FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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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
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 |
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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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Times for 26-Dec-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 14:50 |
| Sunset | | 16:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:00 | | 01:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Dec-2024 22:45:54 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 26-Dec-2024 14:45:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KBVU | 262235Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 14/M05 A2999 RMK AO2
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KHND
13nm W | 262156Z 02005KT 10SM CLR 14/M03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01391033 $
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KLAS
16nm NW | 262156Z 09005KT 10SM BKN160 BKN250 14/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01391044 $
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KLSV
18nm NW | 262155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/M04 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01371045 $
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| TAF |
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KHND
13nm W | 261720Z 2618/2718 VRB05KT P6SM SCT150 SCT250 FM270200 18008KT P6SM BKN200 FM271600 VRB05KT P6SM SCT200
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KLAS
16nm NW | 262046Z 2621/2724 06006KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM270200 22006KT P6SM BKN200 FM271400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT200
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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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