The Vertical Future · Centennial Airport (KAPA)

Denver's launch pad for electric vertical flight.

An operating air carrier, a dedicated helicopter and VTOL facility, certificated maintenance, and a pilot pipeline. Not a rendering. A working field, ready for what comes next.

Joby Aviation S4 · U.S. Air Force photo (public domain)

Why KAPA

The proving ground the eVTOL era needs.

Centennial Airport sits 15 miles southeast of downtown Denver at 5,885 feet, with a Class D control tower and 3 runways. It is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country and the front door to a metro area of 3 million people.

Density altitude is the honest test of any vertical lift aircraft. An aircraft that performs here performs anywhere. That is what makes KAPA more than a market. It is a proving ground.

5,885 ft

Field Elevation

15 mi

SE of Denver

1986

Operating Heritage

135 + 145

FAA Certificates on the Field

Already Operating

The infrastructure exists today.

Everything an aircraft program needs on the ground is already running at Centennial Vertiport, the dedicated helicopter and VTOL facility at KAPA.

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Certificated Air Carrier

AirCam Vertical operates under FAA Air Carrier Certificate VMIA360T, held since 1991. Operational control, crew training, and dispatch discipline already in place.

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Part 145 Maintenance

Certificated airframe, powerplant, and avionics maintenance on the field, backed by Centennial Aero-Tech's shop capability.

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Electric MRO with H55

In partnership with H55, the family is establishing the first authorized electric aircraft MRO capability in the United States.

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Fuel & Line Service

Jet A and 100LL on site, line service 7 days a week and expanding toward 24 hour operations. Charging infrastructure for electric aircraft is being built.

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Hangar & Facilities

Heated hangar, office space, and crew rest areas built around vertical flight operations, with room to base a program.

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Pilot Pipeline

Centennial Flyers, one of the largest flying clubs in the country, is bringing H55 powered Bristell B23 Energic electric trainers to Colorado.

For Manufacturers & Operators

What a partner gets here.

An operating certificate holder. Decades of Part 135 operational experience, current with the Denver FSDO.
High altitude flight environment. Real density altitude, real mountain weather, real data.
Maintenance that speaks certification. A Part 145 repair station culture, extending into electric propulsion with H55.
A community story that works. Electric and vertical aircraft are quieter and cleaner than the traffic they replace, and this family is leading that transition at KAPA.
One decision maker. Ownership of the operator, the facility, the maintenance shop, and the flying club sits at one table.

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