FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RQB |
| Lat/Long: | 43-43-21.4780N / 085-30-14.6640W
43-43.357967N / 085-30.244400W
43.7226328 / -85.5040733
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 990 ft. / 301.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of BIG RAPIDS, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49307 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RQB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 14/32; PAPI RYS 09 & 27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 121.125 (231-796-0884) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.85/322.35 (WHITE CLOUD RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HICr047/12.8 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| MOPr285/33.8 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CADILLAC | | 191/33.4 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
| ALMA | | 312/39.4 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
24 HRS SELF-SERVE FUEL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-43.472283N | | 43-43.468733N |
| Longitude: | 085-30.992133W | | 085-30.016350W |
| Elevation: | 989.0 ft. | | 944.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 090 true | | 275 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.33 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.08 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 88 ft. trees, 2136 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear | | 33 ft. tree, 1652 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 44:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2700 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 43-43.355833N | | 43-43.001167N |
| Longitude: | 085-30.013283W | | 085-29.644333W |
| Elevation: | 932.0 ft. | | 924.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 143 true | | 328 magnetic, 323 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 2440 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. tree, 1320 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BIG RAPIDS
CITY HALL
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307
Phone 231-592-4045 |
| Manager: | MIKE LAFFERTY
21325 18 MILE RD
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307
Phone 231-796-5600 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | EXTENSIVE ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 27 | |
download (207KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
13C - Lakeview Airport-Griffith Field (19 nm SE)
3FM - Fremont Municipal Airport (27 nm SW)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (33 nm N)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (34 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 27-Apr-2006
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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 13-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 09:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:58 | | 00:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 20:34:09 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 16:34:09 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQB | 132015Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A2995 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KMKG
46nm SW | 131740Z 131818 18012G25KT P6SM BKN250 FM0300 16016KT P6SM VCSH OVC070 FM0700 20016G25KT P6SM -RA OVC040 FM1200 25013KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM1600 28011KT P6SM OVC035
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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