FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PBF |
| Lat/Long: | 34-10-28.2470N / 091-56-08.1752W 34-10.470783N / 091-56.136253W 34.1745131 / -91.9356042 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 206 ft. / 62.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles SE of PINE BLUFF, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 71601 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PBF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1900 FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 870-540-9439. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1200 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 AND MALSR RY 18 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 120.775 (870-536-0228) |
| LITTLE ROCK APPROACH: | 119.85 |
| LITTLE ROCK DEPARTURE: | 119.85 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.85(501-379-2908) |
- DURG TWR CLOSURE AND HRS FSS OPERNL AAS PRVDD ON FREQ 118.4. WHEN FSS CLSD BROADCAST POSITION / INTENTIONS ON FREQ 118.4.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PBFr182/4.4 | | PINE BLUFF VOR/DME | | 116.00 | | 04E |
| LITr153/32.5 | | LITTLE ROCK VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 05E |
| MONr339/38.3 | | MONTICELLO VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| STUTTGART | | 208/34.0 | | 269 | | 02E | | SGT | ... --. - |
| WARREN | | 008/38.5 | | 226 | | 04E | | REN | .-. . -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5998 x 150 ft. / 1828 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 56.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 34-10.965252N | | 34-09.976313N |
| Longitude: | 091-56.138268W | | 091-56.134238W |
| Elevation: | 203.2 ft. | | 198.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 180 true | | 358 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PINE BLUFF 200 E. 8TH ST. PINE BLUFF, AR 71601 Phone 870-543-1855 |
| Manager: | DOUG HALE PO BOX 7625 PINE BLUFF, AR 71601 Phone 870-534-4131 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 47 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 109/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 5% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-36 | TWO +3 FT POSTS 180 FT FM RY END 180 FT R. |
| - | ARFF NORMALLY AVBL WHEN ARPT ATTENDED. |
| - | ARPT CLSD TO ACR WITH 30 OR MORE PASSENGERS. |
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS INVOF AER 36. |
| - | NUMEROUS AGRICULTURAL OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT YEAR ROUND. |
| - | RY 18/36 MARKINGS NSTD. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 18 | |
download (275KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (250KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (207KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 | |
download (208KB) |
| VOR RWY 18 | |
download (235KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0M0 - Billy Free Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
M73 - Almyra Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KSGT - Stuttgart Municipal Airport (31 nm NE)
KLLQ - Monticello Municipal Airport/Ellis Field (33 nm S)
KLIT - Adams Field Airport (36 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matthew Nichols
Photo taken 05-May-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunset | | 20:14 | | 01:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Jul-2008 21:51:59 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Jul-2008 16:51:59 |
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| METAR |
| KPBF | 232053Z AUTO 35006KT 9SM FEW047 35/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T03500222 56019 TSNO
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| TAF |
| KPBF | 231720Z 231818 22005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 TEMPO 1821 3SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM2100 14007KT P6SM SCT030 OVC060 TEMPO 2101 VRB20G30KT 3SM -TSRA BKN015CB FM0100 13005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 TEMPO 0103 BKN040 FM0300 12006KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250 FM0600 08004KT P6
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| NOTAMs |
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