# Centennial Airport (APA)

> Denver, US · IATA: APA · ICAO: KAPA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `APA` |
| ICAO | `KAPA` |
| City | Denver |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1794 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 39.57010, -104.84900 |

## Description

Air ambulance operators, flight schools and corporate flight departments, not airlines, fill the aprons at Centennial Airport (APA/KAPA) in Arapahoe County south-east of Denver. The field logged 360,725 aircraft movements in 2023, making it one of the busiest general aviation airports anywhere, and averages just under 900 operations a day with more than 30,000 business jet departures a year. It operates around the clock, offers US Customs services that allow international business flights to clear on site, and hosts Denver's largest air ambulance providers, which flew some 6,107 lifesaving missions in 2025. For freight the picture is simple: there is no cargo terminal, no freighter operator and no scheduled cargo service, leaving only small courier and charter shipments such as time-critical spare parts or medical consignments. Scheduled air cargo for metropolitan Denver is handled at Denver International (DEN), about 45 road kilometres north-east via the E-470, where freighter capacity, integrators and bonded warehousing sit. Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC) is the nearest alternative general aviation field.

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