Simmons Aaf Airport (KFBG), North Carolina
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Simmons AAF (KFBG) is a towered, privately used military airfield serving Fort Bragg, North Carolina, with a single paved runway and JP-8 fuel service. The field sits roughly 44 nautical miles from the nearest customs airport, Raleigh-Durham International, and operates under strict prior-permission requirements for civil aircraft. Business aviation activity is negligible, with the field's traffic dominated by military operations tied to its Fort Bragg mission.
Runways
Simmons Aaf Airport has one paved runway, 10/28, 4,121 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Simmons Aaf Airport has Jet A+ available on the field. The airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Simmons Aaf Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Raleigh-Durham International (KRDU), 45 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Simmons Aaf Airport recorded 1 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at Simmons AAF is concentrated in a single month of the year, with the only recorded operation occurring in September 2025.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 1 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Simmons Aaf Airport averages 0.3 snow days in January.
Weather station is 5.1 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Simmons Aaf Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Fuel available is JP-8. Cold fuel requires a 24-hour prior permission request. Hot refueling is available Monday through Friday during a defined nighttime window.
Restricted: a 24-hour prior permission request is required for remain-overnight parking and for all civil aircraft. Contact base operations for authorization.
REIL and PAPI lighting serve runway 28. MIRL lighting covers runway 10/28. These lights operate during tower hours only.
Restricted: runway/way aircraft only.
Traffic pattern: runway/way, 1,000 feet.
Caution: the distance between the runway 10/28 centerline and helipads East and West does not meet standards, measuring 350 feet. No simultaneous operations are authorized in VFR conditions when the tower is not operating. A portion of taxiway Juliet North is not lit; aircrews taxi at their own risk during IFR conditions and at night.
Caution: bird hazard.
Caution: airport perimeter lighting may cause pilot distraction.
Pilots must notify Simmons Operations twenty minutes prior to arrival when carrying a Code 6 or higher classification on board.
All wheeled rotary-wing aircraft must ground taxi on all ramps and taxiways.
When tower visibility and/or surface visibility are below 4 statute miles, the lesser value will be reported as prevailing.
Contact the 26th Operational Weather Squadron at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, for weather support.
Restricted: V-22 aircraft are subject to restrictions; see the airport's AP/1 publication.
All weekend fuel requests must be submitted to base operations by Tuesday at 1500 local time.
Full weather service is available from 0500Z Monday through 0500Z Saturday, except federal holidays; contact base operations. Outside those hours, remote briefing is available from the standby forecaster.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Simmons Aaf Airport has five airfields within 29 NM. The closest is Pope Aaf (KPOB), 4.53 NM northwest.
Part of the Raleigh and Durham area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
Is KFBG open to civil traffic?
Simmons AAF (KFBG) is a private military airfield at Fort Bragg, NC, not open for unrestricted civil use. All civil aircraft require a 24-hour prior permission request, and remain-overnight requests carry the same PPR requirement. Pilots carrying certain onboard classifications must notify Simmons Ops twenty minutes prior to arrival. Access for V-22 aircraft carries additional restrictions detailed in the airfield's published data.
What fuel is available at Simmons AAF?
Simmons AAF (KFBG) stocks JP-8 fuel, listed in its data as Jet A-equivalent (A+). Cold fuel service requires a 24-hour prior permission request, while hot refueling is available Monday through Friday during a defined window. Weekend fuel requests must be submitted to base operations by Tuesday afternoon local time. No avgas is listed among the field's fuel types.
What is the runway configuration at KFBG?
KFBG has a single paved runway, 10/28, measuring 4,121 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. Traffic pattern work is restricted to runway/way aircraft only under one of the field's published restrictions. REIL and PAPI lighting serve runway 28, while MIRL lighting covers the full 10/28 length, operating during tower hours only.
How busy is Simmons AAF for business aviation traffic?
Business aviation traffic at Simmons AAF (KFBG) is minimal, with FAA TFMSC data recording just one business aviation operation for the full 2025 tracked year, occurring in September. The airfield's total annual operations reached 1,676, reflecting its primary role supporting military and Fort Bragg-related activity rather than civil or business flying. This traffic pattern is consistent with the field's private, military-use designation.