Pinebluff Rgnl/Grider Field
PBF · KPBF · Pine Bluff, Arkansas · Jefferson County · map
Pinebluff Rgnl/Grider Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Pine Bluff, 4 miles southeast of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 206 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,998 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 30 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 8,900 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Pinebluff Rgnl/Grider Field?
Its FAA code is PBF, and its ICAO code is KPBF.
Where is Pinebluff Rgnl/Grider Field?
It is 4 miles southeast of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 206 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Pinebluff Rgnl/Grider Field?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,998 feet long, asphalt.
Does Pinebluff Rgnl/Grider Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Pinebluff Rgnl/Grider Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Pinebluff Rgnl/Grider Field?
2 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Pinebluff Rgnl/Grider Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PBF · ICAO KPBF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Pine Bluff
- Elevation
- 206 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 994 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- November to March, every day, 7:00 am to 3:00 pm; April to October, every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1941
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,998 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: ILS, VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 36: VASI, four boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 119.85 | |
| Pbf and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.775 | |
| Pine Bluff Rco | 122.6 | Pine Bluff |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 870-536-0228.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, avionics, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Billy Free Municipal (26 nm southeast), Stuttgart Municipal Carl Humphrey Field (31 nm northeast), Monticello Muni/Ellis Field (33 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Arkansas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Dusk to dawn. Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 and approach lights (MALSR) runway 18 - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service fuel available 24 hours with credit card (100LL and jet a).
- Two +3 feet posts 180 feet from runway end 180 feet R.
- Airport closed to aircraft with 30 or more psgrs.
- Migratory birds in the vicinity of airport.
- Numerous agricultural operations on and in the vicinity of airport year round.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 24 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 8,900, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 300 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,500 |
| general aviation, local | 5,000 |
| military | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Pine Bluff from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Pine Bluff, Arkansas: 19 piston singles, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Arkansas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Pine Bluff:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 10 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives.
- Adam Bryant Boyd private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wildwood Aerospace LLC · Sherwood, AR (46 nm) · (210) 269-4662 · [email protected]
- Thomas James Guillebeau private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Guillebeau Instruction Inc · Sherwood, AR (46 nm) · (417) 496-1094 · [email protected]
All 23 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Pine Bluff 24 aircraft · 19 piston singles, 2 business jets, 1 turboprops
- Murphy Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Tomlinson Avionics INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 17 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Arkansas 1,580 since 1982 · 175 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Arkansas 101 landing places
- Arkansas 3,496 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PBF.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.