# Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) (BIF)

> Fort Bliss/El Paso, US · IATA: BIF · ICAO: KBIF · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BIF` |
| ICAO | `KBIF` |
| City | Fort Bliss/El Paso |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1203 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 31.84950, -106.38000 |

## Description

Fort Bliss and its armoured formations, not freight forwarders, define what happens at Biggs Army Airfield (BIF/KBIF) on the northern edge of El Paso, Texas. The concrete runway of roughly 4,138 metres ranks among the longest in the United States and accepts heavy military airlifters up to the C-5 Galaxy, supporting unit deployments and army logistics rather than commercial traffic. There is no civil cargo terminal, no ground handling agent open to the trade and no customs facility that a shipper could use; access is restricted to military operations. Companies moving air freight in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border region, where maquiladora manufacturing generates steady volumes, use El Paso International Airport (ELP) immediately to the south-west, which is served by integrators and road feeder services. Most of the region's freight in fact crosses the border by truck and continues to the larger gateways at Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Houston (IAH) for intercontinental capacity. On the Mexican side, Ciudad Juárez (CJS) is the obvious alternative when consignments are to clear customs in Mexico.

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