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KBOF Bolling Air Force Base
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: BOF
Lat/Long: 38-50-34.4060N / 077-00-57.9140W
38-50.573433N / 077-00.965233W
38.8428906 / -77.0160872
(estimated)
Elevation: 20 ft. / 6 m (estimated)
Variation: 09W (1985)
From city: 4 miles SE of WASHINGTON, DC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 20336

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: CLOSED PERMANENTLY
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at DCA (1.2 nm NW): PHONE 703-412-8140
WX AWOS-A at VKX (6 nm SE): 122.800 (617-262-3825)
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (9 nm NE): 121.225 (301-864-5497)
WX AWOS-3 at FME (19 nm NE): 123.925

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DCAr145/1.4WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
ADWr297/7.3ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
OTTr313/15.1NOTTINGHAM VORTAC113.7010W
AMLr113/21.8ARMEL VORTAC113.5008W
BALr231/25.7BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
BRVr036/34.3BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W
FDKr162/(38.0)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W
EMIr191/39.2WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OXONN017/4.633211WDC -.. -.-.
GEORGETOWN145/7.332309WGTN --. - -.
ANNE ARUNDEL230/18.826010WBUH -... ..- ....
GAITHERSBURG169/20.838509WGAI --. .- ..
ELLICOTT214/28.937111WFND ..-. -. -..

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF
BOLLING AFB
WASHINGTON, DC 20332
Manager: CHIEF AFLD MANAGEMENT
BOLLING AFB
WASHINGTON, DC 20332

Additional Remarks

- HELIPAD IS BLACK ASPHALT WITH PAINTED WHITE MARKINGS ADJ TO ATHLETIC FLD AND BORDERED BY SMALL TREES AND PAVED ROADS.
- (ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD PERMLY.
E137-4 DO NOT OVERFLY BASE HOUSING AREA.
E137-1 PPR. VFR ONLY. CTC WASHINGTON NATL TWR PRIOR TO ENTERING OR LEAVING CTLZ ON ESTAB COPTER RTE.
E137-3 FAC, SVC AND PRK ARE NOT AVBL. AFB IS UNDER PHYSICAL CHG DUE TO MIL CONST.
E137-2 ALL TFC PAT & GROUND OPN CONDUCTED AT PILOT'S DISCRETION DUE TO RESTRICTIONS EXISTING AT WASHINGTON TWR.
E137-5 HELIPAD IS UNMRKED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KBOF.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (1 nm NW)
KVKX - Potomac Airfield (6 nm SE)
W32 - Washington Executive Airport/Hyde Field (7 nm SE)
KADW - Andrews Air Force Base (7 nm E)
KCGS - College Park Airport (9 nm NE)
KDAA - Davison Army Airfield (11 nm SW)
W00 - Freeway Airport (13 nm NE)
2W5 - Maryland Airport (15 nm S)
KFME - Tipton Airport (19 nm NE)
  
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From to KBOF

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3311:33
Sunrise07:0212:02
Sunset16:4821:48
Evening civil twilight17:1722:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 20:48:23
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2009 15:48:23
 
METAR
KDCA 252023Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW016 SCT023 BKN045 OVC250 13/10 A2994 RMK AO2 DZE03 SCT V BKN P0000
KADW 
7nm E 		252019Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM OVC014 13/11 A2993 RMK AO2 CIG 008V030 SLP139 $
KCGS 
9nm NE 		252035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT013 OVC020 14/13 A2994 RMK AO1
KDAA 
10nm SW 		252017Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW013 SCT024 14/11 A2994 RMK AO2 FEW V SCT SLP140
KFME 
19nm NE 		252027Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN008 OVC017 11/11 A2995 RMK AO1
TAF
KDCA 251858Z 2519/2618 23005KT P6SM SCT009 BKN015 OVC030 FM252300 24003KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM260300 24004KT 5SM BR SCT050 FM260700 28003KT 2SM BR SCT005 BKN015 FM261000 00000KT 1SM BR BKN005 FM261300 01003KT 5SM BR SCT008 BKN015 FM261500 04005KT P6SM BK
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Bolling Air Force Base. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bolling Air Force Base, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KBOF have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HYATT REGENCY CRYSTAL CITY 2.0 99-439
CLARION HOTEL NATIONAL HARBOR 3.0 110-220
CHANNEL INN 2.4 167-168
 

Other hotels near Bolling Air Force Base

Miles Price ($)
CRYSTAL QUARTERS CORPORATE HOU 1.9 207-230
COURTYARD CRYSTAL CITY BY MARRIOTT 2.0 109-249
HILTON CRYSTAL CITY AT NATIONAL AIRPORT 2.0 110-260
HOLIDAY INN NATIONAL AIRPORT - CRYSTAL CITY 2.0 79-199
MARRIOTT CRYSTAL CITY AT REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT 2.1 129-359
RADISSON HOTEL REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT 2.1 72-229
HAMPTON INN STES REAGAN NATL 2.1 84-239
SHERATON CRYSTAL CITY HOTEL 2.1 79-610
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL WASHINGTON NATL AIRPORTairport transportation 2.2 89-319
NATIONAL CRYSTAL SQUARE APARTM 2.2 
MARRIOTT CRYSTAL GATEWAY 2.3 129-339
OAKWOOD CRYSTAL CITY 2.3 210-269
CROWNE PLAZA OLD TOWN 2.4 80-289
DOUBLETREE HOTEL CRYSTAL CITY NATIONAL AIRPORT 2.4 93-229
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL & SUITES ALEXANDRIA-HISTORIC DISTRICT 2.4 86-210
EMBASSY SUITES CRYSTAL CITY - NATIONAL AIRPORT 2.4 104-260
NATIONAL BENNINGTON 2.5 
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT CAPITOL HILL NAVY YD 2.5 129-279

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Bolling Air Force Base. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KBOF but to other nearby airports such as KDCA. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Bolling Air Force Base

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35 in Alexandria, VA
116 in Washington
47 in Arlington, VA
12 in Falls Church, VA
2 in Takoma Park, MD
1 in Upper Marlboro, MD
1 in Landover Hills, MD
10 in Springfield, VA
11 in Silver Spring, MD
11 in College Park, MD
9 in Bethesda, MD
4 in McLean, VA
1 in New Carrollton, MD
3 in Lanham, MD
5 in Greenbelt, MD
10 in Vienna, VA
1 in Lorton, VA
2 in North Bethesda, MD
16 in Fairfax, VA
9 in Waldorf, MD
3 in Bowie, MD
13 in Woodbridge, VA
10 in Rockville, MD
6 in Reston, VA
14 in Laurel, MD
 

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