Centennial Airport
A Journey Through Time
1968 — 1985
1960s
1968
The airport opened on 12 May 1968 as Arapahoe County Airport. A reported 51,000 people attended the three day opening celebration.
1970s
1973
The airport's first permanent air traffic control tower was completed in 1973, at a total cost of 268,000 dollars.
1975
On 9 June 1975 the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority was created at a public hearing under the Public Airport Authority Act to run the airport.
1980s
1984
On 13 July 1984 Arapahoe County Airport was officially renamed Centennial Airport, a name that reflects Colorado's admission to the Union.
1985
A new air traffic control tower was built at the airport in 1985.
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