS FLOOD LGTS LCTD 1/2 SM N OF THLD RY 17L SS-2400. |
- | HELICOPTER OPS PLEASE CONTACT PREFERRED FBO FOR LANDING ZONE LOCATIONS. HELICOPTER OPS ON FRONT RAMP NOT ADVISED. |
- | 24 HR. USER FEE CUSTOMS AVAILABLE. CONTACT AIRPORT FOR FEE INFORMATION. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CTC NOISE OFFICE 303-790-0598. |
- | ADVISORY DENSITY ALTITUDE DISPLAYS LOCATED AT C-1,A-1, AND A-18. |
- | TWY S2 CLSD INDEFINATELY |
- | WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | NMRS CRANES INVOF ARPT. |
- | +190 FT TWR LCTD 1800 FT ENE OF RY 17L THLD. |
- | RY 35R-CROSSWIND/BASE LEG NORTH OF LINCOLN AVE RY 17L CROSSWIND/BASE LEG SOUTH OF ARAPAHOE ROAD. RY 17R/35L CLSD TFC REMAIN S OF ARAPAHOE ROAD & E OF INTERSTATE 25. RY 10/28 AVOID NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS 1 MILE E & S OF RY. |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BRNKO TWO (RNAV) **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (269KB) |
BRNKO TWO (RNAV), CONT.2 **NEW** | |
download (260KB) |
DANDD ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (409KB) |
DUNNN THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (302KB) |
DUNNN THREE (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (264KB) |
LANDR ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (428KB) |
LARKS TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (429KB) |
PINNR THREE (RNAV) **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (387KB) |
POWDR ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (408KB) |
QUAIL ONE | |
download (315KB) |
RAMMS EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (381KB) |
TOMSN EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (416KB) |
ZOMBZ THREE (RNAV) | |
download (254KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 35R | |
download (303KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17L | |
download (224KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (246KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35R | |
download (261KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (156KB) |
Departure Procedures |
DENVER TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (422KB) |
ECHOO ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (330KB) |
EEONS SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (189KB) |
EMMYS SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (187KB) |
EXTAN SIX (RNAV) | |
download (198KB) |
MRSHH TWO (RNAV) **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (320KB) |
PIKES TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (361KB) |
PLAINS ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (524KB) |
ROCKIES FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (463KB) |
SKYEE ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (326KB) |
WNGSS ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (375KB) |
YELLOWSTONE FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (457KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (105KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBKF - Buckley Air 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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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 23-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 13:46 |
Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 14:15 |
Sunset | | 17:08 | | 00:08 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 00:37 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-Jan-2021 21:14:54 |
Local (UTC-7) | 23-Jan-2021 14:14:54 |
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METAR |
KAPA | 232053Z VRB06KT 10SM FEW070 FEW100 FEW160 09/M06 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP035 SHSN OMTNS DSNT W-NW T00891061 55019
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KDEN 18nm NE | 232053Z 03012KT 10SM FEW090 FEW160 FEW200 07/M06 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP027 T00721056 56019
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KCFO 19nm NE | 232047Z 04008KT 10SM SCT090 08/M06 A2963
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TAF |
KAPA | 231734Z 2318/2418 30007KT P6SM FEW080 SCT140 FM232300 36010KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM240400 02010G18KT P6SM BKN016 FM240700 01007KT P6SM OVC008 FM241200 12005KT P6SM BKN014 OVC025 FM241400 10006KT P6SM SCT025
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KDEN 18nm NE | 231734Z 2318/2424 30004KT P6SM FEW080 FEW140 FM232000 03007KT P6SM FEW080 SCT140 FM232200 05010KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM240300 04010G18KT P6SM BKN016 FM240500 01007KT P6SM OVC008 FM241300 12005KT P6SM BKN014 OVC025 FM241700 08006KT P6SM SCT025 FM242100 36008KT P6SM FEW070 BKN140
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NOTAMs |
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