# Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field (PBF)

> Pine Bluff, US · IATA: PBF · ICAO: KPBF · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PBF` |
| ICAO | `KPBF` |
| City | Pine Bluff |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 63 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 34.17412, -91.93564 |

## Description

An ILS approach and a 1,828-metre runway (18/36) make Grider Field – Pine Bluff Regional Airport (IATA: PBF, ICAO: KPBF) – the only jet-capable, instrument-equipped airport in southeast Arkansas, yet it carries no scheduled passenger or cargo service and has no freight terminal. Opened in 1941 as a US Army Air Forces pilot-training base and named after aviator John McGavock Grider, the roughly 850-acre field today handles business, charter and private flights plus FBO services. Air freight for the region is trucked to Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) at Little Rock, about 70 km (a 50-minute drive) away, while intercontinental express volumes consolidate at the FedEx superhub in Memphis (MEM). For forwarders, PBF is not a transshipment point but at most a destination for time-critical charters.

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