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Detailing, maintenance shops, and A&P/IA mechanics based at Centennial Airport.

Centennial Airport has a real concentration of maintenance and detailing businesses clustered along Control Tower Road, which is unusual for a reliever airport and reflects how much based and transient turbine traffic the field carries. Haggan Aviation and Duncan Aviation's Denver satellite both lean toward jets and turboprops with heavy Part 145-level capability; Arapahoe Aero is the more natural stop for a factory-warranty Cessna, Cirrus, Diamond, or Mooney; and Top Flight Detailing and RealClean Aircraft cover the paint and interior side that a maintenance shop generally does not touch. None of these are the cheapest option on the field by design - they are the shops with the certifications and equipment to do the work correctly, which is usually the more expensive way to find out the alternative.

Name	Best For	Specialty
Haggan Aviation	Jets & turboprops needing heavy maintenance or a Garmin retrofit	Part 145 MRO, Garmin dealer
Arapahoe Aero	Cessna, Cirrus, Diamond, or Mooney owners, especially under warranty	Factory-authorized service center
Duncan Aviation (Denver)	Turboprops needing RVSM/transponder compliance or avionics retrofits	National MRO satellite, mobile tech support
Top Flight Detailing	Long-term paint protection on an outside-parked aircraft	Ceramic coating, since 1999
RealClean Aircraft	A standing detailing relationship with packaged services	Exterior + interior, de-ice boot refurb

The index

5 listed at KAPA

01 Haggan Aviation A Part 145 repair station running heavy and light maintenance on everything from a Citation to a Gulfstream, plus a Garmin dealership. Part 145 Repair Station · Garmin Dealer · Turbine & Jet MRO · Avionics Retrofits FeaturedView 02 Arapahoe Aero A factory-authorized service center for Cessna, Cirrus, Diamond, and Mooney, running piston and light-turbine maintenance since 1984. Factory Authorized: Cessna, Cirrus, Diamond, Mooney · Piston & Light Turbine · Avionics & ADS-B · Pre-Purchase Inspections View 03 Duncan Aviation (Denver) A satellite outpost of the national Duncan Aviation MRO brand, running avionics retrofits and turboprop line maintenance out of a 10,000 sq ft hangar. RVSM & Transponder Inspections · Avionics Retrofits · Turboprop Line Maintenance · Mobile Tech Support View 04 Top Flight Detailing A Centennial Airport detailing shop running since 1999, specializing in ceramic coating and titanium paint sealant under its own TFS Aviation process. Ceramic Coating · Titanium Paint Sealant · Paint Restoration · Since 1999 View 05 RealClean Aircraft An APA-based detailing operation running named service packages for exterior wash/polish and interior leather, carpet, and disinsection work. Exterior Wash & Polish · De-Ice Boot Refurb · Interior Leather Re-Dye · Disinsection View

Common questions

Aircraft Services FAQs

Is there a shop at Centennial Airport that does both maintenance and detailing?

Not among the businesses profiled here -- maintenance shops (Haggan, Arapahoe Aero, Duncan Aviation) and detailing operations (Top Flight, RealClean) are run as separate specialties at KAPA, which is typical for aviation MRO versus detailing.

Do these shops handle pre-purchase inspections?

Several do -- Haggan Aviation and Arapahoe Aero both publish pre-purchase evaluation as a service. Confirm scope and cost directly since pre-buy inspection depth varies significantly between shops.