Centennial Airport
Encyclopedia
Centennial Airport is located in Dove Valley
, an unincorporated
portion of Arapahoe County
near Denver, Colorado
. The airport’s runways also extend into neighboring Douglas County
. The airport opened on May 12, 1967 as Arapahoe County Airport, and was renamed on July 13, 1984. The name reflects Colorado’s admission to the Union
as the 38th state in 1876, the centennial year
of the United States Declaration of Independence
.
In 1985, a new control tower was built. It is an international airport with continuous U.S. Customs
services and ranks as one of the busiest general aviation
airports in the United States in terms of take offs and landings, with average of 874 operations per day. It is continuously served by a Federal Aviation Administration control tower
and associated air traffic control
services, as well as U.S. Customs. It has three runway
s — 17/35 Left and Right, and 10/28. Runway 35R has a Category I Instrument Approach
.
Dove Valley, Colorado
Dove Valley is a census-designated place in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 5,243. The headquarters and training camp of the Denver Broncos, as well as Centennial Airport, are located in Dove Valley....
, an unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
portion of Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County, Colorado
As of the census of 2000, there were 487,967 people, 190,909 households, and 125,809 families residing in the county. The population density was 608 people per square mile . There were 196,835 housing units at an average density of 245 per square mile...
near Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. The airport’s runways also extend into neighboring Douglas County
Douglas County, Colorado
Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado, in the United States. The county is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities: Denver and Colorado Springs...
. The airport opened on May 12, 1967 as Arapahoe County Airport, and was renamed on July 13, 1984. The name reflects Colorado’s admission to the Union
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as the 38th state in 1876, the centennial year
Century
A century is one hundred consecutive years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages .-Start and end in the Gregorian Calendar:...
of the United States Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
.
In 1985, a new control tower was built. It is an international airport with continuous U.S. Customs
United States Customs Service
Until March 2003, the United States Customs Service was an agency of the U.S. federal government that collected import tariffs and performed other selected border security duties.Before it was rolled into form part of the U.S...
services and ranks as one of the busiest general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airports in the United States in terms of take offs and landings, with average of 874 operations per day. It is continuously served by a Federal Aviation Administration control tower
Control tower
A control tower, or more specifically an Air Traffic Control Tower , is the name of the airport building from which the air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. Control towers are also used to control the traffic for other forms of transportation such...
and associated air traffic control
Air traffic control
Air traffic control is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other...
services, as well as U.S. Customs. It has three runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s — 17/35 Left and Right, and 10/28. Runway 35R has a Category I Instrument Approach
Instrument approach
For aircraft operating under instrument flight rules , an instrument approach or instrument approach procedure is a series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing, or to a point...
.
External links
- Centennial Airport (official site)
- Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT): Centennial Airport