Bob Hope Airport (BUR)

BUR
Bob Hope Airport (BUR)
Burbank, CA
Latest photos of Bob Hope Airport (BUR)
KBUR, Iconic terminal building at Hollywood Burbank Airport, photo by FerryPNL
FerryPNL
KBUR, Pulling onto Runway 15, photo by Jim Monroe
Jim Monroe
KBUR, Burbank Bob Hope Airport from 5500 feet., photo by FerryPNL
FerryPNL
KBUR, Burbank as it was in 1995 when I was fortunate to have a guided tour of the field., photo by Pete Hughes
Pete Hughes
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier BUR
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 118°21'31.2000" W / 34°12'2.5000" N
-118.358667 / 34.200694 (Estimated)
Elevation 778.00 ft / 237.13 m (Surveyed)
Land 555 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles NW of Burbank, CA
Location Los Angeles County, CA
Magnetic Variation 12E (2020)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA APT
Address 2627 HOLLYWOOD WAY
BURBANK, CA 91505
Phone number 818-840-8840
Manager KEENAN CUMMINGS
Address 2627 HOLLYWOOD WAY
BURBANK, CA 91505
Phone number 818-840-8830
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower ATCT
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart LOS ANGELES
Region AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS HHR - HAWTHORNE
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility BUR (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date 1973/05
Airport Communications
UNICOM 122.95 MHz
ASOS BUR (818-841-1384)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A,A+,UL94
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen HIGH
Bulk oxygen HIGH
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AFRT,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Runway Information
Runway 08/26
Dimensions 5802 x 150 ft (1768 x 46 m)
Surface ASPH-CONC (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights High
08 26
Alignment 91° 271°
Physical elevation 727.40 ft 697.30 ft
Coordinates 34.197911 / -118.369143 34.197650 / -118.349960
Traffic pattern Right Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left
*PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6.5 DEGS LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN.
RVR equipment touchdown rollout
Approach light MALSR
Runway end lights No Yes
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Runway 15/33
Dimensions 6886 x 150 ft (2099 x 46 m)
Surface ASPH-CONC (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights Medium
15 33
Alignment 167° 347°
Physical elevation 778.00 ft 694.50 ft
Coordinates 34.212345 / -118.360461 34.193905 / -118.355370
Traffic pattern Right Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left
*UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
4-light PAPI on left
*PAPI UNUSBL BYD 2 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
Runway end lights Yes Yes
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Remarks
  • ACFT IN TFC PAT (1225 FT AGL) AT WHITEMAN AIRPARK 5 MI NW.
  • HANG GLIDER ACTIVITY BTN 5 & 10 NM NORTH OF ARPT 6000 FT AGL SR-SS.
  • TWY G RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN OF 95 FT OR LESS.
  • POWER ENGINE RUN-UPS FOR ACFT GTR THAN 1200 LBS PROHIBITED IN ALL AREAS EXC ON TWY D RUN-UP AREA OR AS COORDINATED WITH ATCT.
  • 14 FT BLAST FENCE 35 FT FM DEP END RY 15.
  • 14 FT BLAST FENCE 93 FT FM DEP END RY 33.
  • 8 FT BLAST FENCE 260 FT FM DEP END OF RY 26.
  • 14 FT BLAST FENCE 256 FT FROM DEP END RY 08.
  • TWY A RESTRICTED TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN OF 171 FT OR LESS.
  • PILOTS SHOULD CALL AHEAD FOR ARPT NOISE RULES (818) 840-8840.
  • RSTRNS AND FINES EFF 2200-0700 FOR STAGE 2 JETS, CERTAIN PROPS, RUN-UPS AND FLT TRG ACT, CALL (818) 840-8840 BFR OPRG.
  • TWY B RESTRICTED TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN OF 79 FT OR LESS BEGINNING 300 FT NORTH OF TWY D AND CONTINUING NORTH.
  • NO GA ACFT PARKING AT TERMINAL RAMP.
  • TURBULENT CONDS NEAR ARPT AT TIMES OF HIGH WINDS FROM NORTH & EAST. DOWNDRAFTS/WINDSHEAR MAY OCCUR AT LIFTOFF OR ON FINAL.
  • ACFT WILL USE EASY PWR WHEN LVG ASGND GATE. CTN MUST BE USED WHEN TAXIING FM TRML AREA DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE TRML. PSNL AND GND EQUIP IN AREA.
  • ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GTR THAN 95 FT EXP BACK TAXI ON RWY 15/33 FOR A RWY 33 DEP.
  • ACFT RSTRD FROM TAXIING SB PAST GATE B1 ON TRML RAMP.
  • ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GTR THAN 79 FT RSTRD FROM USING TWY C W OF TWY C8.
  • RWY 26 CLSD TO TKOF/JET ACFT WITH FOUR OR MORE ENGS.
  • X-BLEED STARTS PROHIBITED IN ALL NON-MOVMT AREAS INCLG THE AIRLINE TRML RAMP. ATC MAY APV X-BLEED STARTS ON TWY A NORTH OF TWY D, ALL OTHER REQS MUST BE COORDD AND APVD BY OPS.
  • WHEN KBUR LDG RWY 08 USE CTN FOR TCAS RA DUE TO ACFT IN KVNY RWY 16L/34R TFC PAT (TPA 1802 MSL).
  • BIRD ACTIVITY NORTH END RY 15/33 AND WEST END RY 08/26.
  • RWY 08 CLSD TKOF ACFT GTR THAN 12500 LBS.
  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.