BDU
Boulder Municipal Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2012-04-05 0901Z
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Location Information for KBDU
Coordinates: N40°2.37' / W105°13.55'Located 03 miles NE of Boulder, Colorado on 136 acres of land. View all Airports in Colorado.
Estimated Elevation is 5288 feet MSL.
Traffic Pattern Altitude: 1012 AGL (6300 MSL)
Magnetic Variation from 1985 is 12° East
Operations Data
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Airport Communications
| AWOS-3: | 118.825 Tel. 303-541-9540 |
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| UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| CTAF: | 122.725 |
| AWOS-3 at LMO (7.9 NE): | 120.0 303-684-7545 |
| AWOS-3 at EIK (8.3 E): | 133.825 303-604-4339 |
| ATIS at BJC (9.3 SE): | 126.25 |
Nearby Navigation Aids
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Runway 08/26
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 75 feet | |
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| Surface: | Asphalt in Good Condition | |
| Weight Limits: | S-16 | |
| Edge Lighting: | Medium Intensity | |
| Runway 08 | Runway 26 | |
| Coordinates: | N40°2.35' / W105°14.01' | N40°2.35' / W105°13.13' |
| Gradient: | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Right |
| Displaced Threshold: | 200 Feet | |
| Declared Distances: | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:3900 | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:3900 LDA:3900 |
| Markings: | Basic in fair condition. | Basic in fair condition. |
| Glide Slope Indicator | V4L (3.50° Glide Path Angle) | |
Runway 08G/26G
RWY 08G/26G LNDG AREA UNDEFINED. | ||
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 20 feet | |
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| Surface: | Asphalt-Turf in Fair Condition RWY 08G/26G 3,000X20 FT CHIP AND SEAL ON WEST END; EAST 1,100 FT IS GRASS. | |
| Runway 08G | Runway 26G | |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Right |
| Obstacles: | 60 ft Trees 200 ft from runway, 126 ft left of center | |
Services Available
| Fuel: | 100LL (blue), Jet-A 24 HOUR SELF SERVE 100LL AVAILABLE |
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| Transient Storage: | Tiedowns |
| Airframe Repair: | MAJOR |
| Engine Repair: | MAJOR |
| Bottled Oxygen: | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Bulk Oxygen: | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Other Services: | GLIDER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION,PARACHUTE JUMP ACTIVITY,AIRCRAFT RENTAL,AIRCRAFT SALES,GLIDER TOWING SERVICES |
Ownership Information
| Ownership: | Publicly owned | |
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| Owner: | CITY OF BOULDER | |
| PO BOX 791 | ||
| BOULDER, CO 80306 | ||
| 303-441-3200 | ||
| Manager: | TIMOTHY HEAD | |
| 3327 AIRPORT ROAD BOX K | ||
| BOULDER, CO 80301 | ||
| 303-441-3108 | ||
Operational Statistics
| Single Engine Aircraft Based on Field: | 94 | Statistics collected for 12 month period ending 2009-12-31 | |
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| Multi-Engine Aircraft Based on Field: | 12 | Annual Commercial Operations: | none |
| Jet Aircraft Based on Field: | none | Annual Commuter Operations: | none |
| Helicopters Based on Field: | 1 | Annual Air Taxi Operations: | none |
| Military Aircraft Based on Field: | none | Annual Military Operations: | none |
| Gliders Based on Field: | 45 | Annual GA Local Operations: | 43305 |
| Ultralights Based on Field: | none | Annual GA Itinerant Operations: | 7277 |
Other Remarks
- WATER FOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT.
- RY 26 HAS 300 FT SAFETY AREA OUTLINED WITH RED REFLECTORS. 130 FT DROPOFF EAST OF MARKED AREA.
- RY 08/26 TPA (1012 FT AGL) 6300 FT MSL; RY 08 DEP, NO TURN BLO (512 FT AGL) 5800 FT MSL. RY 08 PREFERRED UNDER LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS. DURING WEST WIND CONDITIONS EXPECT SEVERE WIND TURBULENCE APPROACHING AND DEPARTING RY 26.
- SIMULTANEOUS APCHS TO, AND DEPS FROM, RY 8/26 AND 8G/26G ARE PROHIBITED. POWERED ACFT YIELD RIGHT OF WAY TO GLIDERS ON FINAL OR INITIATE A GO-AROUND FOR ADEQUATE SPACING.
- BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO.
- RY 08G/26G FOR GLIDER USE ONLY, 197 FT SEPARATION CNTRLN TO CNTRLN. GLIDER OPS AS CLOSE AS 60 FT PARALLEL TO RY 8/26.
- RYS 08 & 08G 25 FT TO 55 FT TREES OUTLINE HAYDEN LAKE AS CLOSE AS 200 FT FM 08G THLD.
- HAYDEN LAKE LOCATED 250 FT FM RY 8 & RY 8G THLDS 0B.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CALL AMGR (303) 441-3108 OR HTTP:/WWW.BOULDERCOLORADO.GOV/AIRPORT.
- ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND VASI 26- CTAF.
- DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF.
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