FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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 -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 702-582-5334 |
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. |
| - | LNDG FEE: FOR LNDG FEE SKED, CHECK ARPT WEBSITE OR CTC ARPT |
| - | 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (239KB) |
| 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 15-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 13:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 14:17 |
| Sunset | | 16:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Nov-2025 16:14:50 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 15-Nov-2025 08:14:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KBVU | 151555Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM OVC100 18/10 A2995 RMK AO2
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KHND
13nm W | 151556Z 00000KT 10SM BKN095 OVC110 16/13 A3000 RMK AO2 RAE07B33E49 SLP163 P0000 T01610128 $
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KLAS
16nm NW | 151556Z 00000KT 10SM BKN070 BKN100 18/13 A2999 RMK AO2 RAE32 SLP139 P0000 T01780128
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KLSV
18nm NW | 151455Z 30003KT 10SM -RA FEW050 BKN080 BKN100 18/14 A2992 RMK AO2A SLP117 P0000 60000 T01800135 53005 $
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| TAF |
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KHND
13nm W | 151120Z 1512/1612 18006KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 OVC100 FM151600 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 OVC080 FM151900 08007KT 5SM -RA BR SCT030 OVC050 PROB30 1521/1603 2SM RA BR SCT010 BKN020 FM160400 18008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060 FM160800 20010G20KT P6SM SCT060
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KLAS
16nm NW | 151120Z 1512/1618 19006KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 OVC100 FM151600 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 OVC080 FM151900 VRB05KT 5SM -RA BR SCT030 OVC050 PROB30 1521/1603 2SM RA BR SCT010 BKN020 FM160400 20007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060 FM160800 20011KT P6SM SCT060
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KLSV
18nm NW | 150700Z 1507/1613 33006KT 9999 SCT100 BKN120 621206 QNH2995INS BECMG 1519/1520 19012G18KT 8000 -SHRA BKN080 641206 QNH2986INS BECMG 1608/1609 18012G18KT 9999 NSW SCT080 BKN120 QNH2982INS TX21/1518Z TN15/1603Z
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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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