KBIF — Biggs AAF (Fort Bliss)
Fort Bliss/El Paso/, TX · field elevation 3,947 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KBIF current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBIF 252255Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM FEW048 28/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP108 T02820174 $
- Wind
- from 190° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,307 ft · pressure altitude 3,837 ft
- Observed
- 67 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 04 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBIF 251900Z 2519/2701 VRB06KT 9999 BKN040 510008 QNH3006INS BECMG 2523/2524 18009KT 9999 SCT050 510008 QNH3005INS BECMG 2604/2605 VRB06KT 9999 SCT090 510008 QNH3005INS TX27/2523Z TN17/2613Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 31.84953, -106.38005
- Elevation
- 3,947 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1256Z / 0057Z
- Tower hours
- 1500-0700Z++ MON-SUN EXC HOLS
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (2020)
- Fuel
- A++
- Sectional
- El Paso
- County
- El Paso, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KBIF publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 13,554 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower 1500-0700Z++ MON-SUN EXC HOLS
- 127.9
- Ground
- 121.6
- Clearance
- 125.0
- Approach SOUTH-V16
- 119.15
- Approach NORTH-V16
- 124.25
- Departure
- 124.25
Published procedures
- 1 approach — ILS/DME
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.