Airports / Indiana / BFR
Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport
KBFR / BFRBedford, IndianaELEV 727 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
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 · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IN fields
state range 418–1,140 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.
- 20nmBMGMonroe County AirportBloomington
- 36nmCLUColumbus Municipal AirportColumbus
- 52nmLOUBowman FieldLouisville
- 52nmSDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville
- 53nmINDIndianapolis International AirportIndianapolis
- 54nmHUFTerre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman FieldTerre Haute
Location
Open the full mapKBFR · Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport · Bedford, IN
From the ramp
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