KAPA· APA· Denver

Centennial Airport

medium airport · elevation 5,885 ft (1794 m)

12:20Z 01:46Z Day

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Current METARVFR

57 min ago·14:53Z

KAPA 231453Z 24009KT 10SM FEW060 SCT120 SCT200 26/11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02560106 53004

Wind

240° 9 kt

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

—

Temperature

26°C / 11°C

temp / dew

QNH

1024 hPa

30.23 inHg

Clouds

FEW 6,000ft, SCT 12,000ft, SCT 20,000ft

Weather

—

Station

KAPA

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1015.2 HPa hourly temperature of 25.6°C and dew point of 10.6°C Decrease or steady, then increase; or increase then increase more rapidly of 0.4 hectopascals in the past 3 hours

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (0)

None active in area.

PIREPs (3)

FL280A20N
15 min ago
TURB LGT
FL120C182
18 min ago
TURB EXTM
FL000B738
19 min ago
TURB NEG

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

10/281463 mASP

17L/35R3048 mASP

17R/35L2134 mASP

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 10/28	TW 6 kt	XW 7 kt R
RWY 17L/35R	HW 4 kt	XW 8 kt R
RWY 17R/35L	HW 4 kt	XW 8 kt R

39.5701°, -104.8490°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 10/28 (use 28)	Preferred	HW 6	7 L	—
RWY 17L/35R (use 17L)	Usable	HW 4	8 R	—
RWY 17R/35L (use 17R)	Usable	HW 4	8 R	—

Density altitude

8,313 ft

elevation 5,885 ft

ISA deviation

+22.7°C

large deviation

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KAPA

ATIS120.300
CLDCLNC DEL128.600
GND121.800
TWR118.900
A/DDENVER APP/DEP132.750
RDODENVER RDO122.200
UNICUNICOM122.950

Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM

Ident	Type	Freq	Dist (NM)	Power
AP	NDB	260 kHz	7.1	MEDIUM
BKF	TACAN	109.60 MHz	9.4	MEDIUM
FQF	VORTAC	116.30 MHz	12.8	HIGH
DEN	VOR-DME	117.90 MHz	16.9	HIGH
DVV	VORTAC	114.70 MHz	22.1	HIGH
FT	NDB	321 kHz	23.3	MEDIUM
BJC	VOR-DME	115.40 MHz	24.6	HIGH

Runways3

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 10/28	ASP	4,800 ft (1,463 m)	Lit	—
RWY 17L/35R	ASP	10,001 ft (3,048 m)	Lit	—
RWY 17R/35L	ASP	7,001 ft (2,134 m)	Lit	—

RWY 10/284,800 ft (1,463 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 17L/35R10,001 ft (3,048 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 17R/35L7,001 ft (2,134 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KAPA

Wind10 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp24°C

QNH1025 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=294

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Centennial Airport

Diagram unavailable for Centennial Airport.

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/08/23 12:22 UTC

23/12Z

23/18Z

24/00Z

24/06Z

24/12Z

BASEVFR

FMVFR

TEMPO VFR

PROB30 VFR

VFRBASE23/12Z → 23/14Z1709KT · 6 SM · FEW100 SCT140 BKN200

Wind: 1709KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW100 SCT140 BKN200

TAF KAPA 231120Z 2312/2412 17009KT P6SM FEW100 SCT140 BKN200

VFRFM23/14Z → 23/17Z2308KT · 6 SM · FEW100 SCT200

Wind: 2308KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW100 SCT200

FM231400 23008KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200

VFRFM23/17Z → 23/20Z3307KT · 6 SM · FEW100 SCT200

Wind: 3307KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW100 SCT200

FM231700 33007KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200

VFRFM23/20Z → 24/00Z0208KT · 6 SM · SCT080 BKN120

Wind: 0208KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT080 BKN120

FM232000 02008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120

VFRTEMPO23/21Z → 24/00ZVRB20G35KT · -TSRA · BKN090(CB)sn

Wind: VRB20G35KT

Weather: -TSRA

Clouds: BKN090(CB)sn

TEMPO 2321/2324 VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN090CB

VFRFM24/00Z → 24/03Z16010KT · 6 SM · SCT090 BKN100

Wind: 16010KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT090 BKN100

FM240000 16010KT P6SM SCT090 BKN100

VFRPROB3024/00Z → 24/02ZVRB15G25KT · -SHRA

Wind: VRB15G25KT

Weather: -SHRA

PROB30 2400/2402 VRB15G25KT -SHRA

VFRFM24/03Z → 24/07Z19010KT · 6 SM · FEW090 BKN120

Wind: 19010KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW090 BKN120

FM240300 19010KT P6SM FEW090 BKN120

VFRFM24/07Z → 24/12Z2209KT · 6 SM · FEW100 SCT120

Wind: 2209KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW100 SCT120

FM240700 22009KT P6SM FEW100 SCT120

Raw TAF

TAF KAPA 231120Z 2312/2412 17009KT P6SM FEW100 SCT140 BKN200 FM231400 23008KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM231700 33007KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM232000 02008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 TEMPO 2321/2324 VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN090CB FM240000 16010KT P6SM SCT090 BKN100 PROB30 2400/2402 VRB15G25KT -SHRA FM240300 19010KT P6SM FEW090 BKN120 FM240700 22009KT P6SM FEW100 SCT120

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