Western Nebraska Regional Airport
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. The airport is owned by the Airport Authority of Scotts Bluff County 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.
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. The airport had 10,608 enplanements in calendar year 2008, 9,221 in 2009 and 9,864 in 2010.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.