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Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)
KBIF / BIFFort Bliss/El Paso, TexasELEV 3,946 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 nm
To the nearest alternate
El Paso International Airport (ELP) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) (KBIF / BIF) is a mid-sized airport serving Fort Bliss/El Paso, Texas. The field lies at an elevation of 3,946 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BIF has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include El Paso International Airport (ELP, 2 nm), Las Cruces International Airport (LRU, 38 nm), and Holloman Air Force Base (HMN, 62 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BIF vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Fort Bliss. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BIF, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KBIF
IATA
BIF
FAA / Local
BIF
Elevation
3,946 ft
Coordinates
31.8495° N · 106.3800° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 3,946 ft, BIF sits higher than 95% of the 127 Texas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 2nmELPEl Paso International AirportEl Paso
- 38nmLRULas Cruces International AirportLas Cruces
- 62nmHMNHolloman Air Force BaseAlamogordo
- 62nmALMAlamogordo White Sands Regional AirportAlamogordo
- 73nmDMNDeming Municipal AirportDeming
- 95nmTCSTruth or Consequences Municipal AirportTruth or Consequences
Location
Open the full mapKBIF · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) · Fort Bliss/El Paso, TX