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FAA Airport Diagram · KAPA
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Runways at KAPA
6 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.93%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L | 178° | 10,001 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 35R | 358° | 10,001 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 17R | 178° | 7,001 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 35L | 358° | 7,001 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 10 | 110.9° | 4,800 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.63% |
| 28 | 290.9° | 4,800 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.63% |
Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).
Communications
7 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.
- ATIS ATIS 120.300
- CLD CLNC DEL 128.600
- GND GND 121.800
- TWR TWR 118.900
- A/D DENVER APP/DEP 132.750
- RDO DENVER RDO 122.200
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement
Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KAPA, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.
8 matched · 58 not yet translated
TL;DR
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Watch for
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 26 and Rwy 35; REIL Rwy 08 and Rwy 17; PAPI Rwy 08, 26, 17 and 35; HIRL Rwy 08–26; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
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All translated remarks (8)
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
Wildlife on and invof arpt.
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Airport attended 1500–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1500–0000Z‡.
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 17L–35R: H10001X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–56, D–75, 2S–95 PCN 26…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 17R–35L: H7001X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30 PCR 339 F/C/X/T MIRL…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 08–26: H8002X100 (ASPH) S–28, D–40 HIRL RWY 08: REIL. PA…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 26: MALSR. PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´. 0.4% down. RWY 17–…
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 26 and Rwy 35; REIL Rwy 08 and Rwy 17; PAPI Rwy 08, 26, 17 and 35; HIRL Rwy 08–26; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MALSR Rwy 26 and Rwy 35; REIL Rwy 08 and Rwy 17; PAPI Rwy 08, 26, 17 and 35; HIRL Rwy 08–26; MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF
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Airport attended 1400–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1400–0400Z‡.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (58 sentences)
Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.
- ·COLORADO 339 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – WESTWINDS (D17) 4 W UTC–7(–6DT) N38º45.51´ W108º08.91´ 5000 NOTAM FILE DEN RWY 04–22: H4100X40 (ASPH) RWY 22: Trees.
- ·RWY 13–31: 2000X70 (GRVL–DIRT) RWY 13: Hill.
- ·Rwy 04–22 CLOSED to acft 8,500 lbs or more.
- ·Rwy 22 has 180´ mountain 1500´ from rwy end, apch slope 7:1.
- ·Rwy 31 has +10´ trees 150´ from thld 0B. +40´ tree 60´ from thld 50´ rgt of cntrln.
- ·Rwy 04 has +120´ terrain 2700´ from thld 380´ left of cntrln.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 303-829-1696
- ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
- ·MONTROSE (VH) (H) VORW/DME 117.1 MTJ Chan 118 N38º30.39´ W107º53.96´ 310º 19.1 NM to fld. 5713/12E. vDME unmonitored.
- ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 37´.
- ·RWY 10–28: H4800X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–12.5 PCN 17 F/A/Y/T MIRL 0.6% up W RWY 10: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
- ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
- ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, UL94 OX 1, 2
- ·Noise abatement proc 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.
- ·Tbjt acft use NBAA profiles.
- ·Noise office—303–790–0598.
- ·See Special Notices—Centennial Airport Voluntary Noise Abatement Guidelines.
- ·Attended continuously. 100LL: Self serve fuel avbl.
- ·Waterfowl on and in vicinity of arpt.
- ·Mult lrg pwr lines appxly 3 NM S of Rwy 35R and Rwy 35L.
- ·Numerous cranes invof arpt.
- ·Nmrs flood lgts 1/2 SM N of thr; SS–0700Z‡.
- ·Adzy density alt dspl lctd C–1, A–1, and A–18. +71 ft bldg lctd 1920 ft ESE of Rwy 28 thld 440 ft lt of ctln 24:1 gld slp. +109´ twr located 1800´ east/northeast of Rwy 17L thld.
- ·All acft blo cert 70,000 lb max gross tkof wt and Stage III acft up to cert 75,000 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.
- ·CTN: Ensure proper rwy alnmt; close spaced parl rwys.
- ·Arpt safety video—https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/videos/apa/.
- ·NOTE: See Special Notices—USAF 306 FTG Flight Training Areas, Vicinity of Colorado Springs and Pueblo Colorado.
+ 28 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
Field profile
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Chart Supplement
FAA Chart Supplement entry for KAPA — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.
NTSB events at KAPA
174 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 60 most recent.
Total events
183
since 1982
Fatal
19
10.4% of total
Last 5 years
14
≈ 2.8/yr
Last 10 years
29
≈ 2.9/yr
See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 452,038 ops in 1998
2024 total
347,897
10-yr total
3,294,015
2024 mix
AC/AT 16% · GA 83% · Mil 1%
Events / million ops
8.8
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.91
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=28
- Loss of control 8
- Runway excursion 4
- Gear-up landing 4
- Controlled flight into terrain 3
- Engine failure / power loss 3
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
- Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
- Undershoot / overshoot 1
All time · n=174
- Other 43
- Loss of control 22
- Stall / spin 21
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 17
- Gear-up landing 17
- Ground collision 16
- Engine failure / power loss 14
- Controlled flight into terrain 6
Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.
+ 114 more on file
Designees in CO
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KAPA — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
2,766
Flight Instructors
A&P
5,581
Mechanics
AME
53
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
7
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DPRE
2
Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)
DAR-F
6
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
4
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
2
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
24
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
25
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
APD
133
Aircrew Program Designees (APD)
TCE
45
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
ODA
6
Organizational Designations
Schools
55
Flight Schools
FBO
60
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
24
Flying Clubs
Repair
14
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
16
EAA Chapters
DPEs near KAPA
Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Christopher Adrian | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Craig Thighe | Englewood | CO | 8 nm |
| Allen Cook | Aurora | CO | 10 nm |
| Cayce Batterson | Denver | CO | 12 nm |
| James Michael Taton | Denver | CO | 12 nm |
| Nelson Jacob Wolfmeier | Watkins | CO | 15 nm |
| Andrew James Malousek | Broomfield | CO | 25 nm |
| Gregory Richard Newman | Broomfield | CO | 25 nm |
| Jacqueline Ann Burant | Broomfield | CO | 25 nm |
| Quay Carlton Snyder | Elbert | CO | 25 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs near KAPA
Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Alan Bender | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Robert Charles Benton Jr | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Michael William Bugh | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Andrew David Chitiea | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| William Michael Dunn | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Edward Charles Ericson | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Raymond Earl Hawkins | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Spencer Barry Mamber | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Jerry Wayne Marshall | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| John Philip Miller | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics near KAPA
Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Gissen | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Victor Keith Harper | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Mark Rogers Mcgurk | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| John Edward Rowe | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Gregory Scott Elson | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Romona Madeline Stueckrad | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Ryan Jay Snell | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Michael Joseph Laserinko | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| James Elton Bristol | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
| Douglas Ray Denman | Centennial | CO | 1 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations near KAPA
Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance Englewood, CO | 1 nm |
| Centennial Aero-Tech Englewood, CO | 1 nm |
| Mile High Aircraft Services Watkins, CO | 19 nm |
| Freedom Air Avionics Broomfield, CO | 24 nm |
| Aero Prop USA Broomfield, CO | 24 nm |
| Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc. Erie, CO | 28 nm |
| Rampart Aviation Colorado Springs, CO | 46 nm |
| Advanced AeroTechnologies Group Greeley, CO | 53 nm |
| Avionics Specialists, LLC. Loveland, CO | 53 nm |
| Shavano Aviation, LLC Salida, CO | 84 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KAPA: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