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Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport

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Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport

KBFR / BFR

Bedford, IndianaELEV 727 FT

Small airport4.8 · 19 on Google
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Google rating

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ratings on Google
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Field elevation

feet above sea level
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Nearest alternate

nm to BMG

Field standing

#13 / 34

Indiana airports by Google rating

4.8★ across 19 Google ratings — ranked against 34 rated IN fields.

20 nm

To the nearest alternate

Monroe County Airport (BMG) — 2 fields within 50 nm.

Overview

Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport, listed as KBFR / BFR, is a general aviation field in Bedford, Indiana. Field elevation is 727 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.

While no charter operators list BFR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Monroe County Airport (BMG, 20 nm), Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU, 36 nm), and Bowman Field (LOU, 52 nm).

Trip costs from BFR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BFR to plan your flight.

Field capability

ICAO

KBFR

IATA

BFR

FAA / Local

BFR

Elevation

727 ft

Coordinates

38.8400° N · 86.4454° W

Airspace

G · Golf

Size

Small

Scheduled svc

No

Elevation vs IN fields

state range 4181,140 ft

At 727 ft, BFR sits lower than 64% of the 36 Indiana fields on the register.

Access & alternates

Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.

KBFR · Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport · Bedford, IN

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