From the Flight Deck - Centennial Airport (APA)

Description: Centennial Airport (APA) is one of the 25 busiest airports in the nation, averaging 1,000 takeoffs and landings per day. It is 20 miles south-southwest of Denver International Airport, on the south end of the metro area near the Denver Tech Center, a major business district. Numerous flight schools and significant business jet and helicopter traffic, presents a challenging environment for pilots of all experience levels, and for the air traffic control operation. Closely-spaced parallel runways and taxiways and a complex network of uncontrolled ramp areas await pilots at Centennial as well. This video prepares pilots for hot spots and other challenges APA.
Visit www.faa.gov/apa for supplemental "pilot handbook" information on this airport including airport-specific cautions, information local controllers want pilots to know, airport communications, airspace details and other preflight planning resources.
To address wrong surface events where an aircraft lines up to or lands on the incorrect runway, taxiway, or airport, the FAA released Arrival Alert Notices (AAN) at various airports with a history of misalignment risk. View the APA Arrival Alert Notice here: www.faa.gov/airports/runway_s...
FAA's From the Flight Deck video series uses cockpit mounted cameras to capture runway and taxiway footage and combines them with diagrams and visual graphics to clearly identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items. Learn more at www.faa.gov/FromTheFlightDeck
This video is informational only and does not replace the pilot’s responsibility to conduct required pre-flight planning in accordance with FAR 91.103.

[@88ronmilissa]

Thanks for another great video!

[@bryanjohnston9879]

Great information/refresher. I have experienced confusion off at Alpha 8 before as well. This video offered good visuals. Thanks

[@smeagolplaysgames4517]

As someone who is working on his private pilot license out of KAPA, I can attest that all the information here is accurate. It certainly is a challenging airport to fly in and out of, and in some aspects has quite unusual procedures for a class D airport, but as long as you keep your head up and pay attention, that challenge can be extremely rewarding and can make you a better pilot for flying here.

[@ndnpylot]

My home airport ❤