FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 (605) 988-4314. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| 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 |
| SIOUX CENTER | | 356/19.2 | | 368 | | 05E | | SOY | ... --- -.-- |
| SIBLEY | | 280/19.3 | | 269 | | 05E | | ISB | .. ... -... |
| SHELDON | | 308/20.8 | | 338 | | 05E | | SHL | ... .... .-.. |
| ORANGE CITY | | 344/28.2 | | 521 | | 05E | | ORC | --- .-. -.-. |
| PIPESTONE | | 165/32.4 | | 284 | | 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. tree, 786 ft. from runway, 211 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear RY 16 +15 FT ROAD 155 FT DSTC ON CNTRLN. | | none +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 712-472-2553 |
| Manager: | JORDAN KORDHAL 310 SOUTH 3RD AVENUE ROCK RAPIDS, IA 51246 Phone 712-472-2553 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 13 June 2012 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 16 | |
download (128KB) |
| GPS RWY 34 | |
download (131KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLYV - Quentin Aanenson Field Airport (10 nm N)
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)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Christopher Rust
Taken in August 2004
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 10:25 |
| Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunset | | 20:44 | | 01:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:18 | | 02:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:52:20 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:52:20 |
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| METAR |
KLYV 10nm N | 180953Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A2986 RMK AO2
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7G9 19nm SW | SuperAWOS
181015Z AUTO 16011G19KT 10SM 19/16 A2989
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| TAF |
KFSD 26nm W | 180708Z 1807/1906 17009KT P6SM SCT080 OVC200 FM181500 16012G22KT P6SM OVC250 FM190300 15015KT 6SM -TSRA BR SCT030CB BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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