FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | RQB |
Lat/Long: | 43-43-21.5000N 085-30-14.6000W 43-43.358333N 085-30.243333W 43.7226389,-85.5040556 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 989.8 ft. / 301.7 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 |
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 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 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 |
MOPr285/33.8 | | 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 9/27
Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 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 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 43-43.472620N | | 43-43.468953N |
Longitude: | 085-30.991908W | | 085-30.016140W |
Elevation: | 989.5 ft. | | 944.6 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) 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 |
Obstructions: | 117 ft. tree, 2074 ft. from runway, 429 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | 148 magnetic, 143 true | | 328 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 |
Obstructions: | none | | 27 ft. tree, 718 ft. from runway, 99 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
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. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020 | |
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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (215KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (138KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (248KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 14-Aug-2014
looking east.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 11:01 |
Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 11:30 |
Sunset | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Mar-2024 00:16:17 |
Local (UTC-4) | 28-Mar-2024 20:16:17 |
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METAR |
KRQB | 282355Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 01/M09 A3000 RMK AO2 T00111094 10040 20011
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TAF |
KMBL 46nm NW | 281723Z 2818/2918 26010G18KT P6SM FEW140 FM290900 30005KT P6SM SCT040
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KMKG 46nm SW | 281850Z 2819/2918 23011G20KT P6SM SCT029 FM282200 28010KT P6SM FEW230 FM290500 32005KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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