KAPA · Centennial Airport

DENVER, COLORADO · MEDIUM AIRPORT

5,885

Elevation ft

Runways

10,001

Longest ft · 17L/35R

39.57N

104.85W

Centennial Airport serves Denver, Colorado at 5,885 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17L/35R, at 10,001 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17L/35R	10,001 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
17R/35L	7,001 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
10/28	4,800 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,885 ft is about 3°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 3°C)	5,885 ft	3,586 ft	2,731 ft	4,096 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	7,085 ft	3,820 ft	2,857 ft	4,286 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	8,285 ft	4,054 ft	2,984 ft	4,476 ft
35°C afternoon	9,697 ft	4,329 ft	3,133 ft	4,700 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17L/35R, 10,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,700 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KAPA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDEN Denver International Airport	19 nm NE	16,000 ft
KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port	19 nm NE	8,002 ft
KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport	24 nm NW	9,000 ft
KFLY Meadow Lake Airport	40 nm S	6,001 ft
KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport	46 nm S	13,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAPA

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KAPA, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KAPA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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