AirNav: KBIF - Biggs Army Airfield (Fort Bliss)

KBIF

Biggs Army Airfield (Fort Bliss)
Fort Bliss (El Paso), Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 MARCH 2019

Location

FAA Identifier:	BIF
Lat/Long:	31-50-58.2900N / 106-22-48.1400W 31-50.971500N / 106-22.802333W 31.8495250 / -106.3800389 (estimated)
Elevation:	3947.7 ft. / 1203 m (estimated)
Variation:	12E (1965)
From city:	5 miles NE of central business district of the associated city
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	79908

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	yes
ARTCC:	ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
FSS:	ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ABQ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-SUN 1500-0700Z++, EXCP HOL
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SERVICE-LGT: WHEN UNATTENDED ACTVT 3-STEP HIRL RWY 03/21, ALSF-1 RWY 21 AND PAPI RWY 21-127.9.
Beacon:	white-white-green (lighted military airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

BIGGS GROUND:	121.6 251.125 [1500-0700Z++ MON-SUN, EXC HOL.]
BIGGS TOWER:	127.9 342.25 [1500-0700Z++ MON-SUN, EXC HOL.]
EL PASO APPROACH:	119.15(SOUTH-V16) 124.25(NORTH-V16)
EL PASO DEPARTURE:	121.3
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:	125.0
CLASS C:	119.15(SOUTH-V16) 124.25(NORTH-V16)
EMERG:	121.5 243.0
IC:	124.25(NORTH-V16)
OPS:	134.1 BLISS RDO 237.2 BLISS RDO
PMSV METRO:	373.7
PTD:	126.2
WX ASOS at ELP (2.5 nm S):	PHONE 915-774-9497
WX AWOS-3PT at DNA (17 nm W):	124.175 (575-589-2643)

CLASS D AIRSPACE. CTC PRIOR TO ENTERING CTLZ.
BLISS RDO 1500-0700Z++, EXC HOL. 134.1 237.2.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ELPr280/5.4	EL PASO VORTAC	115.20	12E
EWMr210/8.2	NEWMAN VORTAC	112.40	12E
CJSr360/13.0	CIUDAD JUAREZ VOR/DME	116.70	11E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
VALTR		250/3.2		242		08E		EL	. .-..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:

13554 x 150 ft. / 4131 x 46 m

Surface:

PEM

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 85 /R/C/W/T

Runway edge lights:

high intensity

RUNWAY 3

RUNWAY 21

Latitude:

31-50.165833N

31-51.777133N

Longitude:

106-23.710050W

106-21.894717W

Elevation:

3910.9 ft.

3947.7 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Approach lights:

ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Army
Owner:	US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY FT BELVOIR, VA 22060
Manager:	BIGGS AAF, FORT BLISS EL PASO, TX 79901 Phone 915-744-8088

