FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BFR |
| Lat/Long: | 38-50-24.1000N 086-26-43.3000W
38-50.401667N 086-26.721667W
38.8400278,-86.4453611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 727.4 ft. / 221.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of BEDFORD, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 47421 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1200
ARPT CLSD NEW YEARS, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1527.4 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 06/24 & 13/31 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 06/24 & 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.125 (812-275-8306) |
| LOUISVILLE APPROACH: | 123.675 |
| LOUISVILLE DEPARTURE: | 123.675 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OOMr159/19.8 | | HOOSIER VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4501 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | BRUSH & TREES 200 FT L & R OF CNTRLN ENTIRE LENGTH OF RWY. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 38-50.734772N | | 38-50.264993N |
| Longitude: | 086-27.163928W | | 086-26.430362W |
| Elevation: | 711.8 ft. | | 723.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 129 true | | 313 magnetic, 309 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 190 ft. right of centerline
47 FT TREE LINE 0-200 FT FM RWY END 190 FT R OF CNTRLN. | | 90 ft. tree, 1950 ft. from runway, 280 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3089 x 70 ft. / 942 x 21 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 38-50.122318N | | 38-50.395605N |
| Longitude: | 086-26.886523W | | 086-26.337775W |
| Elevation: | 712.7 ft. | | 722.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 062 magnetic, 058 true | | 242 magnetic, 238 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. trees, 629 ft. from runway, 65 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 26:1 AT THR. | | 15 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline
10 FT DOWNSLOPE TERRAIN & BRUSH 175-200 FT FM RWY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAWRENCE COUNTY BOAC
3213 TUNNELTON RD.
BEDFORD, IN 47421
Phone 812-279-9839 |
| Manager: | JEFF LINTON
Phone 812-278-6324 |
Additional Remarks
| - | LINE OF SIGHT RSTRNS TO VIS. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC LOUISVILLE APCH AT 502-375-7499. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (216KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (217KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (218KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (151KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (164KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBMG - Monroe County Airport (20 nm NW)
KFRH - French Lick Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
KSER - Freeman Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
KDCY - Daviess County Airport (33 nm W)
KBAK - Columbus Municipal Airport (36 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 29-Sep-2016
looking east.
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Times for 09-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 17:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 23:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2025 00:26:46 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2025 19:26:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KBFR | 100015Z AUTO 33008G17KT 300V010 10SM BKN041 OVC060 00/M03 A3019 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KBMG
20nm NW | 091925Z 0919/1018 32016G25KT 6SM -SN SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 0919/0923 2SM -SN BKN011 FM100100 30010G20KT P6SM SCT020 OVC035 FM100900 30009KT 4SM -SN OVC025 FM101700 34012G20KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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