Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field
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Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field is a public-use airport owned by Airport Authority of Scottsbluff CO, 3 miles east of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 3,967 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 8,279 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 33 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 27,897 takeoffs and landings a year. About 13,099 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KBFF · observed 5:53 pm MDT (23:53 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter 30.00 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 5:22 pm MDT (23:22 UTC), good until Wed 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:30 pm MDT (02:30 UTC): wind from the northeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBFF 062353Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 29/00 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02890000 10317 20256 56004
TAF KBFF 062322Z 0700/0724 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM070230 05011KT P6SM SCT100 FM070500 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM072000 12009KT P6SM BKN250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BFF · ICAO KBFF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Airport Authority of Scottsbluff CO
- Elevation
- 3,967 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 8,279 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 8,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 30: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 05: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 31 ft high 1,650 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Bff and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.025 | |
| Scottsbluff and rco | 122.6 | Scottsbluff |
| Crawford and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.95 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 308-281-6014.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 27,897, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Scottsbluff from the FAA register
35 aircraft are registered to owners in Scottsbluff, Nebraska: 20 piston singles, 7 piston twins, 3 turboprops, 3 business jets, 2 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Per amgr use the common traffic frequency when operating on the airport.
- Runway 30 designated calm wind runway.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30; approach lights (MALSR) runways 12 and 30 and VASI runway 05 and PAPI runways 12, 23 and 30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Line of site restrictions between approach ends of runways 05 and 30 and also between the approach ends of runways 12 and 23.
- Apron pavement strength, S-85, D-117, DT-232. Pcn is 31/R/A/W/T.
- AC and DC ground power units available
- Lavatory service available
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.