Boulder Municipal Airport

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METAR: KBDU 161715Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM OVC050 07/M06 A3021 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KBDU (0.1 NM at True Heading of 202)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1023.1
Temperature: 7 C (44.6 F)
Dewpoint: -6 C (21.2 F)

Location

Latitude: 
40-02-21.7150N (40.039365)
Longitude: 
105-13-33.9225W (-105.226089)
Elevation: 
5288.0 feet MSL (1612 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
7.8 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. NE of Boulder, Colorado
Found On: 
Cheyenne Chart
FAA Region: 
ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JOHN KINNEY
3327 AIRPORT ROAD
BOULDER, CO 80301
303-441-3108
CITY OF BOULDER
PO BOX 791
BOULDER, CO 80306
303-441-3108

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
04/1940
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZDV (Denver)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZDV (Denver)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
6288 feet (1917 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
DEN
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  35
Multi Engine:  5
Gliders:  19

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2017)

Total Operations:  56629
GA Local:  49352 87.1%
GA Itinerant:  7277 12.9%

Communications

CTAF:  122.725
Unicom:  122.725
AWOS-3:  118.825 (303-541-9540)

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 303

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Brungard Aviation
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    440-4791
    Business Aircraft Sales
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    444-5560
    Dakota Ridge Aviation
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    Unicom 123.5 444-1017 100LL
    Flatirons Aviation
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    Unicom 122.7 440-6522 100LL, Jet A
    Mile High Gliding
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    530-2208
    Western Air
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    Unicom 122.7 442-0258
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Denver(DEN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near WBU

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    8.0 Vance Brand Airport
    (KLMO LMO)
    20 12 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    8.4 Erie Municipal Airport
    (KEIK EIK)
    101 93 100LL, Jet A
    9.3 Rocky Mountain Metro Airport
    (BJC KBJC BJC)
    147 139 100LL, Jet A
    24.4 Platte Valley Airpark Airport
    (18V)
    80 73 100LL
    26.6 Northern Colorado Regional Airport
    (FNL KFNL FNL)
    21 13 100LL, Jet A
    27.6 Denver International Airport
    (DEN KDEN DEN)
    112 105 100LL, Jet A
    31.9 Granby-Grand County Airport
    (KGNB GNB)
    275 267 100LL, Jet A
    33.1 Centennial Airport
    (APA KAPA APA)
    148 140 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    33.1 Easton/Valley View/ Airport
    (11V)
    58 51 100LL, Jet A
    35.2 Colorado Air And Space Port Airport
    (KCFO CFO)
    115 108 100LL, Jet A
    36.2 Greeley-Weld County Airport
    (GXY KGXY GXY)
    48 41 100LL, Jet A
    52.5 Mc Elroy Airfield Airport
    (20V)
    271 263 100LL, Jet A
    67.6 Fort Morgan Municipal Airport
    (KFMM FMM)
    74 67 100LL, Jet A-1
    69.6 Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field Airport
    (CYS KCYS CYS)
    15 7 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    70.4 Lake County Airport
    (LXV KLXV LXV)
    226 218 100LL, Jet A
    72.5 Meadow Lake Airport
    (KFLY FLY)
    155 148 100LL
    73.5 Calhan Airport
    (5V4)
    143 136 100LL
    77.9 City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
    (COS KCOS COS)
    161 154 100LL, Jet A
    79.0 Laramie Regional Airport
    (LAR KLAR LAR)
    345 337 100LL, Jet A
    79.5 Colorado Springs East Airport
    (CO4)
    151 144 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

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    NOTAMS within

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    NM of KBDU

    NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

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    NM of KBDU

    Remarks

    A110-11 PAJA & WATER FOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-13 TPA: RWY 08/26 TPA 1012 FT AGL.
    A110-14 SIMUL APCH & DEP FM RWY 8/26 & 8G/26G NA; PWRD ACFT YIELD TO GLIDERS ON FNA OR INITIATE GO-AROUND FOR ADEQUATE SPACING.
    A110-17 MIDFIELD PAT ENTRY FM S GLIDER USE ONLY.
    A110-18 FOR CD CTC DENVER APCH AT 303-342-1916.
    A110-19 GLIDER ACT DLY SR-SS SE OF ARPT BTN ARPT & POWER PLANT FM 6300 - 9000 FT; RCMD AVOIDANCE & EXERCIZE EXTREME CTN WHEN TRANSITING AREA.
    A110-3 25 - 55 FT TREES OUTLINE HAYDEN LAKE 200 FT FM RWY 08G THR; HAYDEN LAKE 250 FT FM RWY 8 & 8G THR.
    A110-7 NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT - AMGR OR HTTP:/WWW.BOULDERCOLORADO.GOV/AIRPORT.
    A30-08/26 GLIDER OPS 60 FT PARL TO RWY.
    A30-08G/26G LNDG AREA UNDEFINED; GLIDER OPS ONLY; 197 FT SEPN CNTRLN TO CNTRLN.
    A30A-08 DEP TURN BLW 512 FT NA. 40-60 FT TREES RESULT IN 27 DEG OBST CLNC SLOPE TO DTHR. RWY 08 CALM WIND RWY.
    A30A-26 DURG W WIND EXP SVR TURB. 300 FT SAFETY AREA OUTLINED WITH RED REFLECTORS; 130 FT DROPOFF E OF MKD AREA.
    A31-08G/26G 3000 FT X 20 FT CHIP & SEAL W END; 1100 FT GRASS E END.
    A70-FUEL-10 0LL 100LL SELF SERVE AVBL H24.
    A81-APT ACTVT PAPI RWY 26; MIRL RWY 8/26 - CTAF.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 08/26
    08G/26G
    Longest Runway: 08/26 is 4100 ft (1250 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    WBU Airport Runway Details

    Runway 08/26  4100 ft x 75 ft (1250 m x 23 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Pavement Class:  11 /F/C/X/U
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  16.0

    Runway 08

    Runway 26

    Elevation: 
    5288.0 5278.8
    Latitude: 
    40-02-20.7200N 40-02-20.7400N
    Longitude: 
    105-14-00.4800W 105-13-07.7500W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    090 270
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 3.5 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Right
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Good Good
    Object at End: 
    TREES
    Object Height: 
    8
    Distance from End: 
    275
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    49 ft. right of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    40
    Threshold Elevation: 
    5288.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    200
    Threshold Latitude: 
    40-02-20.7000N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    105-13-57.9000W
    Declared Distances
    Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
    4100 4100
    Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
    4100 4100
    Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
    4100 3900
    Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
    3900 3900

    Runway 08G/26G  4100 ft x 20 ft (1250 m x 6 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 08G

    Runway 26G

    Elevation: 
    5287.0 5274.0
    Latitude: 
    40-02-22.7000N 40-02-22.7000N
    Longitude: 
    105-14-00.0900W 105-13-07.3700W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Right
    Object at End: 
    TREES
    Object Height: 
    53
    Distance from End: 
    790
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    49 ft. right of centerline

    Services

    Fuel Available: 
    100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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