Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field
BFF · KBFF · Scottsbluff, Nebraska · Scotts Bluff County · map
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 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. 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.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field?
Its FAA code is BFF, and its ICAO code is KBFF.
Where is Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field?
It is 3 miles east of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 3,967 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 8,279 feet long.
Does Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field?
Airline flights go to 7 airports, the busiest of them Denver International, Casper/Natrona County International, Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field, Rapid City Regional, Yampa Valley. Every route
Are there flight schools at Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Robbins Aviation LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, charter flights, gliders, flight instruction, aircraft sales, aerial surveying, glider towing
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Torrington Municipal (27 nm northwest), Alliance Municipal (37 nm east), Kimball Muni/Robert E Arraj Field (41 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nebraska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 992 departures from BFF in those twelve months, carrying 18,732 passengers in 41,178 seats (45% filled), to 7 destinations on 4 airlines.
All 7 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 28 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 27,897, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,270 |
| air taxi and commuter | 627 |
| general aviation, travelling | 14,600 |
| general aviation, local | 11,000 |
| military | 400 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Robbins Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · Scottsbluff Robbins Aviation LLC is a flight school and pilot services company based at Scottsbluff Regional Airport (KBFF) in western Nebraska.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Scottsbluff 35 aircraft · 20 piston singles, 7 piston twins, 3 turboprops
- Robbins Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Western Nebraska Community College 2 aircraft in town
- Robbins Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Denver International (DEN) 725 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- Casper/Natrona County International (CPR) 252 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field (BFF) 6 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Rapid City Regional (RAP) 6 flights in twelve months · Empire Airlines Inc., Federal Express Corporation
- Yampa Valley (HDN) 1 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Central Wyoming Regional (RIW) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Southwest Wyoming Regional (RKS) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nebraska 763 since 1982 · 108 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nebraska 78 landing places
- Nebraska 2,947 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BFF.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.