FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 |
| 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: | 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
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24/7. |
| 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
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 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 |
| - | FOR ACFT SVC CTC 123.5 OR 702-228-0455. |
| - | 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CLARR TWO | |
download (292KB) |
| FUZZY SEVEN | |
download (214KB) |
| KADDY ONE | |
download (284KB) |
| LUXOR TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (387KB) |
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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Satellite photo at:
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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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2012
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 14:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 14:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:15 | | 01:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 01:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 05:57:53 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 10-Feb-2012 21:57:53 |
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| METAR |
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| KBVU | 110555Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 13/M05 A3001 RMK AO2
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KHND
13nm W | 110456Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 12/M04 A3002 RMK AO2 T01221044 SLP135
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KLAS
16nm NW | 110456Z 22006KT 10SM CLR 15/M01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01501011
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KLSV
18nm NW | 110455Z AUTO 07009KT 10SM CLR 14/M04 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP163 T01361035
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KLAS
16nm NW | 110248Z 1103/1124 22007KT P6SM SCT250 FM111600 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM112100 21010KT P6SM BKN250
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KLSV
18nm NW | 1101/1207 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS BECMG 1123/1124 22012KT 9999 FEW080 SCT180 QNH2983INS T22/1122Z T04/1113Z
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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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