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KBIF Runway 04/22 — Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)

13,554 × 150 ft pem · true headings 044° / 224° · field elevation 3,947 ft

Runway 04/22 at Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) (KBIF) in Fort Bliss/El Paso, TX is 13,554 ft long and 150 ft wide, pem, with true headings 044° and 224°. Over 2010–2025 the wind gave runway 04 the headwind 47% of the time and runway 22 53%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 1.9% of wind hours. KBIF has no digital ATIS, so the active runway is not known; the wind-favored end and the ATIS Alerts prediction are estimates.

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Runway 04/22 — current operational status

What the D-ATIS, the tower and current NOTAMs state now. The published FAA baseline (NASR) is a separate line in the overview below and does not reflect temporary closures.

STATUS UNKNOWN
  • No received NOTAM closes or restricts this runway, but the NOTAM stream has no complete initial load and the airport has no tower or D-ATIS feed. No current closure information.

Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs. Runway NOTAMs stream live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service (SWIM); the official text is shown verbatim below the card. Always confirm with a current briefing.

NOTAMs for runway 04/22

Official text as issued; grouped for reading only. “Scheduled” means not yet in effect. NOTAMs are received live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service through SWIM and recorded since Sep 19, 2026; a NOTAM issued before that and not re-issued since may be missing. Get a full briefing before flight.

Unconfirmed: on record from before a data outage, may have been cancelled. Check current NOTAMs · 3
  • V0484/26 · MIL09/30 2038Z (2:38 PM MDT) → 11/30 2359Z (4:59 PM MST)
    [US DOD PROCEDURAL NOTAM] INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE NOT AUTHORIZED ILS OR LOC RWY 22, NA WHEN TOWER CLOSED
  • V0483/26 · MIL09/30 2036Z (2:36 PM MDT) → 11/30 2359Z (4:59 PM MST)
    [US DOD PROCEDURAL NOTAM] INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE CHANGED ILS OR LOC RWY 22, ORIG, CIRCLING MDA 4440/HAA 493 CAT B, VIS CAT B 1. TEMPORARY CRANE 4080 AMSL 1.9 NM SW OF RWY 04
  • M0334/26 · MIL09/24 0600Z (12:00 AM MDT) → 11/01 1500Z (8:00 AM MST)
    NAVAID ILS RWY 22 UNMONITORED
Runway closure · 1
  • M0372/26 · MIL · scheduled10/30 1400Z (8:00 AM MDT) → 10/30 1800Z (12:00 PM MDT)
    RWY 04/22 CLSD FOR SCHEDULED BAK MAINTENANCE
Obstruction · 1
  • M0361/26 · MIL10/19 1813Z (12:13 PM MDT) → 10/29 0600Z (12:00 AM MDT)
    OBST MULTIPLE OBSTRUCTIONS SOUTH OF RUNWAY 22. MAX HEIGHT 40FT
Other · 2
  • M0373/26 · MIL · scheduled10/30 1400Z (8:00 AM MDT) → 10/30 1800Z (12:00 PM MDT)
    RWY 04 BAK-12 ARRESTING SYSTEM UNSERVICEABLE FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
  • M0332/26 · MIL09/23 1736Z (11:36 AM MDT) → 12/16 2200Z (3:00 PM MST)
    RWY 04/22 BAK SYSTEM ADVISORY SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE DAILY BETWEEN 0600-1400 DUE TO TWR CLOSURE

Current runway assignment is not available from D-ATIS at KBIF. The wind components below show which end the wind favors; the section after it is an ATIS Alerts prediction. Neither is an ATC assignment.

Current wind on Runway 04/22

Wind calm

METAR 2355Z (5:55 PM MDT)
Runway 04

No steady wind direction — no components to compute.

Runway 22

No steady wind direction — no components to compute.

0422Ncalm
  • arrivals
  • departures
  • LAHSO hold-short
  • closed

Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and no active source exists here. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗

Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.

Runway 04/22 outlook

Where runway 04/22 stands now and which runway at KBIF is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time · runway 04/22 · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why

  1. Now0015Z · 6:15 PM MDT·04/22: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind calm·Why METAR wind 000° at 0 kt: below 5 kt, wind does not decide the runway.|No recorded calm-wind preference yet, so no end is favored.
  2. +1 h0115Z · 7:15 PM MDT·04/22: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why The TAF does not cover this hour.
  3. +2 h0215Z · 8:15 PM MDT·04/22: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why The TAF does not cover this hour.
  4. +3 h0315Z · 9:15 PM MDT·04/22: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why The TAF does not cover this hour.
  5. +6 h0615Z · 12:15 AM MDT·04/22: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why The TAF does not cover this hour.
  6. +12 h1215Z · 6:15 AM MDT·04/22: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why The TAF does not cover this hour.

