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Laughlin Bullhead International Airport (KIFP) serves Bullhead City, Arizona, and the neighbouring resort city of Laughlin, Nevada, sitting beside the Colorado River in the northern Mohave Desert. It offers a single long, lit hard-surfaced runway and a control tower, making it a straightforward and well-equipped stop for both general aviation and charter traffic in this part of the lower Colorado River valley.
Laughlin Bullhead International Airport lies on the Arizona side of the Colorado River, directly across from the casino resort town of Laughlin, Nevada, and serves the twin community of Bullhead City. It is operated by the Mohave County Airport Authority and combines scheduled and charter passenger traffic with an active general aviation scene, making it a useful and interesting destination for visiting pilots flying into the lower Colorado River corridor.
The airport sits in the desert terrain of the lower Colorado River valley, with Bullhead City, Arizona, on one side of the river and Laughlin, Nevada, on the other. It is served by its own control tower, Bullhead Tower, with ground control and clearance delivery routed through Los Angeles Center, indicating that the field operates within controlled airspace during tower hours.
The airport has a single physical runway, 16/34, with a hard surface measuring 8503 feet in length. The runway is lit and there is no ILS approach available.
Bullhead Tower provides tower service on 123.9 MHz, which also serves as the common traffic advisory frequency. Ground movements are handled on 118.25 MHz, the same frequency listed for CLD. Clearance delivery is provided through Los Angeles Center on 134.65 MHz.
The airport's position on the Arizona bank of the Colorado River, directly opposite the casino resorts of Laughlin, Nevada, provides a strong visual reference for pilots approaching from either the river corridor or the surrounding desert terrain.
The airfield's board of directors, the Mohave County Airport Authority, voted to change its name to Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in 1994, a move driven by the growth of charter flights arriving from Canada.
General aviation at the airport is supported by Touch & Go FBO, which manages the field's general aviation services, including limited hangar space, tie-down parking, and both transient and overnight aircraft parking arranged through the FBO office.
