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 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 8,900 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KPBF · observed 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC), 59 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.94 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPBF 062153Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM CLR 31/08 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T03110078 PWINO
TAF KPBF 061720Z 0618/0718 03007KT P6SM SKC FM070100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 8,900, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Arkansas.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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 5, 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.