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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Boulder City Municipality | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Boulder City, Nevada | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 2, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,203 ft / 671 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°56′50″N 114°51′37″W / 35.94722°N 114.86028°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | flybouldercity | ||||||||||||||
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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]
History
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 <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
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grand Canyon Airlines | Charter: Grand 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 | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Rank | Destination | Passengers |
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| 1 | Peach Springs Airport (DQR) | 330 |
See also
editReferences
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
edit- Official website
- 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 December 26, 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