AirportsWestern Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Scottsbluff, in Nebraska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BFF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BFF
- ICAO code
- KBFF
- City
- Scottsbluff
- State or region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.8740° N, 103.5960° W
- Elevation
- 1,209 m (3,967 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,523 m (8,279 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BFF means Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBFF. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.8740° N, 103.5960° W. It stands 1,209 metres (3,967 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Greeley, about 186 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,523 metres (8,279 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 223.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,523 m 8,279 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 2,439 m 8,002 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Municipal AirportAlliance | AIA | 68 km |
| Chadron Municipal AirportChadron | CDR | 115 km |
| Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson FieldCheyenne | CYS | 129 km |
| Laramie Regional AirportLaramie | LAR | 184 km |
| Denver International AirportDenver | DEN | 242 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,183 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,227 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,244 km | 15 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,269 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,484 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,567 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,466 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,263 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,604 km | 16 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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