KBFR · BFR
Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport
Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport (KBFR / BFR) is a general-aviation airfield serving Bedford, Indiana. The field lies at 727 ft (222 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 4,501 ft (1,372 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Orleans Airport (K7I4), 11 nm S.
Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 727 ft (222 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.8400, -86.4454
- Serving
- Bedford
- Region
- Indiana
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Runways2 · longest 4,501 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,501 ft1,372 m | 100 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 06/24 | 3,089 ft942 m | 70 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.