Laughlin/Bullhead International
IFP · KIFP · Bullhead City, Arizona · Mohave County · map
Laughlin/Bullhead International is a public-use airport owned by Mohave County, 1 mile north of Bullhead City, Arizona, 707 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 8,501 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KIFP · observed 11:51 am MST (18:51 UTC), 64 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 93°F (34°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am MST (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm MST (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 2:00 am MST (09:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
SPECI KIFP 061851Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/11 A2990
TAF KIFP 061720Z 0618/0718 22005KT P6SM SKC FM070200 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM070900 01006KT P6SM SKC FM071700 01010KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IFP · ICAO KIFP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mohave County
- Elevation
- 707 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 8,501 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, pole 123 ft high 3,200 ft from the end
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 123.9 | Bullhead Tower |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Ifp and aWOS-3PT | 119.825 | Bullhead Tower |
| Ground | 118.25 | Bullhead Tower |
| Nelson and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.65 | Bullhead Tower |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 928-754-4462.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Bullhead City from the FAA register
40 aircraft are registered to owners in Bullhead City, Arizona: 30 piston singles, 4 gliders, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Arizona.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Mtns northwest, northeast, east and southeast. Rising trrn north and south of runway ends.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 16 and 34; PAPI runway 16 and 34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Services and fuel 6:00 am to 10:00 pm - 122.85; aft hour NA.
- 66 feet power line parl to runway 625 feet L 1300 feet from runway end.
- PAPI unusable beyond 7 degreess right of centerline.
- Pattern altitude for light aircraft 999 feet above ground level, pattern altitude for high performance aircraft 1499 feet above ground level.
- Ctn: large commercial operations aft the control tower hours; birds on and in the vicinity of airport SEP-DEC.
- Noise sensitive areas northeast and southeast.
- Surface condition unmnt 0600Z-1200Z.
- Radar service below 6000 feet NA.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.