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast, runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties), the current stated configuration and any stated closures. Each row lists its reasons; “no runway favored” is a genuine answer under variable or light wind, never replaced by a guess. It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement or traffic flow unless the recorded history shows them. TAF issued 1900Z (1:00 PM MDT).

Runway 04/22 equipment and lighting

What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.

Runway 04
Approach lighting
Not available
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Available
ILS
Not available
Localizer
Not available
Glideslope
Not available
DME
Not available
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
Not available
Runway markings
Non-precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
BAK-12, BAK-14
Runway 22
Approach lighting
SSALR
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Not available
ILS
ILS/DMEDEGRADED
I-BIF · 110.9 MHz · CAT I
NOTAM M0334/26 · degraded until 11/01 1500Z (8:00 AM MST)
NAVAID ILS RWY 22 UNMONITORED
Localizer
AvailableDEGRADED
NOTAM M0334/26 · degraded until 11/01 1500Z (8:00 AM MST)
NAVAID ILS RWY 22 UNMONITORED
Glideslope
AvailableDEGRADED
3°
NOTAM M0334/26 · degraded until 11/01 1500Z (8:00 AM MST)
NAVAID ILS RWY 22 UNMONITORED
DME
AvailableDEGRADED
channel 46X
NOTAM M0334/26 · degraded until 11/01 1500Z (8:00 AM MST)
NAVAID ILS RWY 22 UNMONITORED
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
Not available
Runway markings
Non-precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
BAK-12, BAK-14

Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective 2026-10-01 (equipment on record) · FAA NOTAMs via SWIM (live)and the current D-ATIS (outages). “Not available” means the FAA record lists no such equipment for the end; nothing here is inferred. An outage annotation is only ever a reading of the official text shown with it. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.

Land and hold short operations

LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances on the FAA record, and whether the current D-ATIS reports LAHSO in effect.

Runway 04

No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.

Runway 22

No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.

This airport has no D-ATIS, so the current LAHSO state is not known here. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.

Frequencies for runway 04/22

Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.

Frequencies serving runway 04/22 at KBIF
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower127.9Airport-wide
Tower342.25Airport-wide
Ground121.6Airport-wide
Ground251.125Airport-wide
Clearance delivery125.0Airport-wide
Clearance delivery379.1Airport-wide
Show all frequencies (6 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 04/22 at KBIF
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Approach / departure119.15Sector: SOUTH-V16
Approach / departure124.25Sector: NORTH-V16
Approach / departure124.25Airport-wide
Approach / departure298.85Sector: NORTH-V16
Approach / departure298.85Airport-wide
Approach / departure353.5Sector: SOUTH-V16

The FAA record does not sectorize KBIF's frequencies by runway; every row applies airport-wide. Source: FAA NASR FRQ, cycle 2026-10-01. Verify on the current chart supplement before use.

Runway 04/22 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
13,554 ft
Width
150 ft
Surface
Partially concrete/asphalt · Good condition
Surface treatment
Grooved
PCN
84
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
3,947 ft
Published FAA baseline
Open
Published NASR record; does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions. Current operational status is the card at the top of the page.
Runway 04
True heading
044°
Magnetic
036°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
3,910 ft
TDZ elevation
3,911 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
75 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Left
Runway 22
True heading
224°
Magnetic
216°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
3,947 ft
TDZ elevation
3,947 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
75 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Right

Runway 04/22 numbers are magnetic; the stored geometry and every wind calculation on this page are TRUE north, so they never need a variation correction. Magnetic headings use the FAA's published variation for this airport, 8.0°E (2020), the same value printed on the FAA airport diagram. Surface condition, treatment, weight bearing, thresholds and traffic pattern are from the FAA NASR record (cycle 2026-10-01); lighting, ILS and LAHSO are in their own sections above. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.

Wind-favored runway at KBIF — last 30 days

Which runway end had the most headwind each hour, from ATIS Alerts' collected wind history — an estimate, not ATC use.

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

04
69%
22
31%

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 04/22

20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.

From 119,265 hourly observations at KBIF (2010–2025), 98,021 with a steady wind direction (17.8% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind. Note: this station is flagged in the Flying Weather Index (Military installation - excluded from public civil-aviation rankings (name-based screen, methodology v1).); treat these numbers as indicative.

