FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BVU |
| Lat/Long: | 35-56-50.3090N 114-51-39.9030W
35-56.838483N 114-51.665050W
35.9473081,-114.8610842
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2203.1 ft. / 671.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (2020) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of BOULDER CITY, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 89005 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1990 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RNO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27 & 15/33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.475 (702-293-1532) |
| LAS VEGAS APPROACH: | 125.475 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at HND (13 nm W): | 120.775 (702-614-4537) |
| WX ASOS at LAS (16 nm NW): | PHONE 725-600-7124 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BLDr163/2.9 | | BOULDER CITY VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 15E |
| LASr104/16.5 | | LAS VEGAS VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
A:SELF SVC JET-A AVBL 24/7 WITH CC.
100LL:SELF SVC 100LL AVBL 24/7 WITH CC. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5103 x 75 ft. / 1555 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 35-56.847610N | | 35-56.705500N |
| Longitude: | 114-52.141835W | | 114-51.122500W |
| Elevation: | 2108.4 ft. | | 2139.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 100 true | | 269 magnetic, 280 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 123 ft. pline, lighted, 3724 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3852 x 75 ft. / 1174 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 35-57.227598N | | 35-56.613497N |
| Longitude: | 114-51.806773W | | 114-51.610493W |
| Elevation: | 2203.1 ft. | | 2098.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. gnd, 400 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BOULDER CITY
401 CALIFORNIA AVENUE
BOULDER CITY, NV 89005
Phone (702) 293-9405 |
| Manager: | MARISSA ADOU
1201 AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 200
BOULDER CITY, NV 89005
Phone 702-293-9405
AIRPORT MANAGER EMAIL: AIRPORTADMIN@BCNV.ORG 702-293-9405 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 265 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 198 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Helicopters: | | 32 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 10 | | Military aircraft: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 122/day * | | 55% | air taxi | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 13% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 18 May 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 33 STEEP RWY GRADIENT; RISING TERRAIN; OBSTACLES OFF DEP END OF RWY. |
| - | LARGE NUMBER OF GRAND CANYON TOUR ACFT OPERATIONS IN VICINITY TRANSITING TO & FROM AIRPORT. |
| - | HELICOPTERS CROSS ACTIVE RWYS AND TWYS. |
| - | RWY 27 PREFERRED UNDER LIGHT OR NO WIND CONDITIONS. |
| - | TAXIWAY SHOULDERS ADJ TO TWY D WEST OF RWY 15/33, SOFT GROUND AND DROPS OFF MORE THAN 3 INCHES. |
| - | OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA - UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM ACTIVITY WITHIN AN AREA DEFINED AS 3NM RADIUS OF BLD R-197/7NM, SFC-400 FT AGL. |
| - | CTC AP OPS FOR RWY COND RPT, 702-293-9405, OR WHEN THE AP IS UNATNDD. |
| - | AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF BOULDER CITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS. |
| - | FOR ATC ASSISTANCE CALL OR CONTACT LAS VEGAS APCH AT 725-200-4432. |
| - | RWY 15/33 NO RUNUP AREA. RUNUP AREA LCTD ON TWY D AND TWY A. |
| - | UNLIGHTED POWER LINES ALL QUADRANTS. |
| - | UPHILL DEPARTURES ON RWY 33 NOT RECOMMENDED. |
| - | STEEP RISING TERRAIN NORTH OF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY 2 MILES SW OF ARPT INVOF DRY LAKE BED. |
| - | SKYDIVE DROP ZONE ADJACENT AIRPORT NORTH EAST SIDE. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (256KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (102KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (416KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHND - Henderson Executive Airport (13 nm W)
KLAS - Harry Reid International Airport (16 nm NW)
KLSV - Nellis Air Force Base (19 nm NW)
KVGT - North Las Vegas Airport (23 nm NW)
KIFP - Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (50 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Troy Johnston
Photo taken 11-Aug-2017
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Boulder City Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunset | | 19:13 | | 02:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:40 | | 02:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Apr-2024 21:19:38 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Apr-2024 14:19:38 |
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| METAR |
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| KBVU | 162055Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 26/M07 A3000 RMK AO2
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KHND
13nm W | 162056Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 26/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02561039 58026
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KLAS
16nm NW | 162056Z 35004KT 10SM FEW250 26/M04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02561039 58027
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KLSV
18nm NW | 162055Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 27/M08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02651076 57031 $
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| TAF |
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KHND
13nm W | 161728Z 1618/1718 01006KT P6SM SKC FM162300 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM170200 19008KT P6SM FEW250 FM171600 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250
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KLAS
16nm NW | 161728Z 1618/1724 03006KT P6SM SKC FM170300 22007KT P6SM FEW250 FM171500 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250 FM172100 22012KT P6SM BKN250
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KLSV
18nm NW | 161500Z 1615/1721 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3004INS BECMG 1619/1620 17009KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS BECMG 1702/1703 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2989INS BECMG 1720/1721 17010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH2987INS TX29/1623Z TN10/1712Z
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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