Western Nebraska Regional Airport William B. Heilig Field (former Scottsbluff Army Airfield) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Airport Authority of Scotts Bluff County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Scottsbluff, Nebraska | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,967 ft / 1,209 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°52′26″N 103°35′44″W / 41.87389°N 103.59556°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | flyscottsbluff.com | ||||||||||||||
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Western Nebraska Regional Airport (IATA: BFF, ICAO: KBFF, FAA LID: BFF) (William B. Heilig Field) is three miles east of Scottsbluff, in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.[2] The airport is owned by the Airport Authority of Scotts Bluff County[2] and is named after William B. Heilig. Known as "Scottsbluff's Mr. Aviation," he was a World War II United States Army Air Force primary flight instructor, a civil flight instructor, and manager of the city's airport.[3]
It sees one passenger airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. In 2016, the airport had 4,262 passenger boardings (enplanements), a 17.15% decrease from the 5,144 enplanements in 2015.[4] The airport had 10,608 enplanements in calendar year 2008,[5] 9,221 in 2009 and 9,864 in 2010.[6]
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.[7]
- ^ "Scottsbluff, NE: Western Neb. Regional/William B. Heilig Field (BFF)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for BFF PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 4, 2021.
- ^ "William B. Heilig". Nebraska Department of Aeronautics.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2016" (PDF, 831 KB). Enplanements at All Airports (Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation) by State and Airport, 6 October 2017. Federal Aviation Administration. October 6, 2017.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "2017–2021 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 3.48 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. September 30, 2016.