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PBF to JLN: distance & flight time
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field) → Joplin (Joplin Regional Airport)
251 mi
404 km · 218 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
251 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, United States
- JLN — Joplin Regional Airport · Joplin, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PBF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field42 mi away
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field69 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport72 mi away
Near JLN
- PPF · Tri-City Airport57 mi away
- CFV · Coffeyville Municipal Airport59 mi away
- SGF · Springfield Branson National Airport61 mi away
- XNA · Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PBF from JLN?
The flight distance from Pine Bluff (PBF) to Joplin (JLN) is 251 miles (404 km, 218 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBF to JLN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBF to JLN?
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