Boulder Municipal Airport (BDU)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	BDU
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	105°13'33.9225" W / 40°2'21.7150" N -105.226090 / 40.039365 (Estimated)
Elevation	5288.00 ft / 1611.78 m (Estimated)
Land	136 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NE of Boulder, CO
Location	Boulder County, CO
Magnetic Variation	12E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CITY OF BOULDER
Address	PO BOX 791 BOULDER, CO 80306
Phone number	303-441-3108
Manager	ERIC VENCES
Address	3327 AIRPORT ROAD BOULDER, CO 80301
Phone number	303-441-3108

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	CHEYENNE
Region	ANM - Northwest Mountain
Traffic Pattern Alt	1012 ft
Responsible ARTCC	ZDV - DENVER
Tie-in FSS	DEN - DENVER
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	DEN (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.725 MHz
UNICOM	122.725 MHz
AWOS-3	BDU (303-541-9540)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	GLD,INSTR,PAJA,RNTL,SALES,TOW

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimensions	4100 x 75 ft (1250 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium
PCN	11

	08	26
Alignment	90°	270°
Physical elevation	5288.00 ft	5278.80 ft
Coordinates	40.039089 / -105.233467	40.039094 / -105.218819
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition
VGSI		4-light PAPI on left
TDZ lights	Yes	Yes

Runway 08G/26G

Dimensions	4100 x 20 ft (1250 x 6 m)
Surface	ASPH-TURF (FAIR)
Surface treatment

	08G	26G
Physical elevation	5287.00 ft	5274.00 ft
Coordinates	40.039639 / -105.233358	40.039639 / -105.218714
Traffic pattern	Left	Right

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
LEY	DME	GREELEY	108Y	116.15		25.8 nm
BKF	TACAN	BUCKLEY	33X	109.60	08E	29.6 nm
BJC	VOR/DME	JEFFCO	101X	115.40	11E	8.6 nm
DEN	VOR/DME	DENVER	126X	117.90	08E	29.4 nm
GLL	VOR/DME	GILL	89X	114.20	13E	41.6 nm
DVV	VORTAC	MILE HIGH	94X	114.70	08E	29.1 nm
FQF	VORTAC	FALCON	110X	116.30	11E	34.9 nm
DEN	VOT	DENVER		110.00		28.2 nm
APA	VOT	CENTENNIAL		108.20		33.0 nm

Remarks

• PAJA & WATER FOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
• TPA: RWY 08/26 TPA 1012 FT AGL.
• SIMUL APCH & DEP FM RWY 8/26 & 8G/26G NA; PWRD ACFT YIELD TO GLIDERS ON FNA OR INITIATE GO-AROUND FOR ADEQUATE SPACING.
• MIDFIELD PAT ENTRY FM S GLIDER USE ONLY.
• FOR CD CTC DENVER APCH AT 303-342-1916.
• GLIDER ACT DLY SR-SS SE OF ARPT BTN ARPT & POWER PLANT FM 6300 - 9000 FT; RCMD AVOIDANCE & EXERCIZE EXTREME CTN WHEN TRANSITING AREA.
• SIMUL RWY OPS ON RWY 8/26 AND 8G/26G ARE PROHIBITED.
• 25 - 55 FT TREES OUTLINE HAYDEN LAKE 200 FT FM RWY 08G THR; HAYDEN LAKE 250 FT FM RWY 8 & 8G THR.
• NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT - AMGR OR HTTP:/WWW.BOULDERCOLORADO.GOV/AIRPORT.