FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (256KB) |
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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 13:05 |
Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 13:31 |
Sunset | | 18:58 | | 01:58 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:23 | | 02:23 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2024 17:48:02 |
Local (UTC-7) | 28-Mar-2024 10:48:02 |
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METAR |
KBVU | 281735Z AUTO 17016G22KT 10SM 21/M01 A2993 RMK AO2
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KHND 13nm W | 281656Z 18019G23KT 10SM CLR 19/M03 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 20028/1627 SLP145 T01941028
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KLAS 16nm NW | 281656Z 20013G27KT 10SM FEW090 FEW140 SCT210 19/M02 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 18027/1654 SLP118 ACSL DSNT S AND NW T01891022
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KLSV 18nm NW | 281655Z AUTO 19025G30KT 10SM CLR 20/M04 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 20032/41 SLP097 T02011043
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TAF |
KHND 13nm W | 281120Z 2812/2912 19014G22KT P6SM FEW200 FM281600 22020G32KT P6SM BKN200 FM290300 22015G23KT P6SM SCT200
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KLAS 16nm NW | 281459Z 2815/2918 19011G20KT P6SM FEW200 FM281600 22020G32KT P6SM BKN200 FM290300 23014G24KT P6SM SCT200 FM290800 22012KT P6SM FEW200
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KLSV 18nm NW | 281500Z 2815/2921 17020G28KT 9999 FEW250 520009 QNH2988INS BECMG 2816/2817 20025G35KT 9999 FEW200 530009 QNH2990INS BECMG 2902/2903 22020G25KT 9999 SCT180 520009 QNH2977INS BECMG 2910/2911 19010G15KT 9999 FEW150 SCT200 QNH2976INS BECMG 2918/2919 20015G25KT 9999 SCT150 520009 QNH2972INS TX24/2821Z TN09/2913Z
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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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