Boulder City Municipal Airport
| Boulder City Municipal Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BLD – ICAO: KBVU – FAA LID: BVU | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Municipality of Boulder City | ||
| Serves | Boulder City, Nevada | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,201 ft / 671 m | ||
| Coordinates | 35°56′51″N 114°51′40″W / 35.9475°N 114.86111°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9L/27R | 2,200 | 671 | Asphalt |
| 9R/27L | 4,800 | 1,463 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 3,850 | 1,173 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 50,400 | ||
| Based aircraft | 232 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Boulder City Municipal Airport (IATA: BLD[2], ICAO: KBVU, FAA LID: BVU) is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile (1.6 km) southwest of the central business district of Boulder City, in Clark County, Nevada, United States.[1]
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[edit] History
Boulder City Municipal Airport replaced Boulder City Airport that started out as Bullock Airport.
On March 19, 2009 the Boulder City Aerocenter, a new 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) terminal, opened to service Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Grand Canyon Airlines and Scenic Airlines.[3]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Boulder City Municipal Airport covers an area of 530 acres (210 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways: 9L/27R measuring 2,200 x 60 ft. (671 x 18 m), 9R/27L measuring 4,800 x 75 ft. (1,463 x 23 m) and 15/33 measuring 3,850 x 75 ft. (1,173 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 50,400 aircraft operations, an average of 138 per day: 79% general aviation, 20% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 232 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 7% helicopter and 1% ultralight.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters (Grand Canyon)
- Las Vegas Helicopters (Grand Canyon)
- Scenic Airlines (Grand Canyon)
- Grand Canyon Airlines (Grand Canyon)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for BVU (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-03-12
- ^ Airport information for BLD at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Spillman, Benjamin (2009-03-20). "Happy landings in Boulder City". http://www.lvrj.com/business/41554427.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
[edit] External links
- Official website for the Boulder City Municipal Airport
- Boulder City Automated Weather Observation Station
- Nevada DOT Airport DiagramPDF
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for BVU
- ASN accident history for BLD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BVU