Additional Remarks

A30A-21	APCH END RWY 21, FIRST 1500 FT HAS PCN 85 R/C/W/T, RMNG 12054 FT HAS PCN 96 OR ABV R/C/W/T.
E60-21	BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (2100').
E60-03	BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1500').
-	RSTD: PPR ALL ACFT 24 HR PN CTC AIRFIELD OPS DSN 621-8811/8330, C915-744-8811/8330. TWR AND SVCS AVBL FOR ALL ACFT WITH PPR. PPR TIME VALID +/-1 HR. ALL ACFT CTC AFLD OPNS VIA PTD 30 MIN PRIOR TO ARR. TWR & SVCS UNAVBL BFR 1 HR PRIOR TO PPR SKED ARR.
-	JASU: 4(A/M32A-86) 2(A/M32-95).
-	SERVICE: FUEL - A+, TRUCK REFUEL ONLY (ATLANTIC AVN, 1500-0700Z++ MON-SUN, C915-779-2831, 1 HR PN, AFTER HR CALL OUT FEE $100).
-	FLUID: SP.
-	MISC: APVL RQR FOR ACCESS TO RAMP.
-	MISC: TMPRY STOR OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL AVBL AT AIRFIELD OPS.
-	MISC: HGR SPACE EXTREMELY LTD FOR TRAN ACFT.
-	TRAN ALERT - 1300-0700Z++ MON-FRI, 1500-0700Z++ SAT & SUN, EXC HOL.
-	TFC PAT: F/W 5000', TURBO PROP 5500', R/W 4500', JET 6000'.
-	MISC: KBIF AUTO OBSN AND BAAF USAF WX AVBL 24/7, DSN 621-1215/1214, C915-744-1215/1214. OT 25TH OWS, DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, DSN 228-6598-6599. CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1500-0700Z++ MON-SUN, EXC HOL. OT CLASS E INTL GARBAGE CAP LTD. MUST BE BAGGED PRIOR TO ARR.
-	MISC: INTL GARBAGE CAP LTD. EXP DELAYS UNLESS PLACED IN GARBAGE BAGS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
-	CAUTION-EL PASO INTL. ADD-ALL AFLD RWY LIGHTING IS NSTD, RWYS 3/21 EDGE LGTS ARE SPACED 70' WIDER FROM CENTER THAN RQRD. NSTD PAPI LGTS OFFSET WIDER THAN RQRD. NSTD REIL RWY 3 OFFSET WIDER THAN RQRD. NSTD THRESHOLD LGTS WIDER THAN RQRD. NSTD RWY DISTANCE REMAINING LGTS OFFSET WIDER THAN RQRD.
-	MISC: NUMEROUS AIRFIELD MANDATORY AND SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE SIGNS HAVE NON-STANDARD CONFIGURATION. CONTACT BAAF ATC TOWER FOR CLARIFICATION, IF NECESSARY.
-	SERVICE - LGT -1000 FT ALSF-1 LIGHT BAR EXCEEDS FRANGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
-	COMMUNICATIONS: PMSV 373.7.
-	CAUTION: EL PASO INTL RWY 22 2 NM SE CAN BE MISTAKEN FOR RWY 21.
-	CAUTION: EL PASO INTL RWY 22, 2 NM SE CAN BE MISTAKEN FOR RWY 21. COYOTE HAZ.
-	NS ABTMT: VFR WEST ARR/DEP VIA MTN PASS 15 NM NW OF BIGGS AAF. AVOID VFR OVFT OF CITY. FLY 1500' AGL, 1500' HORIZONTAL DIST FM MTN DWELLINGS.
-	BEARING STRENGTH RWY 03-21: ST175 SBTT593 TRT585.
-	SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 28 March 2019 at 0901Z to 25 April 2019 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21		download (125KB)
VOR OR TACAN RWY 21		download (142KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available		download (50KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (105KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KELP - El Paso International Airport (3 nm S)
KDNA - Dona Ana County International Jetport Airport (17 nm W)
KLRU - Las Cruces International Airport (38 nm NW)
KHMN - Holloman Air Force Base (62 nm N)
KALM - Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport (63 nm N)

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Aerial photo

WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of KBIF (Biggs Army Airfield (Fort Bliss))

Photo by Rommel S. Dorado Photo taken 16-Jul-2006 Photo from the north looking south. The airport in the foreground if KBIF. The runway partially visible in the background (top left of the image) is runway 4/22 at KELP. Yes, the two airports are that close together.

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Airport diagram

Diagram of KBIF (Biggs Army Airfield (Fort Bliss))

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Apr-2019

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:03	12:03
Sunrise	06:29	12:29
Sunset	19:39	01:39
Evening civil twilight	20:04	02:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Apr-2019 21:32:03
Local (UTC-6)	23-Apr-2019 15:32:03

METAR

KBIF	232058Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM SCT075 SCT085 24/03 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND SE SLP076 T02400034 57029
KELP 2nm S	232051Z 10008G16KT 10SM SCT070TCU BKN100 24/04 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP075 CB DSNT NE AND SE MOV LTL TCU NE AND SW-NW SHRA DSNT NE SE-SW AND NW T02440044 56028
MMCS 14nm S	232042Z 10014KT 10SM SCT050TCU BKN200 24/06 A2994 RMK SLP055 58026 953 8/202
KDNA 17nm W	232115Z AUTO VRB04G11KT 10SM FEW070 SCT085 25/03 A2992 RMK AO2

TAF

KBIF	231407Z 2314/2420 VRB06KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2999INS BECMG 2317/2318 13009KT 9999 VCSH SCT070 QNH2990INS TEMPO 2322/2401 VRB30G45KT VCTS BKN070CB BECMG 2400/2401 08015G20KT 9999 NSW SCT080 QNH2991INS BECMG 2405/2406 08009KT 9000 -SHRA BKN050 QNH2997INS BECMG 2409/2410 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW070 QNH2995INS TX24/2321Z TN10/2413Z
KELP 2nm S	231722Z 2318/2418 09008KT P6SM SCT050 FM232300 12008KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB TEMPO 2323/2403 VRB30G45KT 3SM TSRA BKN040CB OVC100 FM240500 04060KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 BKN080 TEMPO 2409/2413 BKN020 FM241600 30005KT P6SM BKN040
MMCS 14nm S	231730Z 2318/2418 10015KT P6SM SCT080 FM232300 12010KT 5SM HZ BKN015CB TEMPO 2323/2403 23020G35KT 5SM TSRA FM240400 03020G35KT P6SM VC TS SCT030 BKN100 FM241400 03015G25KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250

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