Denver burbs town talk...Centennial Airport
Located in what we call "City Close" Centennial Airport is tucked away in southeast Arapahoe County. When it opened in 1967, this location was considered to be far enough away as to not disturb anyone, but close enough to downtown Denver to be very convenient.
Today Centennial Airport is one of the busiest private jetports in the world. Every 80 seconds a plane takes off or lands, none are scheduled flights. Centennial consistently ranks the second busiest airport in the nation among airports that are not certified for airline services. When compared with all airports, including LAX, Chicago's O'Hare and New York's LaGuardia it is #25! The airport is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Convenience is of utmost importance to executives flying in and out of Denver. Centennial Airport is surrounded by business centers of Denver Tech Center (DTC) to the north and Inverness and Meridan to the south. The airport is used by 32 of the top 100, and seven of the top 10 Fortune 500 companies. Doing business in Denver means using Centennial Airport.
The economic impact of the airport was studied in 2003. Performed by the Colorado Division of Aeronautics they determined the airport brings $815 million to the local and Colorado economy. The airport has a payroll of $92 million which impacts the economy an additional $239 million. Centennial Airport ranks second behind Denver International Airport in creating airport jobs in the state. If Centennial were a single employer, it's collective revenue would rank it 7th in terms of employment, behind Att/Comcast, Great West Life, JD Edwards, First Data, EchoStar and Quest.
Visiting the Airport is a fun thing to do with kids, even big kids like me!
Upstairs in the main terminal (the only terminal) is a great restaurant called "The Perfect Landing." For airplane enthusiasts and sightseers in general, having breakfast or brunch and a table by the window is a fun thing to do. While enjoying great food, not your normal airport variety, one can watch the planes and baby jets take off and land. Often times the red carpets are rolled out and sometimes you can even identify a rock star or corporate executive.
Neighborhoods in the Vicinity
As prior stated, when Centennial first opened it was out in the middle of nowhere. Of course like all things real estate, that has changed. Today the runways position the baby jets to fly right over the eastern part of Greenwood Village. The real estate in this area is expensive, as it is in the area's most popular school district. Some homes are effected worse than others by the noise, others claim it's a small price to pay to live in a beautiful neighborhood with prime schools.
The neighborhoods to the south are being developed at the present time. For the most part they are not in the flight path for the airport, but on occasion, when the planes are diverted they fly over Lone Tree and Parker. These small planes and baby jets don't make too much of a disturbance, at least not like big jets at DIA!
More Trivia
Centennial is located in the City of Centennial but it was not named after the city, as the airport predated the city by 30 years! The airport has a control tower, air traffic control services and three runways. There are a number of flight schools, flying clubs and air charter services based at Centennial Airport. For additional information visit the Centennial Airport Website.
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Thanks for the info - I thought it was Centennial that had the cool white canopy looking terminal that simulates the mountain caps beyond, but just realized it was Denver International Airport. The restaurant sounds like a lot of fun.
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