FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | BIF |
Lat/Long: | 31-50-58.3050N 106-22-48.1900W 31-50.971750N 106-22.803167W 31.8495292,-106.3800528 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 3946.6 ft. / 1203 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 08E (2020) |
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 UNATNDD ACTVT REIL RWY 04; PAPI RWY 04 & 22; HIRL RWY 04/22 - 127.9. |
Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
BIGGS GROUND: | 121.6 251.125 [OPEN 24 HRS.] |
BIGGS TOWER: | 127.9 342.25 [OPEN 24 HRS.] |
EL PASO APPROACH: | 119.15 ;SOUTH-V16 124.25 ;NORTH-V16 |
EL PASO DEPARTURE: | 124.25 |
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 OPEN 24 HRS, 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 |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 13554 x 150 ft. / 4131 x 46 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 31-50.166167N | | 31-51.777333N |
Longitude: | 106-23.710833W | | 106-21.895500W |
Elevation: | 3909.9 ft. | | 3946.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 036 magnetic, 044 true | | 216 magnetic, 224 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | SSALR: simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights SSALR OTS. |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
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
E60-22 | BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (2100'). |
E60-04 | BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1500'). |
- | RSTD: PPR ALL ACFT 24 HR PN RQRD, 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. FLT OPS AND TRAN ALERT SVC 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: HGR SPACE EXTREMELY LTD FOR TRAN ACFT. |
- | AFLD OPS OPR 1500-0700Z++ MON-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. |
- | COMMUNICATIONS: PMSV 373.7. |
- | TWY L SOUTH OF TWY F DSGND FOR ROTARY WING ACFT ONLY. |
- | SERVICES: NO DE-ICE AVBL, NO OFF AFLD TRNSP AVBL FOR AIRCREW, 24 HR NOTICE FOR LAV AND WATER SVCS, 915-525-7087. |
- | CLOSED CIRCUIT TV OPNS, TSNT ACFT CIV-MIL INBD CTC AFLD OPNS VIA PTD AT 60 NM PRIOR TO LDG. |
- | ACFT SVC/TRANS ALERT WILL NOT SUPPORT LCL, ROUND ROBIN OR OUT AND BACK FOR TRANS ACFT. |
- | NO TWY EDGE LTS AT HOT REFUEL AREA. |
- | WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL HELIPAD PCL FREQ 126.2. |
- | CAUTION: EL PASO INTL RWY 22, 2 NM SE CAN BE MISTAKEN FOR BIGGS AAF RWY 22. COYOTE HAZ. |
- | NS ABTMT: VFR WEST ARR/DEP VIA MTN PASS 15 NM NW OF BIGGS AAF. AVOID VFR OVFT OF CITY. FLY 1500 FT AGL, 1500 FT HORIZONTAL DIST FM MTN DWELLINGS. |
- | BEARING STRENGTH RWY 04/22: ST175 SBTT593 TRT585. |
- | SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK. |
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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 22 | |
download (195KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (142KB) |
VOR OR TACAN RWY 22 | |
download (197KB) |
Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (163KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (299KB) |
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
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.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Biggs Army Airfield (Fort Bliss) that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 12-Oct-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 12:43 |
Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
Sunset | | 18:36 | | 00:36 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:01 | | 01:01 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2025 03:25:18 |
Local (UTC-6) | 12-Oct-2025 21:25:18 |
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METAR |
KBIF | 130255Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM M 19/16 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP086 60000 T01900160 52013 $
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KELP 2nm S | 130251Z 21007KT 10SM FEW012 FEW110 BKN150 OVC180 19/16 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP080 60000 T01890161 51010 $
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MMCS 14nm S | 130240Z 20006KT 10SM FEW010 BKN080 18/16 A2998 RMK SLP058 52011 954 8/170
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KDNA 17nm W | 130255Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM BKN012 BKN110 18/16 A2996 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KBIF | 121900Z 1219/1401 23010G15KT 9999 BKN150 QNH2991INS BECMG 1223/1300 23009KT 9000 -SHRA BKN120 OVC150 QNH2990INS BECMG 1303/1304 VRB06KT 8000 RA BKN100 OVC130 QNH2992INS BECMG 1312/1313 VRB06KT 8000 SHRA BKN070 OVC100 QNH2996INS BECMG 1317/1318 16012KT 9999 NSW BKN130 QNH2994INS BECMG 1321/1322 16012KT 8000 -RA BKN130 QNH2994INS TX25/1321Z TN18/1212Z
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KELP 2nm S | 121740Z 1218/1318 20010KT P6SM -SHRA FEW010 BKN060 FM130600 18007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT007 BKN040
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MMCS 14nm S | 121807Z 1218/1318 21010KT P6SM -RA SCT030 BKN080 BECMG 1219/1220 6SM -RA BKN030 TEMPO 1221/1301 4SM RA BKN030CB FM130300 24005KT P6SM -RA BKN030 BKN080 BECMG 1310/1311 14005KT 5SM -RA TEMPO 1312/1314 3SM RA
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NOTAMs |
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