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KPBF · Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field

ICAO · US · 17 NTSB events

ID KPBF FAA PBF Elev 206 ft Lat 34° 10.45' N Lon 91° 56.14' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,998 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 179.8° 5,998 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
36 359.8° 5,998 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.08%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 5 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 120.775
  • CLD LITTLE ROCK CLNC DEL 119.850
  • A/D LITTLE ROCK APP/DEP 119.850
  • RDO JONESBORO RDO 122.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 17 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36 and MALSR Rwy 18. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36 and MALSR Rwy 18. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36 and MALSR Rwy 18. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 18–36 and MALSR Rwy 18—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Migratory birds invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·76 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF PINEBLUFF RGNL/GRIDER FLD (PBF)(KPBF) P (NG) 4 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N34º10.47´ W91º56.14´ 206 B TPA—1200(994) NOTAM FILE PBF RWY 18–36: H5998X150 (ASPH) S–40, D–56, 2D–90 MIRL RWY 18: MALSR.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·RWY 36: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT Dusk–dawn.
  • ·MILITARY— FUEL (NC–100LL, A – Self svc avbl H24 with credit card)
  • ·Attended Nov–Mar 1300–2100Z‡, Apr–Oct 1400–0000Z‡.
  • ·For arpt attendant after hours call 870–540–9439.
  • ·Self svc fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card (100LL and JET A).
  • ·Arpt CLOSED to acft with 30 or more passengers.
  • ·Numerous agricultural opns on and invof arpt year round.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 870-534-4131
  • ·ASOS 120.775 (870) 536–0228.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 PINE BLUFF RCO 122.6 (JONESBORO RADIO) ®LITTLE ROCK APP/DEP CON 119.85 CLNC DEL 119.85 (501) 379–2908 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·PINE BLUFF (VL) (L) VORW/DME 116.0 PBF Chan 107 N34º14.81´ W91º55.57´ 182º 4.4 NM to fld. 212/4E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 020º–021º byd 40 NM 067º–069º byd 40 NM 108º–110º byd 40 NM 140º–145º byd 35 NM blo 4,900´ 170º–172º byd 40 NM 176º–178º byd 40 NM 239º–249º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 239º–249º byd 59 NM 260º–275º byd 25 NM 292º–294º byd 40 NM 322º–328º byd 40 NM ILS 111.7 I–PBF Rwy 18.
  • ·Autopilot cpd apch NA blw 900 MSL.
  • ·PINEBLUFF RGNL/GRIDER FLD (See PINE BLUFF on page 76) MEMPHIS H–6J, L–18F IAP SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

17 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

19

since 1982

Fatal

1

5.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 59,800 ops in 1992

2024 total

8,900

10-yr total

95,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 96% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

31.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.66

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=17

  • Other 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-07-07 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-05-29 Cessna 177 · Stall / spin · day →
2014-07-29 Cessna 182R · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-05-09 GROSS Cozy · Engine failure · day →
2008-08-13 Piper PA-24-250 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2004-12-05 Dassault-Breguet Falcon 20 · Other · IMC · day →
2004-06-07 Air Tractor AT-402 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2003-08-02 Cessna 150L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2000-07-08 Aero Commander 685 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1996-05-01 Champion 7AC · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1993-04-29 Embraer EMB-120 RT · Stall / spin · day →
1989-11-11 Piper PA-28-140 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1989-06-06 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · night →
1988-02-27 Morane-Saulnier F1-156C · Ground collision · day →
1985-05-19 Beech E-90 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1984-02-19 Cessna 206 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-10-01 Cessna 150F · Other · day →

Designees in AR

CFI Flight Instructors 606 A&P Mechanics 2,319 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 32 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 64 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jeremy Scott Lashbrook North Little Rock AR 39 nm
Adam Bryant Boyd Sherwood AR 43 nm
Thomas James Guillebeau Sherwood AR 43 nm
Seth Jamell Lake Arkadelphia AR 56 nm
Joshua Scott Wooding Searcy AR 65 nm
Nicholas Adcock Searcy AR 65 nm
Ronald Joseph Menzie Searcy AR 65 nm
Travis Alkire Searcy AR 65 nm
Roger Douglass Higden AR 85 nm
Joseph Lawrence Batesville AR 97 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
John Wade Alexander Pine Bluff AR 5 nm
Kenneth Wayne Johnson Pine Bluff AR 5 nm
Charles Michael Lain Pine Bluff AR 5 nm
Rocky Ray Thornburg White Hall AR 10 nm
Charles Lester Bates Rison AR 18 nm
Brent Hillis Pitts England AR 22 nm
David Michael Busick Ii England AR 22 nm
Gregory James Crawford Humnoke AR 24 nm
Donna Roxanne Perkins Sheridan AR 27 nm
Douglas Dean Vizzier Stuttgart AR 27 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Sam Hardy Baggett Pine Bluff AR 5 nm
Terry Lynn Stewart Pine Bluff AR 5 nm
Tommy Wayne Waymack Pine Bluff AR 5 nm
Edward Ernest Stertmann Pine Bluff AR 5 nm
John Jerrell Law Pine Bluff AR 5 nm
Stephen Bailey Stratton White Hall AR 10 nm
John Thomas Musick White Hall AR 10 nm
William Richard Kindrick White Hall AR 10 nm
Marcus Wayne Buford White Hall AR 10 nm
Thomas Edward Anderson Sherrill AR 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
 1 nm
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
 37 nm
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
 86 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 107 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
 118 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 127 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 145 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 155 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 161 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 215 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.