Boulder Municipal Airport

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Boulder Municipal Airport
IATA: WBU ICAO: KBDU FAA LID: BDU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Boulder
Location	Boulder, Colorado
Elevation AMSL	5,288 ft / 1,612 m
Coordinates	40°02′22″N 105°13′33″W / 40.03944°N 105.22583°W / 40.03944; -105.22583Coordinates: 40°02′22″N 105°13′33″W / 40.03944°N 105.22583°W / 40.03944; -105.22583
Website	bouldercolorado.gov/airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8/26 4,100 1,250 Asphalt 8G/26G 4,100 1,250 Asphalt/turf
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 59,379 Based aircraft 220
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Boulder Municipal Airport (IATA: WBU, ICAO: KBDU, FAA LID: BDU) is a public airport located 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of the central business district of Boulder, a city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. It is owned by the City of Boulder^[1] and used almost exclusively for general aviation. Its location in the foothills of the Rockies east of the continental divide gives excellent conditions for soaring, and there is extensive gliding activity. It is the base of the Soaring Society of Boulder.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Boulder Municipal is BDU (formerly 1V5) to the FAA and WBU to the IATA (which assigned BDU to Bardufoss Airport in Bardufoss, Norway).

Facilities[]

The airport covers 136 acres (55 ha) and has two runways:^[1]

• Runway 8/26: 4,100 x 75 ft (1,250 x 23 m), surface: asphalt
• Runway 8G/26G: 4,100 x 25 ft (1,250 x 8 m), surface: asphalt/turf

In 2005 the airport had 59,379 aircraft operations, average 162 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. 220 aircraft are based at this airport: 64% single engine, 23% glider, 11% multi-engine, 1% helicopters, <1% jet aircraft and <1% ultralight.^[1]

The airport has an executive terminal, which is operated by Journeys Aviation.

See also[]

• List of airports in the Denver area

References[]

External links[]

• Boulder Municipal Airport at City of Boulder website
• Boulder Municipal Airport (BDU) at Colorado DOT airport directory
• Journeys Aviation
• Soaring Society of Boulder at Soaring Society of Boulder website
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for BDU
  • AirNav airport information for KBDU
  • ASN accident history for WBU
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KBDU