FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BVU |
| Lat/Long: | 35-56-50.9290N / 114-51-39.9480W
35-56.848817N / 114-51.665800W
35.9474803 / -114.8610967
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2201 ft. / 671 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of BOULDER CITY, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 89005 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1990 |
| Sectional chart: | LAS VEGAS |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 09R/27L AND 15/33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.475 (702-293-1532) |
| WX ASOS at HND (13 nm W): | 120.775 (702-614-4537) |
| WX ASOS at LAS (16 nm NW): | PHONE 702-736-1416 |
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 |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9R/27L
| Dimensions: | 4800 x 75 ft. / 1463 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9R | | RUNWAY 27L |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 090 true | | 256 magnetic, 270 true |
| 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 |
| Obstructions: | none | | 123 ft. pline, lighted, 4300 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3850 x 75 ft. / 1173 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| 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 |
Runway 9L/27R
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 60 ft. / 671 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
RUNWAY IN POOR CONDITION DUE TO MULTIPLE 2" WIDE CRACKS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 9L | | RUNWAY 27R |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 090 true | | 256 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOULDER CITY MUNICIPALITY
1201 AIRPORT RD
BOULDER CITY, NV 89005
Phone 702-293-9405 |
| Manager: | KERRY AHEARN
POST OFFICE BOX 61350
BOULDER CITY, NV 89006-1350
Phone 702-293-9405
KAHEARN@BCNV.ORG |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 253 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 200 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 29 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 236/day * | | 72% | air taxi | | 16% | local general aviation | | 12% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 33 STEEP RY GRADIENT; RISING TERRAIN; OBSTACLES OFF DEP END. |
| - | 10 FT DRAINAGE CHANNEL 50 FT FM THLD CROSSING CNTRLN RY 09L. |
| - | LARGE NUMBER OF GRAND CANYON TOUR AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS IN VICINITY. |
| - | HELICOPTERS CROSS ACTIVE RYS AND TWYS. |
| - | RY 27L PREFERRED UNDER LGT WIND CONDITIONS. |
| - | SAGE BRUSH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREAS. |
| - | SOFT SHOULDERS ADJ TO ALL RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS |
| - | AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF BOULDER CITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS. |
| - | POWER LINES ALL QUADRANTS. |
| - | 1 FT - 5 FT DRAINAGE AROUND ALL RYS & TWYS. |
| - | DEP RY 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 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 between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CLARR TWO | |
download (294KB) |
| FUZZY SEVEN | |
download (214KB) |
| KADDY ONE | |
download (284KB) |
| LUXOR TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (388KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHND - Henderson Executive Airport (13 nm W)
KLAS - Mc Carran 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 Elizabeth Anderson, Esq.
Photo taken 16-Dec-2005
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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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 13:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 14:09 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 01:51:11 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 07-Nov-2009 17:51:11 |
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| METAR |
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KHND
13nm W | 080056Z 25009KT 10SM CLR 22/M07 A2983 RMK AO2 T02221066 SLP062
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KLAS
16nm NW | 080056Z 23011KT 10SM BKN250 23/M07 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP061 T02281067
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KLSV
18nm NW | 080055Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 23/M03 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02271028 PWINO
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KVGT
22nm NW | 080053Z 21007KT 10SM CLR 22/M06 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP066 T02221056
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KLAS
16nm NW | 072320Z 0800/0824 22007KT P6SM BKN250 FM080200 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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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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