FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | BVU |
Lat/Long: | 35-56-50.3090N 114-51-39.9030W 35-56.838483N 114-51.665050W 35.9473081,-114.8610842 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 2203.1 ft. / 671.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 11E (2020) |
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 |
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: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27 & 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) |
LAS VEGAS APPROACH: | 125.475 |
WX AWOS-3PT at HND (13 nm W): | 120.775 (702-614-4537) |
WX ASOS at LAS (16 nm NW): | PHONE 725-600-7124 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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 A:SELF SVC JET-A AVBL 24/7 WITH CC. 100LL:SELF SVC 100LL AVBL 24/7 WITH CC. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 5103 x 75 ft. / 1555 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 35-56.847610N | | 35-56.705500N |
Longitude: | 114-52.141835W | | 114-51.122500W |
Elevation: | 2108.4 ft. | | 2139.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 100 true | | 269 magnetic, 280 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 300 ft. |
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, 3724 ft. from runway, 29:1 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: | 35-57.227598N | | 35-56.613497N |
Longitude: | 114-51.806773W | | 114-51.610493W |
Elevation: | 2203.1 ft. | | 2098.7 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 |
Obstructions: | 10 ft. gnd, 400 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF BOULDER CITY 401 CALIFORNIA AVENUE BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 Phone (702) 293-9405 |
Manager: | MARISSA ADOU 1201 AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 200 BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 Phone 702-293-9405 AIRPORT MANAGER EMAIL: AIRPORTADMIN@BCNV.ORG 702-293-9405 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 265 | Single engine airplanes: | | 198 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 22 | Helicopters: | | 32 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | Ultralights: | | 10 | Military aircraft: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 122/day * | 55% | air taxi | 31% | transient general aviation | 13% | local general aviation | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 18 May 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 33 STEEP RWY GRADIENT; RISING TERRAIN; OBSTACLES OFF DEP END OF RWY. |
- | LARGE NUMBER OF GRAND CANYON TOUR ACFT OPERATIONS IN VICINITY TRANSITING TO & FROM AIRPORT. |
- | HELICOPTERS CROSS ACTIVE RWYS AND TWYS. |
- | RWY 27 PREFERRED UNDER LIGHT OR NO WIND CONDITIONS. |
- | TAXIWAY SHOULDERS ADJ TO TWY D WEST OF RWY 15/33, SOFT GROUND AND DROPS OFF MORE THAN 3 INCHES. |
- | OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA - UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM ACTIVITY WITHIN AN AREA DEFINED AS 3NM RADIUS OF BLD R-197/7NM, SFC-400 FT AGL. |
- | CTC AP OPS FOR RWY COND RPT, 702-293-9405, OR WHEN THE AP IS UNATNDD. |
- | AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF BOULDER CITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS. |
- | FOR ATC ASSISTANCE CALL OR CONTACT LAS VEGAS APCH AT 725-200-4432. |
- | RWY 15/33 NO RUNUP AREA. RUNUP AREA LCTD ON TWY D AND TWY A. |
- | UNLIGHTED POWER LINES ALL QUADRANTS. |
- | UPHILL DEPARTURES ON RWY 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 EAST 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 from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (257KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (102KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (416KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHND - Henderson Executive Airport (13 nm W)
KLAS - Harry Reid 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Troy Johnston
Photo taken 11-Aug-2017
looking northwest.
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 |
Times for 19-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 12:34 |
Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 13:01 |
Sunset | | 19:16 | | 02:16 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:43 | | 02:43 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 12:20:14 |
Local (UTC-7) | 19-Apr-2024 05:20:14 |
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METAR |
KBVU | 191155Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 16/02 A2983 RMK AO2
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KHND 13nm W | 191156Z AUTO 20013KT 10SM CLR 19/M01 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP102 T01941011 10206 20178 55003
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KLAS 16nm NW | 191156Z 00000KT 10SM BKN220 18/M02 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP082 T01831017 10217 20183 53000
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KLSV 18nm NW | 191155Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 18/M04 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP069 T01831044 10224 20156 55000 $
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TAF |
KHND 13nm W | 191120Z 1912/2012 20010KT P6SM SCT200 FM191500 VRB05KT P6SM SCT200 FM192000 03006KT P6SM SCT200 FM200300 22009KT P6SM FEW200
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KLAS 16nm NW | 191120Z 1912/2018 VRB05KT P6SM BKN200 FM191900 10007KT P6SM SCT200 FM200300 23008KT P6SM FEW200 FM201400 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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KLSV 18nm NW | 190700Z 1907/2013 VRB06KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2982INS BECMG 1912/1913 12006KT 9999 BKN200 QNH2985INS BECMG 1918/1919 15010G15KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2970INS BECMG 2005/2006 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2978INS TX31/1923Z TN17/1913Z
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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