FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
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: | international airport of entry 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: | | 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
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/ |
- | 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 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BRNKO TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (245KB) |
BRNKO TWO (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (251KB) |
DANDD ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (379KB) |
DUNNN FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (282KB) |
DUNNN FOUR (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (274KB) |
LANDR TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (395KB) |
LARKS TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (410KB) |
PINNR THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (367KB) |
POWDR ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (380KB) |
QUAIL ONE | |
download (304KB) |
RAMMS EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (352KB) |
TOMSN EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (387KB) |
ZOMBZ FIVE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (355KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 35R | |
download (291KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17L | |
download (210KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (235KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35R **CHANGED** | |
download (245KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (156KB) |
Departure Procedures |
DENVER TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (401KB) |
ECHOO ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (307KB) |
MRSHH TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (301KB) |
PIKES TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (341KB) |
PLAINS ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (493KB) |
ROCKIES FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (434KB) |
SKYEE ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (308KB) |
WNGSS ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (350KB) |
YELLOWSTONE FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (427KB) |
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 28-May-2022
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 11:05 |
Sunrise | | 05:37 | | 11:37 |
Sunset | | 20:17 | | 02:17 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 02:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-May-2022 12:11:10 |
Local (UTC-6) | 28-May-2022 06:11:10 |
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METAR |
KAPA | 281153Z 18006KT 10SM SCT180 BKN220 13/M01 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP044 ACSL DSNT SW-W-NW T01281006 10161 20100 56014
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KBKF 10nm NE | 281158Z 00000KT 10SM BKN220 13/M01 A2984 RMK AO2A SLP034 T01281008 10165 20114 57014
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KDEN 18nm NE | 281153Z 23008KT 10SM BKN220 BKN250 13/01 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP025 T01330011 10200 20100 56013
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KCFO 19nm NE | 281155Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM CLR 17/M01 A2983 RMK AO2 T01661011 10174 20113
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TAF |
KAPA | 281120Z 2812/2912 21009KT P6SM BKN200 FM281900 25016G24KT P6SM BKN150 FM290100 28009KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM290300 02011KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150
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KBKF 10nm NE | 272350Z 2722/2823 14010G20KT 6000 TSRA BKN070CB QNH2991INS TEMPO 2800/2802 24040G50KT BECMG 2801/2802 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW180 510083 QNH2977INS BECMG 2818/2819 21015G20KT 9999 FEW180 520063 QNH2966INS BECMG 2821/2822 24015G20KT 9999 BKN140 520053 QNH2962INS TX30/2722Z TN13/2812Z
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KDEN 18nm NE | 281120Z 2812/2918 23009KT P6SM BKN200 FM281900 26014G22KT P6SM BKN150 FM290000 31012KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM290200 01012G20KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150 FM290900 05008KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM291400 12008KT P6SM SCT150
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NOTAMs |
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