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Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field
Pine Bluff, United States
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Regional gateway serving Pine Bluff and southeast Arkansas.
Location
Pine Bluff, United States
Pine Bluff Regional Airport, known by the historic name Grider Field, is a public-use airport located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It serves the Pine Bluff metropolitan area and surrounding communities in southeast Arkansas, functioning primarily as a general aviation facility.
The airport carries the IATA code PBF and ICAO identifier KPBF. Grider Field has a long history connected to military aviation training during World War II, lending it its enduring historical name. Today, it supports general aviation, charter operations, and limited commercial activity rather than scheduled airline service.
The facility is owned and operated by the City of Pine Bluff and provides essential aviation infrastructure for the region, including fuel services, aircraft maintenance, and flight training operations.
Terminals
The airport has a modest general aviation terminal facility suited to its primarily non-commercial role.
Getting to & from
Ground access to Pine Bluff is primarily via personal vehicle or rental car, as the airport lacks scheduled public transit connections.
Notable facts
- ›The airport's historical name, Grider Field, honors World War I aviation pioneer John McGavock Grider.
- ›The facility served as a military flight training base during World War II.
- ›KPBF primarily serves general aviation rather than scheduled commercial airline service.
- ›The airport is owned and operated by the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
- ›It is located in Jefferson County, southeast Arkansas.
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Latest news
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 5/27/2023
Pine Bluff’s Grider Field Hosts Annual Black Pilots of America This Weekend
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Only In Your State· 9/1/2023
Arkansas' Best-Kept Secret: Grider Field Restaurant in Pine Bluff
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Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 7/10/2017
FAA investigates Grider Field plane crash
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Weather Underground· 6/29/2017
Rison, AR Weather Conditions
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 5/28/2022
Operation Skyhook takes flight
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Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 11/20/2017
UPDATE: PB-based medical helicopter crashes, 3 dead
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