FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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
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: | | 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 |
| - | FOR ACFT SERVICES CTC 122.85 OR 123.5. |
| - | 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CLARR TWO **CHANGED** | |
download |
| FUZZY SEVEN **CHANGED** | |
download |
| KADDY ONE **CHANGED** | |
download |
| LUXOR TWO **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
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 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:07 | | 14:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 14:34 |
| Sunset | | 17:14 | | 01:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 01:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 03:51:12 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Feb-2010 19:51:12 |
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| METAR |
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KHND
13nm W | 100312Z 02006KT 9SM +RA BKN008 BKN032 OVC041 07/06 A2991 RMK AO2 CIG 001V010 P0001
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KLAS
16nm NW | 100256Z 04003KT 10SM SCT018 SCT030 OVC036 08/06 A2986 RMK AO2 RAE17B41E52 SLP114 VCSH NE-E P0000 60000 T00780056 53005
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KLSV
18nm NW | 100336Z AUTO 10011KT 4SM RA FEW003 OVC038 08/05 A2991 RMK AO2 RAB0305 SLP143
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KVGT
22nm NW | 100253Z 09003KT 10SM FEW029 BKN035 OVC100 08/05 A2989 RMK AO2 RAB17E52 SLP117 P0001 60001 T00780050 53004
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KLAS
16nm NW | 100204Z 1002/1024 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN060 TEMPO 1002/1004 -SHRA OVC020 FM100400 15005KT P6SM -RA SCT015 OVC030 TEMPO 1005/1009 4SM -RA SCT010 BKN020 OVC030 FM100900 VRB04KT P6SM -RA SCT030 BKN050 TEMPO 1009/1013 5SM -RA SCT015 BKN030 FM101500
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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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