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KBFR Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport
Bedford, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: BFR
Lat/Long: 38-50-24.1190N / 086-26-43.3090W
38-50.401983N / 086-26.721817W
38.8400331 / -86.4453636
(estimated)
Elevation: 728 ft. / 221.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (1995)
From city: 3 miles SE of BEDFORD, IN
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 47421

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1942
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1900
ARPT CLSD CHRISTMAS DAY.
Pattern altitude: 1528 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REILS 13/31 - 122.8.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 119.125 (812-275-8306)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.775/269.45 (HENRYVILLE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OOMr159/19.8HOOSIER VORTAC110.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BEDFORDat field34402WBFR -... ..-. .-.
CLAYE153/14.838202WBM -... --
ORANJ014/19.136802WRRJ .-. .-. .---
CAPTAIN268/22.130802WEQZ . --.- --..
WASHINGTON078/33.321203WDCY -.. -.-. -.--
FERDINAND027/40.023900EFNZ ..-. -. --..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4501 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Double wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 38-50.735017N38-50.265083N
Longitude: 086-27.163800W086-26.430383W
Elevation: 713.0 ft.724.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 131 magnetic, 129 true311 magnetic, 309 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 41 ft. trees, 845 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
+10'TREES 0-160'FM THR &190'R OF CL; SLOPING TERRAIN 0-6'BGNG 100'FM RWY END TO 200'.
90 ft. tree, 1950 ft. from runway, 280 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
15' DROPOFF 160' FRM THR ON CNTRLN.

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 3089 x 70 ft. / 942 x 21 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 38-50.122333N38-50.395600N
Longitude: 086-26.886633W086-26.337783W
Elevation: 714.0 ft.723.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 060 magnetic, 058 true240 magnetic, 238 true
Displaced threshold: 155 ft.no
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 220 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
RY 06 5 FT DITCH 20 FT WIDE 120 FT FM THLD. ALSO BRUSH 170 FT FM THLD.
31 ft. trees, 703 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear
-10' DWNSLP TERRAIN AND BRUSH 100-200' FRM RWY END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LAWRENCE COUNTY BOAC
3213 TUNNELTON RD.
BEDFORD, IN 47421
Phone 812-275-0491
Manager: STEVE CUMMINGS
3213 TUNNELTON RD.
BEDFORD, IN 47421
Phone 812-275-0491

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 35
Single engine airplanes: 34
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 98/week *
49% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
4% air taxi
3% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 December 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 13/31 HAS SMALL TREES AND BRUSH 200 FT L & R OF CNTRLN ENTIRE RY LENGTH.
RWY 13: -10 TO -20'DWNSLP TERRAIN AT THR 190'R OF CL.
CTN: LINE OF SIGHT RSTRNS TO VSBY.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 13   download (213KB)
GPS RWY 31   download (207KB)
VOR/DME RWY 13   download (238KB)
VOR/DME RWY 31   download (237KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5609:56
Sunrise06:2710:27
Sunset21:1301:13
Evening civil twilight21:4501:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 05:52:25
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 01:52:25
 
METAR
KBMG 
20nm NW 
050453Z AUTO 11007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007 17/15 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 003V010 SLP113 P0002 T01670150 402060161
KBAK 
36nm NE 
050155Z 10008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC040 17/17 A2993
TAF
KBMG 
20nm NW 
042323Z 0500/0524 12008KT 4SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC016 TEMPO 0500/0502 2SM RA BR FM050300 10006KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006 FM050500 13008KT 2SM -RA BR BKN004 FM051000 09006KT 4SM BR VCSH OVC004 FM051300 06006KT P6SM BKN020 FM051700 04010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN060 AM
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Lawrence County Aviation 812-279-9839
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...

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$3.63 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES BEDFORD 3.5 
COMFORT INN BEDFORD 4.4 90-91
SUPER 8 MOTEL BEDFORD 4.5 76-109

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