FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
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 702-582-5334 |
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 |
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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 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-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:03 | | 12:03 |
Sunrise | | 05:32 | | 12:32 |
Sunset | | 19:40 | | 02:40 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 03:09 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2025 22:58:00 |
Local (UTC-7) | 19-May-2025 15:58:00 |
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METAR |
KBVU | 192255Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 28/M06 A2992 RMK AO2
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KHND 13nm W | 192156Z 02011G17KT 10SM CLR 28/M04 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02831044 $
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KLAS 16nm NW | 192156Z 29006G19KT 10SM CLR 29/M06 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 34029/2144 SLP124 T02891056
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KLSV 18nm NW | 192155Z 23006KT 10SM CLR 29/M09 A2991 RMK AO2A SLP107 T02861089 $
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TAF |
KHND 13nm W | 191737Z 1918/2018 36010G18KT P6SM SKC FM200100 01008KT P6SM SKC FM200300 15008KT P6SM SKC FM200900 23006KT P6SM SKC FM201500 36007KT P6SM SKC
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KLAS 16nm NW | 192052Z 1921/2024 36014G22KT P6SM SKC FM200100 01009KT P6SM SKC FM200300 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM201100 24006KT P6SM SKC FM201600 08005KT P6SM SKC FM201900 14010KT P6SM SKC
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KLSV 18nm NW | 191500Z 1915/2021 35010G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS BECMG 1916/1917 01010G25KT 9999 SKC 520009 QNH3001INS BECMG 2000/2001 09009KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS BECMG 2017/2018 10010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS TX30/1923Z TN12/2013Z
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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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