KBIF · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)

FORT BLISS/EL PASO, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

3,946

Elevation ft

Runway

13,554

Longest ft · 04/22

31.85N

106.38W

Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) serves Fort Bliss/El Paso, Texas at 3,946 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 13,554 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
04/22	13,554 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,946 ft is about 7°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 7°C)	3,946 ft	3,208 ft	2,526 ft	3,789 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,146 ft	3,442 ft	2,653 ft	3,979 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,346 ft	3,676 ft	2,780 ft	4,169 ft
35°C afternoon	7,293 ft	3,860 ft	2,879 ft	4,319 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 13,554 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,319 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KBIF is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KELP El Paso International Airport	2 nm S	12,020 ft
KDNA Doña Ana County International Jetport	17 nm W	9,550 ft
KLRU Las Cruces International Airport	38 nm NW	7,506 ft
KALM Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport	62 nm N	9,207 ft
KDMN Deming Municipal Airport	73 nm W	8,018 ft

04Fuel and services at KBIF

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KBIF. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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