FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RQB |
| Lat/Long: | 43-43-22.1210N 085-30-19.1490W
43-43.368683N 085-30.319150W
43.7228114,-85.5053192
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 994.4 ft. / 303.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2030) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RQB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT 0800-1500, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 & 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | no, LDG FEE FOR COML ACFT WAIVED WITH MNM FUEL PURCHASE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 125.875 (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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| MOPr285/33.9 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:AVBL H24 SELF SVC.
A+:SINGLE POINT & OVERWING AVBL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5004 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 20 /F/A/Y/T | | Single wheel: | 62.0 | | Double wheel: | 87.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 43-43.473278N | | 43-43.468927N |
| Longitude: | 085-31.151573W | | 085-30.016023W |
| Elevation: | 994.4 ft. | | 944.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 090 true | | 276 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.08 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2699 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 10 /F/A/Y/T | | Single wheel: | 37.0 | | Double wheel: | 56.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 43-43.356037N | | 43-43.001423N |
| Longitude: | 085-30.013117W | | 085-29.644150W |
| Elevation: | 932.4 ft. | | 924.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 149 magnetic, 143 true | | 329 magnetic, 323 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BIG RAPIDS
CITY HALL, 226 N MICHIGAN AVE
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307-1489
Phone 231-592-4045 |
| Manager: | STEVE SCHROEDER, FIRE CHIEF
21325 18 MILE RD
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307-9721
Phone 231-796-5600
CITY HALL 231-679-1583. |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ADMIN BLDG ACES: PRESS 5, THEN 3 & 2 SIMUL, THEN 1. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **NEW** | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **NEW** | |
download (252KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (354KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
13C - Lakeview Airport/Griffith Field (19 nm SE)
KFFX - 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 14-Aug-2014
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Mar-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:05 | | 00:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Mar-2026 04:14:58 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 30-Mar-2026 00:14:58 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQB | 300355Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A3000 RMK AO2 401451014
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| TAF |
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KMBL
46nm NW | 292025Z 2920/3018 19008G15KT P6SM SCT150 FM300400 19007KT P6SM SCT100 WS020/24030KT FM301200 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100
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KMKG
46nm SW | 291740Z 2918/3018 20015G23KT P6SM OVC200 FM292000 20013G21KT P6SM BKN250 FM292300 19008KT P6SM OVC250 FM301000 20007KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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