Boulder City Municipal
BVU · KBVU · Boulder City, Nevada · Clark County · map
Boulder City Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Boulder City, 1 mile southwest of Boulder City, Nevada, 2,203 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 5,103 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 265 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 44,521 takeoffs and landings a year. About 60,914 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Boulder City Municipal?
Its FAA code is BVU, and its ICAO code is KBVU.
Where is Boulder City Municipal?
It is 1 mile southwest of Boulder City, Nevada, 2,203 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Boulder City Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 5,103 feet long.
Does Boulder City Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Boulder City Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Boulder City Municipal?
Airline flights go to 5 airports, the busiest of them Merrill Field, Tyonek, Trading Bay, Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal, Skwentna. Every route
Are there flight schools at Boulder City Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Malus Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Boulder City Municipal?
9 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Boulder City Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BVU · ICAO KBVU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Boulder City
- Elevation
- 2,203 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Las Vegas sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1990
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,103 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 3,852 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 27: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 300 ft, power line 123 ft high 3,724 ft from the end
- Runway 15: right-hand traffic pattern, gnd 10 ft high 400 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach | 125.475 | |
| Bvu and aWOS-3 | 118.475 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 702-293-1532.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, gliders, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Henderson Executive (13 nm west), Harry Reid International (16 nm northwest), North Las Vegas Airport (23 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nevada · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway 33 steep runway gradient; rising terrain; obstacles off departure end of runway.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 and 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service 100LL available 24/7 with CC.
- Self service JET-A available 24/7 with CC.
- Avoid overflight of Boulder City residential areas.
- Unlighted power lines all quadrants.
- Uphill departures on runway 33 not recommended.
- Steep rising terrain north of airport.
- Ultralight activity 2 miles southwest of airport in the vicinity of dry lake bed.
- Skydive drop zone adjacent airport north east side.
- Large number of grand canyon tour aircraft operations in vicinity transiting to and from airport.
- Helicopters cross active runways and taxiways.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,037 departures from BVU in those twelve months, carrying 965 passengers in 3,477 seats (28% filled), to 5 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder City Municipal → Merrill Field BVU–MRI | 835 | 894 | Spernak Airways Inc. |
| Boulder City Municipal → Tyonek BVU–TYE | 199 | 68 | Spernak Airways Inc. |
| Boulder City Municipal → Trading Bay BVU–JZE | 1 | 0 | Spernak Airways Inc. |
| Boulder City Municipal → Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal BVU–PAQ | 1 | 3 | Spernak Airways Inc. |
| Boulder City Municipal → Skwentna BVU–SKW | 1 | 0 | Spernak Airways Inc. |
All 5 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 198 |
| multi-engine | 22 |
| helicopters | 32 |
| other | 13 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 44,521, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 24,432 |
| general aviation, travelling | 14,003 |
| general aviation, local | 5,986 |
| military | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Boulder City from the FAA register
84 aircraft are registered to owners in Boulder City, Nevada: 62 piston singles, 11 helicopters, 4 gliders, 3 turboprops, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nevada.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Malus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Henderson, 10 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Boulder City:
- Grand Canyon Helicopters Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters (Papillon Airways INC) 39 aircraft on the certificate
- Grand Canyon Airlines Scenic Airlines Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines (Grand Canyon Airlines INC) 12 aircraft on the certificate Grand Canyon Airlines operates scenic air tours from multiple bases in Arizona and Nevada, flying passengers over the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, and other southwestern landmarks.
Repair stations in Boulder City:
- Atlas Aircraft Center INC
- Black Mountain Aviation Black Mountain Aviation is an FAA-certified Part 145 repair station in Boulder City, Nevada, specializing in helicopter and aircraft maintenance, component services, and avionics upgrades.
- Helicopter Services of Nevada L L C Salus Aviation is a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist providing comprehensive support services to helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft operators.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor; 8 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 3 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 37 training center evaluators, 5 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Ronald Joseph Rengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Boulder City Nv Airport · Boulder City, NV (0 nm) · (702) 427-8800 · [email protected]
- Andres Acorcino Montoya private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · All In Aviation · Henderson, NV (10 nm) · (702) 682-5889 · [email protected]
- Dilakshan Nimendranath Poholiyadde private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Henderson, NV (10 nm) · (702) 292-5347 · [email protected]
- Marcus Cooper private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals; airplanes · Henderson, NV (10 nm) · (702) 907-1899 · [email protected]
- Shawn Edward Mullin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · All In Aviation (HND) · Henderson, NV (10 nm) · (702) 400-3938 · [email protected]
- Jason Steven Duncan private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Vegas Aviation · Las Vegas, NV (16 nm) · (702) 493-5038 · [email protected]
- Janet Melson Denton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · North Las Vegas, NV (22 nm) · (702) 401-7859 · [email protected]
- Lauren Nicholson Scott private pilot; airplanes · North Las Vegas, NV (22 nm) · (702) 625-0880 · [email protected]
All 70 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Boulder City 84 aircraft · 62 piston singles, 11 helicopters, 4 gliders
- Volatile Aero Ventures LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Aris Aviation Group LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Rvest Management LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Black Mountain Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Grand Canyon Helicopters Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters (Papillon Airways INC) 39 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Grand Canyon Airlines Scenic Airlines Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines (Grand Canyon Airlines INC) 12 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Malus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Atlas Aircraft Center INC · repair station
- Black Mountain Aviation · repair station
- Helicopter Services of Nevada L L C · repair station
- Merrill Field (MRI) 835 flights in twelve months · Spernak Airways Inc.
- Tyonek (TYE) 199 flights in twelve months · Spernak Airways Inc.
- Trading Bay (JZE) 1 flights in twelve months · Spernak Airways Inc.
- Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal (PAQ) 1 flights in twelve months · Spernak Airways Inc.
- Skwentna (SKW) 1 flights in twelve months · Spernak Airways Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 17 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nevada 1,294 since 1982 · 223 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nevada 51 landing places
- Nevada 4,583 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BVU.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.