Crosswind on runway 04/22 (either end)

Mean crosswind
4.8 kt
median 4 kt
90th / 95th percentile
9.7 / 11.9 kt
max 94.1 kt
Above 10 kt
8.5%
> 15 kt: 1.9% · > 20 kt: 0.4%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
7.2%
90th pct gust 13 kt
0%36%72%63%0–5 kt29%5–10 kt6.6%10–15 kt1.4%15–20 kt0.4%20–25 kt0.1%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 04/22 at KBIF, 2010–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–563%
5–1028.5%
10–156.6%
15–201.4%
20–250.4%
25+0.1%

Strongest-crosswind month on average: Apr; calmest: Oct. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.

Runway 04

Headwind
47%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
23.4%
> 10 kt: 8.3%
Most wind-favored end
47%
of steady-wind hours, 04 had the most headwind of every end at KBIF

Runway 22

Headwind
53%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
11.8%
> 10 kt: 1.9%
Most wind-favored end
53%
of steady-wind hours, 22 had the most headwind of every end at KBIF

“Most wind-favored end” is meteorological analysis: the share of steady-wind hours (2010–2025) in which this end had the most headwind of every open runway end at KBIF. It does not mean ATC selected the runway that often (parallel ends with the same heading share the credit equally). Observed runway use, where available, is the configuration-history section above.

By wind direction

Wind-favored share of runway 04 and 22 by wind sector, 2010–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours04 favored22 favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°15%100%0%4.2 kt0.4%
NE 023–068°9%100%0%1 kt0%
E 068–113°13%100%0%5 kt0.8%
SE 113–158°13%48.7%51.3%6.2 kt1.4%
S 158–203°15%0%100%4.4 kt0.3%
SW 203–248°11%0%100%1.6 kt0%
W 248–293°16%0%100%7.2 kt5.3%
NW 293–338°8%49%51%7.7 kt7.3%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
04 favored 51.6% · 22 48.4%
mean crosswind 4.5 kt · calm 20.6%
afternoon
04 favored 33.9% · 22 66.1%
mean crosswind 5.2 kt · calm 15.9%
evening
04 favored 46% · 22 54%
mean crosswind 5.3 kt · calm 13.5%
night
04 favored 54.9% · 22 45.1%
mean crosswind 4.4 kt · calm 19.3%

Seasonal runway conditions

037JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 04/22 at KBIF by month, 2010–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan4.4 kt
Feb4.9 kt
Mar5.6 kt
Apr6.0 kt
May5.2 kt
Jun5.2 kt
Jul4.8 kt
Aug4.4 kt
Sep4.3 kt
Oct4.2 kt
Nov4.3 kt
Dec4.2 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 04/22 at KBIF, 2010–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2004 tail > 522 tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanN5.7 kt11.2%4.4 kt7.9%2.5%0.7%18.3%13.4%0.6%0.12%0.5%
FebW6.5 kt18.1%4.9 kt9.5%2.6%0.7%27.8%9.9%0.5%0.03%0.4%
MarW7.7 kt24.7%5.6 kt14.3%4.2%1.5%33.9%9.6%0.8%0.01%0.1%
AprW8.4 kt30.5%6 kt15.8%4%1%40.9%9.1%0.6%0.18%0.1%
MayW7.5 kt30.4%5.2 kt10.4%2%0.3%38.3%9.2%0.2%0.22%0%
JunW6.9 kt21.7%5.2 kt10.1%1.9%0.3%27%11.3%0.3%0.78%0.1%
JulSE6.1 kt11.1%4.8 kt6.7%1%0.1%14.5%15.3%0.2%2.15%0.1%
AugS5.6 kt9.1%4.4 kt5.3%0.8%0.1%13.4%13.3%0.2%1.63%0.1%
SepSE5.4 kt7.3%4.3 kt4.4%0.3%0%12.2%13.9%0.2%0.9%0.4%
OctN5.3 kt9.4%4.2 kt5%0.5%0%18.5%10.9%0.2%0.48%0.2%
NovN5.4 kt9%4.3 kt6.3%1.6%0.4%17%13.3%0.8%0.07%0.4%
DecN5.5 kt9.9%4.2 kt5.9%1.2%0.3%18.3%12.4%0.9%0.05%0.9%

IFR, thunderstorm (TS) and fog columns are airport-wide shares of hours; the crosswind and tailwind columns are specific to this runway. Prevailing = most common 45° wind sector among wind hours.

Runway 04/22 closure history

Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.

KBIF has no D-ATIS, so there is no broadcast-observed closure record.

