Boulder City Municipal Airport opened on July 2, 1990.[8] It replaced Boulder City Airport, which operated from 1933[9] into the 1980s. The prior airport was located north of the current airport, much closer to U.S. Route 93.
Boulder City Municipal Airport covers an area of 530 acres (214 ha) at an elevation of 2,203 feet (671 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 9/27 is 5,103 by 75 feet (1555 x 23 m) and 15/33 is 3,852 by 75 feet (1,174 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 18, 2023, the airport had 44,521 aircraft operations, an average of 122 per day: 55% air taxi, 44% general aviation, and <1% military. At that time there were 265 aircraft based at this airport: 198 single-engine, 32 helicopter, 22 multi-engine, 10 ultralight, 2 military, and 1 glider.[1]
Sightseeing tours of the Grand Canyon are operated by Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Las Vegas Helicopters, Scenic Airlines and 5 Star Helicopter Tours.
^. FAA data republished by AirNav. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
^(PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
^"Beluga, Alaska (ICAO: PABG, IATA: BVU, FAA: BLG)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
^"Logan Pilot Dies in Nevada Crash". Salt Lake Tribune. AP. July 13, 1990. p. 20. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^McBride, Dennis (February 2005). "Boulder City History". Boulder City – The Magazine. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via bouldercitymagazine.com.
^Spillman, Benjamin (March 20, 2009). "Happy landings in Boulder City". Retrieved April 28, 2009.
FAA Terminal Procedures for BVU, effective April 18, 2024
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for BVU
AirNav airport information for KBVU
ASN accident history for BLD
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for KBVU
January 01, 1970
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Boulder City Municipal Airport IATA BLD 2 ICAO KBVU FAA LID BVU formerly 61B 3 is a public use airport located one nautical mile 2 km southwest of the central business district of Boulder City in Clark County Nevada United States In operation since 1990 it is owned by Boulder City Municipality 1 Boulder City Municipal AirportIATA BLDICAO KBVUFAA LID BVUSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerBoulder City MunicipalityServesBoulder City NevadaOpenedJuly 2 1990 33 years ago 1990 07 02 Elevation AMSL2 203 ft 671 mCoordinates35 56 50 N 114 51 37 W 35 94722 N 114 86028 W 35 94722 114 86028Websiteflybouldercity wbr comMapBLDLocation of airport in NevadaShow map of NevadaBLDBLD the United States Show map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 9 27 5 103 1 555 Asphalt 15 33 3 852 1 174 AsphaltStatistics 2023 Aircraft operations year ending 5 18 2023 44 251Based aircraft265Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 As per the Federal Aviation Administration this airport had 300 553 passenger boardings enplanements in calendar year 2008 4 194 838 in 2009 and 169 923 in 2010 5 The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport 6 Although many U S airports use the same three letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA Boulder City Municipal Airport is assigned BVU by the FAA 1 and BLD by the IATA 2 which assigned BVU to Beluga Airport in Beluga Alaska 7 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 Airline and destinations 3 1 Statistics 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editBoulder City Municipal Airport opened on July 2 1990 8 It replaced Boulder City Airport which operated from 1933 9 into the 1980s The prior airport was located north of the current airport much closer to U S Route 93 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 Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines 10 Facilities and aircraft editBoulder City Municipal Airport covers an area of 530 acres 214 ha at an elevation of 2 203 feet 671 m above mean sea level It has two runways with asphalt surfaces 9 27 is 5 103 by 75 feet 1555 x 23 m and 15 33 is 3 852 by 75 feet 1 174 x 23 m 1 For the 12 month period ending May 18 2023 the airport had 44 521 aircraft operations an average of 122 per day 55 air taxi 44 general aviation and lt 1 military At that time there were 265 aircraft based at this airport 198 single engine 32 helicopter 22 multi engine 10 ultralight 2 military and 1 glider 1 Airline and destinations editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message AirlinesDestinationsGrand Canyon AirlinesGrand Canyon South Grand Canyon West Page Sightseeing tours of the Grand Canyon are operated by Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters Las Vegas Helicopters Scenic Airlines and 5 Star Helicopter Tours Statistics edit Carrier shares November 2016 October 2017 11 Carrier Passengers arriving and departing Scenic 65 990 100 Top destinations November 2016 October 2017 11 Rank Destination Passengers 1 Peach Springs Airport DQR 18 360 2 Grand Canyon National Park Airport GCN 11 380See also editList of airports in NevadaReferences edit a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for BVU PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective July 13 2023 a b IATA Airport Code Search BLD Boulder City Municipal International Air Transport Association Retrieved June 13 2014 Boulder City Municipal Airport 61B FAA data republished by AirNav January 15 2009 Archived from the original on March 9 2009 Enplanements for CY 2008 PDF 1 0 MB CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All Cargo Data Federal Aviation Administration December 18 2009 Enplanements for CY 2010 PDF 189 KB CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All Cargo Data Federal Aviation Administration October 4 2011 2011 2015 NPIAS Report Appendix A PDF National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Federal Aviation Administration October 4 2010 Archived from the original PDF 2 03 MB on 2012 09 27 Beluga Alaska ICAO PABG IATA BVU FAA BLG Great Circle Mapper Retrieved June 13 2014 Logan Pilot Dies in Nevada Crash Salt Lake Tribune AP July 13 1990 p 20 Retrieved May 28 2022 via newspapers com McBride Dennis February 2005 Boulder City History Boulder City The Magazine Retrieved May 28 2022 via bouldercitymagazine com Spillman Benjamin March 20 2009 Happy landings in Boulder City Retrieved April 28 2009 a b Boulder City NV Boulder City Municipal BLD Bureau of Transportation Statistics BTS Research and Innovative Technology Administration RITA U S Department of Transportation December 2008 Retrieved June 13 2014 External links editOfficial website nbsp Scenic flights from Las Vegas and Boulder to the Grand Canyon Boulder City Automated Weather Observation Station Diagram of Boulder City Airport 61B PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 03 from Nevada DOT Aerial image as of May 1994 from USGS The National Map FAA Terminal Procedures for BVU effective April 18 2024 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for BVU AirNav airport information for KBVU ASN accident history for BLD FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for KBVU Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boulder City Municipal Airport amp oldid 1215253413, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
