FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BDU |
| Lat/Long: | 40-02-21.7150N 105-13-33.9225W
40-02.361917N 105-13.565375W
40.0393653,-105.2260896
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5288 ft. / 1612 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 12E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of BOULDER, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 80301 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DEN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 6300 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND VASI 26- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.825 (303-541-9540) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LMO (8 nm N): | 120.0 (303-684-7545) |
| WX AWOS-3 at EIK (8 nm E): | 133.825 (303-604-4339) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BJC (9 nm SE): | PHONE 720-887-8067 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BJCr321/8.6 | | JEFFCO VOR/DME | | 115.40 | | 11E |
| DVVr279/29.0 | | MILE HIGH VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 08E |
| DENr290/29.4 | | DENVER VOR/DME | | 117.90 | | 08E |
| FQFr296/34.9 | | FALCON VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 11E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
24 HOUR SELF SERVE 100LL AVAILABLE |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 75 ft. / 1250 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-02.345333N | | 40-02.345667N |
| Longitude: | 105-14.008000W | | 105-13.129167W |
| Elevation: | 5288.0 ft. | | 5278.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 078 magnetic, 090 true | | 258 magnetic, 270 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:3900 | | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:3900 LDA:3900 |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 1350 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 8G/26G
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 20 ft. / 1250 x 6 m
RWY 08G/26G 3000 FT X 20 FT CHIP AND SEAL ON W END; 1100 FT GRASS ON E END. |
| Surface: | asphalt/turf, in fair condition |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 08G/26G LNDG AREA UNDEFINED. |
| RUNWAY 8G | | RUNWAY 26G |
| Latitude: | 40-02.378333N | | 40-02.378333N |
| Longitude: | 105-14.001500W | | 105-13.122833W |
| Elevation: | 5287.0 ft. | | 5274.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 126 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BOULDER
PO BOX 791
BOULDER, CO 80306
Phone 303-441-3108 |
| Manager: | DENIS GODFREY
3327 AIRPORT ROAD
BOULDER, CO 80301
Phone 303-441-3108 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 61 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 36 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 19 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 155/day * | | 87% | local general aviation | | 13% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WATER FOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 26 HAS 300 FT SAFETY AREA OUTLINED WITH RED REFLECTORS. 130 FT DROPOFF EAST OF MARKED AREA. |
| - | RY 08/26 TPA (1012 FT AGL) 6300 FT MSL; RY 08 DEP, NO TURN BLO (512 FT AGL) 5800 FT MSL. RY 08 PREFERRED UNDER LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS. DURING WEST WIND CONDITIONS EXPECT SEVERE WIND TURBULENCE APPROACHING AND DEPARTING RY 26. |
| - | SIMULTANEOUS APCHS TO, AND DEPS FROM, RY 8/26 AND 8G/26G ARE PROHIBITED. POWERED ACFT YIELD RIGHT OF WAY TO GLIDERS ON FINAL OR INITIATE A GO-AROUND FOR ADEQUATE SPACING. |
| - | BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO. |
| - | PARACHUTE JUMPING INVOF ARPT. |
| - | MIDFIELD PATTERN ENTRY FROM THE SOUTH IS ONLY AVBL FOR GLIDER USE. |
| - | FOR CD CTC DENVER APCH AT 303-342-1916. |
| - | INTENSIVE GLD ACTIVITY DLY SR-SS SE OF ARPT BTN ARPT AND POWER PLANT FM 6300 FT TO 9000 FT. RCMD AVOIDANCE WHEN POSS OR EXERCIZE EXTREME CTN WHEN TRANSITING AREA. |
| - | RY 08G/26G FOR GLIDER USE ONLY, 197 FT SEPARATION CNTRLN TO CNTRLN. GLIDER OPS AS CLOSE AS 60 FT PARALLEL TO RY 8/26. |
| - | RYS 08 & 08G 25 FT TO 55 FT TREES OUTLINE HAYDEN LAKE AS CLOSE AS 200 FT FM 08G THLD. |
| - | HAYDEN LAKE LOCATED 250 FT FM RY 8 & RY 8G THLDS 0B. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CALL AMGR (303) 441-3108 OR HTTP:/WWW.BOULDERCOLORADO.GOV/AIRPORT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KBDU.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLMO - Vance Brand Airport (8 nm N)
KEIK - Erie Municipal Airport (8 nm E)
KBJC - Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (9 nm SE)
KFNL - Northern Colorado Regional Airport (27 nm N)
KDEN - Denver International Airport (28 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matt Beyer and Geremy Kornreich
Taken in the Fall of 2017
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Boulder Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Jan-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 13:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 14:19 |
| Sunset | | 17:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:35 | | 00:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Jan-2021 04:50:02 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 21-Jan-2021 21:50:02 |
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| METAR |
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| K1V5 | AWOS 118.825 303-541-9540
No observation available
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| KBDU | 220435Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 00/M07 A2996 RMK AO2
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KLMO
8nm N | 220435Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 00/M07 A2999 RMK AO2 T10021069
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KEIK
8nm E | 220435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 00/M08 A2997 RMK AO2 T00001083
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KBJC
9nm SE | 220347Z 30006KT 10SM SCT085 BKN220 02/M07 A2996
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KBJC
9nm SE | 212051Z 2121/2218 34008KT P6SM SCT140 BKN200 FM220000 09007KT P6SM SCT140 BKN200 FM220300 VRB06KT P6SM BKN200 FM220600 29007KT P6SM BKN200 FM221700 06009KT P6SM BKN200
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