NASA / Bill IngallsWhere we work
Centennial, Colorado
South Denver metro
Our Colorado work centers on the south Denver metro, around Centennial Airport: minutes from the interstate, light rail and one of the deepest aerospace workforces in the country.
- Centennial Airport
- 8 min drive
- Denver International Airport
- 41 min drive
- Union Station, downtown Denver
- 27 min drive
- Within an hour
- 13 organizations named below
Explore the area
Area center
Drive times are routing estimates without traffic, measured from the center of the area, using OpenStreetMap data (ODbL) with the OSRM router. Organizations are named to describe the area only; no relationship with any of them is implied. Some are placed at their city's center rather than a site.
Quality of life
Living here
- A state park with a reservoir and trails is inside the metro; the foothills and the mountains are day trips.
- Light rail runs from the south metro corridor to downtown Denver and on to the airport line.
- Shopping, dining and hotels cluster along the interstate a few minutes from the airport.
| Metro employment | 1.76 millionDenver metropolitan area, July 2026, not seasonally adjusted. Source |
|---|---|
| Metro unemployment | 4.1%Denver metropolitan area, July 2026. Source |
| Elevation | About a mileHigh plains at the foot of the Front Range. |
Drive times
Getting around
| Dry Creek light rail stationLight rail to downtown Denver | 7 min4.7 km |
|---|---|
| Centennial AirportGeneral aviation airport | 8 min5.4 km |
| Union Station, downtown DenverRegional rail hub | 27 min28.6 km |
| Denver International AirportCommercial flights | 41 min54.1 km |
Quality of life
| Park MeadowsShopping and dining | 11 min7.6 km |
|---|---|
| Denver Tech CenterOffices, hotels and restaurants | 11 min8.6 km |
| Cherry Creek State ParkReservoir, trails and camping | 21 min11.7 km |
| Downtown DenverDining, sports and culture | 27 min28.4 km |
| Red Rocks AmphitheatreConcerts in the foothills | 42 min45.9 km |
Industry nearby
| United Launch AllianceLaunch vehicles, Centennial (city area) | 8 min5.4 km |
|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin SpaceSpacecraft, Littleton (city area) | 21 min18.7 km |
| York Space SystemsSatellites, Denver (city area) | 26 min25.7 km |
| RaytheonDefense systems, Aurora (city area) | 28 min30 km |
| Northrop GrummanDefense and space, Aurora (city area) | 28 min30 km |
| Buckley Space Force BaseMilitary space installation, Aurora | 28 min21.9 km |
| Lunar OutpostLunar surface vehicles, Arvada (city area) | 38 min41.9 km |
| MaxarSatellites and imagery, Westminster (city area) | 39 min43.2 km |
| BAE Systems Space and Mission SystemsSpacecraft and instruments, Broomfield (city area) | 48 min53.7 km |
| Sierra SpaceSpacecraft, Louisville (city area) | 53 min60.7 km |
| Blue Canyon TechnologiesSmall satellites, Lafayette (city area) | 54 min60.8 km |
Research and universities
| Colorado School of MinesEngineering and space resources | 40 min44.7 km |
|---|---|
| University of Colorado BoulderAerospace engineering | 59 min70.5 km |
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