FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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
+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 01 January 2009 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 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/Departure Procedures 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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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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunset | | 21:07 | | 02:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:43 | | 02:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 20:36:40 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 15:36:40 |
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| METAR |
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KLYV
10nm N | 052016Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 SCT070 26/12 A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KFSD
26nm W | 051730Z 0518/0618 VRB06KT P6SM SCT050CB TEMPO 0518/0522 BKN045 FM060000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 FM061500 17007KT P6SM FEW050
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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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