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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Boulder City Municipal Airport |
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Airport type | Public |
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Owner | Boulder City Municipality |
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Serves | Boulder City, Nevada |
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Opened | July 2, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-07-02) |
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Elevation AMSL | 2,203 ft / 671 m |
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Coordinates | 35°56′50″N 114°51′37″W |
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Website | flybouldercity.com |
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9/27 |
5,103 |
1,555 |
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15/33 |
3,852 |
1,174 |
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Aircraft operations (year ending 5/18/2023) | 44,251 |
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Based aircraft | 265 |
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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]
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.
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]
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]
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Sightseeing tours of the Grand Canyon are operated by Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Las Vegas Helicopters, Scenic Airlines and 5 Star Helicopter Tours.
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Carrier shares: November 2016 - October 2017[11]
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"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.
McBride, Dennis (February 2005). "Boulder City History". Boulder City – The Magazine. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via bouldercitymagazine.com.