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KBDU · Boulder Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KBDU FAA BDU Elev 5,288 ft Lat 40° 2.35' N Lon 105° 13.56' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,100 ft. Max gradient: 0.32%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 — 4,100 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.22%
26 — 4,100 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.22%
08G — 4,100 ft 20 ft ASPH-TURF-F No 0.22%
26G — 4,100 ft 20 ft ASPH-TURF-F No 0.22%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF/UNICOM: Boulder traffic 122.725

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 22 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 08–26: H4100X75 (ASPH) S–16 PCN 11 F/C/X/U MIRL RWY 08:…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1500–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·324 COLORADO BLUE MESA N38º27.13´ W107º02.38´ NOTAM FILE DEN.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VORW/DME 114.9 HBU Chan 96 032º 7.1 NM to Gunnison–Crested Butte Rgnl. 8740/14E.
  • ·RWY 08G–26G: H4100X20 (ASPH–TURF) 0.3% up W RWY 08G: Trees.
  • ·RWY 08: TORA–4100 TODA–4100 ASDA–4100 LDA–3900 RWY 26: TORA–4100 TODA–4100 ASDA–3900 LDA–3900
  • ·Noise abatement proc in efct—Amgr or http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/airport.
  • ·PAJA and Waterfowl on and invof arpt. 100LL self serve avbl H24.
  • ·Midfield pat entry fm S glider use only.
  • ·Glider act dly SR–SS, SE of arpt btn arpt and power plant fm 6300´ to 9000´.
  • ·Rwy 08G–26G lndg area undefined; glider ops only; 197 ft sepn cntrln to cntrln.
  • ·Rcmd avoidance or exercise extreme ctn when transiting area.
  • ·Rwy 08–26 glider ops 60 ft parl to rwy.
  • ·Rwy 08 dep turn blw 512 ft na. 40–60 ft trees result in 27 deg obst clnc slope to dthr.
  • ·Simul apch and dep fm Rwy 08–26 and 08G–26G na; pwrd acft yield to gliders on fna or initiate go–around for adequate spacing. 25–55 ft trees outline Hayden Lake 200 ft fm Rwy 08G thr; Hayden Lake 250 ft fm Rwy 08 and 08G thr.
  • ·TPA—Rwy 08–26 TPA 1012 ft AGL (6300 ft MSL).
  • ·Rwy 26 durg W wind exp svr turb. 300 ft safety area outlined with red reflectors; 130 ft dropoff E of mkd area.
  • ·Simul Rwy ops on Rwy 08–26 and 8G–26G are prohibited.
  • ·See Special Notices—USAF 306 FTG Flight Training Areas, Vicinity of Colorado Springs and Pueblo Colorado.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 303-441-3108
  • ·AWOS–3 118.825 (303) 541–9540.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.725 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver Apch at 303-342-1916.
  • ·JEFFCO (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 115.4 BJC Chan 101 N39º54.78´ W105º08.34´ 321º 8.6 NM to fld. 5737/11E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 180º–225º byd 40 NM 226º–245º byd 36 NM blo 17,000´ 246º–278º byd 30 NM blo 19,000´ 279º–300º byd 34 NM blo 18,000´ 301º–335º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 246º–278º byd 30 NM DENVER H–3E, L–9E CHEYENNE L–10F, A SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

1V5

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

42

since 1982

Fatal

7

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 117,000 ops in 1993

2024 total

56,629

10-yr total

543,714

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

9.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.53

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Loss of control 3
  • Other 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

All time · n=18

  • Loss of control 5
  • Other 4
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-09-19 PIPISTREL ITALIA S R L Virus Sw · Other · VMC · day →
2015-03-16 Piper PA18 - 150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-10-27 Mooney M20 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2012-08-22 Cessna T210N · Loss of control · day →
2011-03-14 AMS-FLIGHT D.O.O. DG-500 ELAN ORION · Other · day →
2008-11-24 HAUSER U/HAUSER J KIT FOX CL · Engine failure · VMC · dawn →
2008-09-09 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2008-07-02 AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC S-77A · Other · VMC · dawn →
2026-03-29 ELA ELA10 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2021-04-09 VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-7 · Birdstrike · dusk →
2020-02-20 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-09-23 Piper PA18 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-06-27 Schweizer SGS 1 34 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2014-05-28 Piper PA-25-235 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2014-01-25 Cessna 172N · CFIT · VMC · day →
2013-10-19 DAVENPORT LONG EZ · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2013-09-01 Cessna 182 · Weather · day →
2010-04-28 Beech 35 · Other · day →

Designees in CO

CFI Flight Instructors 2,766 A&P Mechanics 5,581 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 53 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 133 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 45 ODA Organizational Designations 6 Schools Flight Schools 55 FBO Fixed Base Operators 60 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
David Dziura Lafayette CO 6 nm
Andrew James Malousek Broomfield CO 10 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Broomfield CO 10 nm
Jacqueline Ann Burant Broomfield CO 10 nm
Elliot Caldwell Crawford Longmont CO 10 nm
Cayce Batterson Denver CO 23 nm
James Michael Taton Denver CO 23 nm
Alexander Wernsman Loveland CO 24 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 26 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 31 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Harvey Bender Boulder CO 2 nm
Richard Anthony Boscardin Boulder CO 2 nm
Philip Lennon Brown Boulder CO 2 nm
Warren Verne Dehaan Boulder CO 2 nm
Donald William Kirlin Boulder CO 2 nm
Michael Edward Kosar Boulder CO 2 nm
Bruce John Patch Boulder CO 2 nm
Richard Tarasewicz Boulder CO 2 nm
William Mccastline Waite Boulder CO 2 nm
Patrick Walker Doyle Boulder CO 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Richard Anthony Boscardin Boulder CO 2 nm
James Pryor Hauser Boulder CO 2 nm
Donald William Kirlin Boulder CO 2 nm
Michael Everett Shaul Boulder CO 2 nm
James Lawrence Snow Boulder CO 2 nm
Richard Allan Stone Boulder CO 2 nm
Richard Tarasewicz Boulder CO 2 nm
David Bruce Waldman Boulder CO 2 nm
Roberto Arturo Range Boulder CO 2 nm
Jonathan Cintron Santiago Boulder CO 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 8 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 9 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 9 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 27 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 32 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 33 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 35 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 36 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 78 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 80 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.