KBVU · Boulder City Municipal Airport

BOULDER CITY, NEVADA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,201

Elevation ft

Runways

5,103

Longest ft · 09/27

35.95N

114.86W

Boulder City Municipal Airport serves Boulder City, Nevada at 2,201 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,103 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
09/27	5,103 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
15/33	3,852 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,201 ft is about 11°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 11°C)	2,201 ft	2,867 ft	2,342 ft	3,513 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,401 ft	3,101 ft	2,469 ft	3,703 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,601 ft	3,335 ft	2,595 ft	3,893 ft
35°C afternoon	5,129 ft	3,438 ft	2,651 ft	3,977 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,103 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,977 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBVU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHND Henderson Executive Airport	13 nm W	6,501 ft
KLAS Harry Reid International Airport	16 nm NW	14,835 ft
KVGT North Las Vegas Airport	23 nm NW	5,005 ft
KIFP Laughlin Bullhead International Airport	50 nm S	8,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBVU

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBVU, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBVU or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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