FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BVU |
| Lat/Long: | 35-56-50.4000N / 114-51-37.4000W
35-56.840000N / 114-51.623333W
35.9473333 / -114.8603889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2203.5 ft. / 671.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA 500 FT AGL ROTARY WING; 1,000 FT AGL LIGHT NON-TURBINE; 1,500 FT AGL TURBINE & ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RYS 09R/27L AND 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) |
| 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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| BLDr162/2.9 | | BOULDER CITY VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 15E |
| LASr104/16.6 | | LAS VEGAS VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24/7. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9R/27L
| Dimensions: | 4803 x 75 ft. / 1464 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9R | | RUNWAY 27L |
| Latitude: | 35-56.847467N | | 35-56.713678N |
| Longitude: | 114-52.141640W | | 114-51.182163W |
| Elevation: | 2108.7 ft. | | 2138.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 086 magnetic, 100 true | | 266 magnetic, 280 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 123 ft. pline, lighted, 4300 ft. from runway, 33:1 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: | 35-57.227452N | | 35-56.613352N |
| Longitude: | 114-51.806583W | | 114-51.610293W |
| Elevation: | 2203.5 ft. | | 2099.0 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 |
Runway 9L/27R
| Dimensions: | 2166 x 60 ft. / 660 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 |
| Latitude: | 35-56.856457N | | 35-56.796193N |
| Longitude: | 114-51.604792W | | 114-51.172200W |
| Elevation: | 2144.2 ft. | | 2153.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 086 magnetic, 100 true | | 266 magnetic, 280 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
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
PO BOX 61350
BOULDER CITY, NV 89006-1350
Phone 702-293-9405
KAHEARN@BCNV.ORG |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 234 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 180 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 30 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 274/day * | | 70% | air taxi | | 20% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 February 2011 | |
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 ACFT OPERATIONS IN VICINITY. |
| - | HELICOPTERS CROSS ACTIVE RYS AND TWYS. |
| - | RY 27L PREFERRED UNDER LGT WIND CONDITIONS. |
| - | SOFT SHOULDERS ADJ TO ALL TWYS. |
| - | FOR ACFT SVC CTC 123.5 OR 702-228-0455. |
| - | RY 9L/27R CLSD INDEFLY. |
| - | 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CLARR TWO | |
download (236KB) |
| FUZZY SEVEN | |
download (172KB) |
| KADDY ONE | |
download (239KB) |
| LUXOR TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (328KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 13:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 13:48 |
| Sunset | | 18:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 01:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:49:31 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 11:49:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KBVU | 161655Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR 17/M04 A3023 RMK AO2
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KHND
13nm W | 161656Z 02005KT 10SM CLR 16/M04 A3025 RMK AO2 T01611038 SLP235
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KLAS
16nm NW | 161656Z 03004KT 10SM CLR 17/M05 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01721050
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KLSV
18nm NW | 161658Z AUTO 04012KT 10SM CLR 17/M04 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01741041 $
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| TAF |
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KHND
13nm W | 161120Z 1612/1712 04008KT P6SM SKC FM170300 18007KT P6SM SCT250
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KLAS
16nm NW | 161120Z 1612/1712 34008KT P6SM SKC FM161300 01006KT P6SM SKC FM161800 04008KT P6SM SKC FM170300 21007KT P6SM SCT250
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KLSV
18nm NW | 1609/1715 03009KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS T24/1623Z T08/1714Z
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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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