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KBFR · Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KBFR FAA BFR Elev 727 ft Lat 38° 50.40' N Lon 86° 26.72' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.32%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 129.3° 4,501 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.26%
31 309.3° 4,501 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.26%
06 57.5° 3,089 ft 70 ft ASP No 0.32%
24 237.5° 3,089 ft 70 ft ASP No 0.32%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.125
  • CNTR INDIANAPOLIS CNTR 124.775
  • RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO 110.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 27 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 13 & 31; MIRL Rwy 06–24 & 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 13 & 31; MIRL Rwy 06–24 & 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 13 & 31; MIRL Rwy 06–24 & 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 13 & 31; MIRL Rwy 06–24 & 13–31—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof arpt.

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof rwy.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·98 INDIANA BEDFORD VIRGIL I GRISSOM MUNI (BFR)(KBFR) 3 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N38º50.40´ W86º26.72´ 727 B TPA—1527(800) NOTAM FILE HUF RWY 13–31: H4501X100 (CONC) S–25, D–30 MIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 06–24: H3089X70 (CONC) S–4 MIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 06: Trees.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 06–24 & 13–31 preset low intst; incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2200Z‡, Sat 1400–1700Z‡.
  • ·Arpt clsd New Years, Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day.
  • ·Line of sight restrictions to visibility.
  • ·Rwy 13–31 Brush & trees 200 ft L & R of cntrln entire length of rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 812-278-6324
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.125 (812) 275–8306.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®LOUISVILLE APP/DEP CON 123.675 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Louisville Apch at 502-375-7499.
  • ·HOOSIER (L) (L) VORTACW 110.2 OOM Chan 39 N39º08.63´ W86º36.78´ 159º 19.8 NM to fld. 845/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 014º–060º 061º–090º byd 15 NM 310º–014º byd 12 NM DME unusable: 015º–060º 061º–071º byd 7 NM 072º–090º 150º–221º byd 25 NM 222º–247º byd 25 NM 248º–310º byd 25 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 015º–090º 222º–247º 248º–310º byd 25 NM BIG LONG LAKE SPB (See KENDALLVILLE on page 123) BIG TURKEY LAKE SPB (See STROH on page 144) BLOOMFIELD SHAWNEE FLD (1I3) 3 W UTC–5(–4DT) N39º02.56´ W87º00.17´ 501 NOTAM FILE HUF RWY 18–36: 2160X150 (TURF) RWY LGTS(NSTD) RWY 36: Bldg.
  • ·S2 LGT Rwy 18–36 NSTD edge lgts, pvc pipe with glass jars.
  • ·For arpt attendant call 812–384–6232.
  • ·Ultralights on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 has a minus 4´ slope on east side; north of Rwy 18 thld.
  • ·Rwy 18–36, 485´ stopway north end.
  • ·Powerplant repairs part–time.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 812-829-5999
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Hulman Apch at 812-877-7581.
  • ·BLOOMINGTON LAKE MONROE SPB (07I) 7 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N39º03.68´ W86º26.77´ 538 NOTAM FILE HUF WATERWAY SW–NE: 15000X4000 (WATER) SEAPLANE REMARKS: Unattended.
  • ·Seaplane ops NA btn SS–SR.
  • ·Low alt hi–speed mil trng act ovr or near reservoir—ctc flight service for info.
  • ·Lake use permit rqr—812–837–9546.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (317) 232-0935
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Hulman Apch at 812-877-7581. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ST LOUIS L–27D IAP ST LOUIS ST LOUIS EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · BFR

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

2

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 19,096 ops in 2002

2024 total

5,858

10-yr total

49,557

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 91% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

40.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

13.45

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=6

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-07-08 Bellanca 7GCAA · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2025-09-13 PEGASUS QUANTUM 15 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2023-10-17 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4 · Birdstrike · day →
2007-03-05 Cessna 150M · CFIT · VMC · day →
1988-06-08 Piper PA-24-250 · Gear-up · dusk →
1986-08-02 Hawker Siddeley DH-125-1A · Weather · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in IN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,271 A&P Mechanics 4,965 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 33 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 33 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 30 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 2 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 47 FBO Fixed Base Operators 59 Clubs Flying Clubs 34 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Sellersburg IN 41 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Sellersburg IN 41 nm
Cory Alexander Irwin Greenwood IN 48 nm
James Kiper Louisville KY 50 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Louisville KY 50 nm
Randall Sizemore Louisville KY 50 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Louisville KY 50 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Louisville KY 50 nm
Steven Edward Stombaugh Plainfield IN 51 nm
Brian Glenn Dillman Terre Haute IN 57 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Raymond Lex Kern Bedford IN 2 nm
Douglas Steven Kimball Bedford IN 2 nm
Tony Thompson Newbold Sr Bedford IN 2 nm
Kenneth Wayne Smith Bedford IN 2 nm
Janet Alayne Barger Bedford IN 2 nm
Norman Thomas Rich Bedford IN 2 nm
Timothy Chad Chastain Bedford IN 2 nm
Joe David Deckard Jr Bedford IN 2 nm
Levi Paul Nolan Bedford IN 2 nm
Thomas Clifton Cox Mitchell IN 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kenneth Wayne Smith Bedford IN 2 nm
Steven Keith Hill Bedford IN 2 nm
James Lowell Lovell Bedford IN 2 nm
Barry Lynn Schroeder Bedford IN 2 nm
Kenneth Robert Teague Bedford IN 2 nm
Mark Alan Westerfield Bedford IN 2 nm
Steven Joe Cummings Bedford IN 2 nm
Gerald Francis Miller Bedford IN 2 nm
Paul Timothy Arvin Bedford IN 2 nm
Jerry Lee Lintz Bedford IN 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Eagle Avionics, LLC
Columbus, IN
 36 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 55 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 55 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
 84 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 86 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 97 nm
Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
Lexington, KY
 99 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
 105 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 113 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 128 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.