AirNav: KBOF - Bolling Air Force Base

KBOF

Bolling Air Force Base
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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
DCAr145/1.4	WASHINGTON VOR/DME	111.00	09W
ADWr297/7.3	ANDREWS VORTAC	113.10	10W
OTTr313/15.1	NOTTINGHAM VORTAC	113.70	10W
AMLr113/21.8	ARMEL VORTAC	113.50	08W
BALr231/25.7	BALTIMORE VORTAC	115.10	11W
BRVr036/34.3	BROOKE VORTAC	114.50	09W
FDKr162/(38.0)	FREDERICK VOR	109.00	08W
EMIr191/39.2	WESTMINSTER VORTAC	117.90	08W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
OXONN	017/4.6	332	11W	DC	-.. -.-.
GEORGETOWN	145/7.3	323	09W	GTN	--. - -.
ANNE ARUNDEL	230/18.8	260	10W	BUH	-... ..- ....
GAITHERSBURG	169/20.8	385	09W	GAI	--. .- ..
ELLICOTT	214/28.9	371	11W	FND	..-. -. -..

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

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

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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Area around KBOF (Bolling Air Force Base)

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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Feb-2010

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:40	11:40
Sunrise	07:07	12:07
Sunset	17:37	22:37
Evening civil twilight	18:05	23:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Feb-2010 01:50:14
Local (UTC-5)	09-Feb-2010 20:50:14

METAR

KDCA	100115Z 08006KT 1SM R01/6000VP6000FT -SN BR VV005 M01/M03 A2986 RMK AO2 P0004
KADW 7nm E	100136Z AUTO 07004KT 2SM R19L/2400V3500FT -SN BR OVC011 M03/M03 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP103 $
KCGS 9nm NE	100035Z AUTO 12003KT 1/2SM OVC003 00/00 A2990 RMK AO1
KDAA 10nm SW	100137Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM R32/1800V2200FT -SN BR VV006 M01/M02 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP099
KFME 19nm NE	100127Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM OVC005 M03/M03 A2988 RMK AO1

TAF

KDCA

092343Z 1000/1024 06005KT 3/4SM -SN OVC006 FM100300 03006KT 1/2SM SN OVC004 FM101300 32015G25KT 1/2SM SN OVC002 TEMPO 1013/1017 1/4SM +SN VV001 FM101800 31020G38KT 1SM -SN BKN008 OVC020 FM102200 31022G38KT 3SM -SN BKN015 OVC040

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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.

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 AIRPORT		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.

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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1 in	Upper Marlboro, MD
1 in	Landover Hills, MD
10 in	Springfield, VA

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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
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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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Other Pages about Bolling Air Force Base

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