Boulder Municipal Airport

KBDU / WBU

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Boulder, ColoradoELEV 5,288 FT

Small airport4.4 · 77 on Google

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Google rating

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Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to BJC

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

9 nm

To the nearest alternate

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) — 5 fields within 50 nm.

Overview

01 / Field brief

Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU / WBU) is a general aviation field serving Boulder, Colorado. The airport sits 5,288 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.

No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into WBU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC, 9 nm), Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL, 27 nm), and Denver International Airport (DEN, 28 nm).

Charter pricing from WBU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under 1V5. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Boulder.

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02 / Field data

ICAO

KBDU

IATA

WBU

FAA / Local

BDU

Elevation

5,288 ft

Coordinates

40.0391° N · 105.2260° W

Airspace

G · Golf

Size

Small

Scheduled svc

Elevation vs CO fields

state range 3,706–9,927 ft

At 5,288 ft, WBU sits lower than 79% of the 39 Colorado fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.