FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RRQ |
| Lat/Long: | 43-27-07.9960N / 096-10-47.1970W
43-27.133267N / 096-10.786617W
43.4522211 / -96.1797769
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1363 ft. / 415.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of ROCK RAPIDS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 51246 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1200
FOR AFTER HRS CALL (712) 472-2643. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SIOUX FALLS APPROACH: | 126.9 |
| SIOUX FALLS DEPARTURE: | 126.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LYV (10 nm N): | 119.825 (507-283-5027) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.050/317.4 (SIOUX FALLS RCAG) WHEN SIOUX FALLS APCH CTL IS CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DDLr309/20.9 | | SHELDON VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 05E |
| OTGr238/28.5 | | WORTHINGTON VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 08E |
| FSDr105/28.7 | | SIOUX FALLS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SIOUX CENTER | | 355/19.2 | | 368 | | 06E | | SOY | ... --- -.-- |
| SIBLEY | | 280/19.3 | | 269 | | 05E | | ISB | .. ... -... |
| SHELDON | | 308/20.8 | | 338 | | 05E | | SHL | ... .... .-.. |
| ORANGE CITY | | 344/28.1 | | 521 | | 05E | | ORC | --- .-. -.-. |
| PIPESTONE | | 165/32.4 | | 8 | | 06E | | PQN | .--. --.- -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3097 x 50 ft. / 944 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.385167N | | 43-26.880833N |
| Longitude: | 096-10.837833W | | 096-10.736333W |
| Elevation: | 1359.0 ft. | | 1357.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 172 true | | 347 magnetic, 352 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 44 ft. tree, 775 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
CLNC 24:1 FROM DISPLACED THRESHOLD TO TREE | | none
APCH SLOPE 26:1 TO DSPLCD THLD FM 16 FT ROAD 430 FT FM DSPLCD THLD L/R.
+16 FT ROAD 1 30 FT DSTC L/R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ROCK RAPIDS
310 S 3RD AVE
ROCK RAPIDS, IA 51246
Phone 712-472-2511 |
| Manager: | LYLE CHAPIN
1357 HARDING
ROCK RAPIDS, IA 51246
Phone 712-472-3332 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 121/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 27 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 16 | |
download (161KB) |
| GPS RWY 34 | |
download (163KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KISB - Sibley Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KSOY - Sioux Center Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KSHL - Sheldon Municipal Airport (21 nm SE)
KFSD - Joe Foss Field Airport (26 nm W)
KORC - Orange City Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Christopher Rust
Taken in August 2004
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 21:07 | | 02:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:42 | | 02:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 16:30:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jul-2008 11:30:14 |
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| METAR |
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KLYV
10nm N | 061616Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A2980 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KFSD
26nm W | 061120Z 061212 20005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM1800 26008KT P6SM BKN250 FM2200 02006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 FM0200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200 FM0800 10005KT 5SM BR SCT040 SCT120
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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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