NOTAM observed · recorded since Sep 19, 2026 (no archive before that)
  • M0372/26 · closure (full) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-30 14:00Z → 2026-10-30 18:00Z · first seen 2026-10-27 18:15Z · last seen 2026-10-27 18:15Z
    RWY 04/22 CLSD FOR SCHEDULED BAK MAINTENANCE
  • M0371/26 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-23 18:31Z → 2026-10-26 14:00Z · first seen 2026-10-23 18:32Z · last seen 2026-10-23 18:32Z
    TWY H BETWEEN RWY 04/22 AND TWY F CLSD TO HELICOPTER
  • M0364/26 · closure (full) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-21 14:00Z → 2026-10-21 18:00Z · first seen 2026-10-20 19:08Z · last seen 2026-10-20 19:45Z · cancelled 2026-10-20 19:45Z
    RWY 04/22 CLSD
  • V0484/26 · closure (full) · runway 22effective 2026-09-30 20:38Z → 2026-11-30 23:59Z · first seen 2026-09-30 20:39Z · last seen 2026-09-30 20:39Z
    [US DOD PROCEDURAL NOTAM] INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE NOT AUTHORIZED ILS OR LOC RWY 22, NA WHEN TOWER CLOSED
  • M0327/26 · closure (full) · runway 04/22effective 2026-09-23 14:00Z → 2026-09-23 18:00Z · first seen 2026-09-21 19:32Z · last seen 2026-09-21 19:32Z
    RWY 04/22 CLSD FOR BAK 14 SCHEDULED MX
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

Runway 04/22: Open on the published record — a baseline that does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions, not the current operational status.

Recent pilot reports involving runway 04/22

Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.

No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 04/22 at KBIF explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.

Instrument approaches to runway 04/22

From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.

Runway 04

No straight-in instrument approach published to this end.

No departure procedures · FAA d-TPP cycle 2611. Plates open on aeronav.faa.gov (public domain); ATIS Alerts does not reproduce charts or minimums.

Methodology and sources

Short version below; the full write-up is at Runway Intelligence methodology, and every launched airport is listed on the Runway Intelligence hub.

  • Active runwayscome first from the tower's TFDM (Terminal Flight Data Manager) airport configuration, received as structured data through the FAA SWIM Cloud Distribution Service at towers that have it; otherwise from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser, and the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference. ATIS Alerts is not an FAA product and this is not FAA data; SWIM content is for non-operational use.
  • Flowis the compass direction of the stated arrival ends (eight sectors, named only when every arrival end points within 30° of the others and clear of a sector edge); a tower's own configuration name is used when it carries a direction word. Stored separately from the runway sets.
  • Equipment, LAHSO and frequencies come from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription (cycle 2026-10-01): approach lights, visual glide slope, edge / centerline / touchdown-zone lights, REIL, ILS components with FAA status, RVR, markings, LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances, and facility frequencies with their published sectorization. Outage annotations are readings of the NOTAM or D-ATIS text shown beside them. Blank FAA fields read “Not available”.
  • Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
  • Runway visual range, tower demand and traffic-management restrictions come from FAA SWIM: STDDS Airport Data (RVR and light settings, about 130 airports) and TFDM (15-minute runway demand, APREQ/MIT restrictions). Each block is stamped with its own time; none of it is an FAA product or a clearance.
  • Predicted runway scores each open end from the TAF wind (headwind, crosswind penalty, tailwind avoidance, longest-runway tie-break), excludes stated closures, and — once a wind sector has 24 h of recorded use — adjusts confidence by what the facility did under similar wind; every row lists its reasons. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs beyond what the record shows.
  • History thresholds: usage shares need 12 / 48 / 168 recorded hours for the 24-hour / 7-day / 30-day windows; a wind sector needs 24 h and 5 days; time-of-day needs 7 days and 20 h per daypart; flow shares need 48 h. Below a bar the module says so instead of showing a percentage.
  • Climatology: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, one observation per hour, 45° wind sectors, percentiles via t-digest; runway geometry is today's record applied to all years. Methodology v1.
  • PIREPs: official reports from aviationweather.gov are attached only when the text names this runway and the report is tied to KBIF by identifier or by position within 15 NM. Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
  • Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 5 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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⚠️ ATIS Alerts provides informational runway analysis based on available weather, the tower's TFDM configuration and NOTAMs received through FAA SWIM, D-ATIS text, FAA data and historical observations. Active runways shown here are what the tower or its D-ATIS stated and may lag or be misread; NOTAM coverage is not complete; predicted runways are an ATIS Alerts estimate, not an ATC assignment; equipment states are readings of the official text shown with them. Not an FAA product. Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.