FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BDU |
| Lat/Long: | 40-02-21.9470N / 105-13-32.9580W 40-02.365783N / 105-13.549300W 40.0394297 / -105.2258217 (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 |
| Sectional chart: | CHEYENNE |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF. ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND VASI 26- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| BJCr321/8.6 | | JEFFCO VOR/DME | | 115.40 | | 11E |
| DVVr276/29.0 | | MILE HIGH VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 11E |
| DENr287/29.3 | | DENVER VOR/DME | | 117.90 | | 11E |
| FQFr296/34.9 | | FALCON VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 11E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 24 HOUR SELF SERVE 100LL AVAILABLE |
| Parking: | 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 |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| 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) |
Runway 8G/26G
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 20 ft. / 1250 x 6 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/turf, in fair condition RWY 08G/26G 3,000X20 FT CHIP AND SEAL ON WEST END; EAST 1,100 FT IS GRASS. |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 08G/26G LNDG AREA UNDEFINED. |
| RUNWAY 8G | | RUNWAY 26G |
| 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 303-441-3200 |
| Manager: | TIMOTHY HEAD 3327 AIRPORT ROAD BOX K BOULDER, CO 80301 Phone 303-441-3108 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 159 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 100 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 45 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 138/day * | | 86% | local general aviation | | 14% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
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. |
| - | RY 08G/26G FOR GLIDER USE ONLY, 197 FT SEPARATION CNTRLN TO CNTRLN. CAUTION 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 Metropolitan Airport (9 nm SE)
KFNL - Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
KDEN - Denver International Airport (28 nm SE)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 14:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 01:40:51 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Feb-2010 18:40:51 |
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| METAR |
| K1V5 | AWOS 118.825 303-541-9540
No observation available
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| KBDU | 100117Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A2993 RMK AO2
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KBJC 9nm SE | 100053Z 34005KT 20SM SKC M05/M11 A2991
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| TAF |
KBJC 9nm SE | 092335Z 1000/1024 34005KT P6SM FEW070 FM100200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM100500 28007KT P6SM FEW090 FM101600 VRB04KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250
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