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KRQB Roben-Hood Airport
Big Rapids, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: RQB
Lat/Long: 43-43-21.4780N / 085-30-14.6640W
43-43.357967N / 085-30.244400W
43.7226328 / -85.5040733
(estimated)
Elevation: 990 ft. / 301.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (2000)
From city: 2 miles NW of BIG RAPIDS, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 49307

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RQB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 14/32; PAPI RYS 09 & 27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 121.125 (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
HICr047/12.8WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME117.6001W
MOPr285/33.8MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CADILLAC191/33.426904WCAD -.-. .- -..
ALMA312/39.432905WAMN .- -- -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
24 HRS SELF-SERVE FUEL.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 43-43.472283N43-43.468733N
Longitude: 085-30.992133W085-30.016350W
Elevation: 989.0 ft.944.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 095 magnetic, 090 true275 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.33 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (3.08 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 88 ft. trees, 2136 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear33 ft. tree, 1652 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 44:1 slope to clear

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 2700 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 43-43.355833N43-43.001167N
Longitude: 085-30.013283W085-29.644333W
Elevation: 932.0 ft.924.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 148 magnetic, 143 true328 magnetic, 323 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: no
Obstructions: 80 ft. trees, 2440 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear56 ft. tree, 1320 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BIG RAPIDS
CITY HALL
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307
Phone 231-592-4045
Manager: MIKE LAFFERTY
21325 18 MILE RD
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307
Phone 231-796-5600

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 15
    
Aircraft operations: avg 77/week *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
EXTENSIVE ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 27   download (207KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS-A   download (207KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (26KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0012:00
Sunrise07:3112:31
Sunset17:2122:21
Evening civil twilight17:5222:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 10:09:16
Local (UTC-5)  10-Nov-2009 05:09:16
 
METAR
KRQB 100956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M03 A3044 RMK AO2
TAF
KMKG 
46nm SW 
100520Z 1006/1106 03004KT P6SM BKN150 FM101500 03008KT P6SM BKN150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Colt Aviation 231-796-5600
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

More info about Colt Aviation
Avfuel
100LL Jet A
AS --- $3.90 
SS $4.14 --- 
 Updated 21-Oct-2009
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AS=Assisted/Self Service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Roben-Hood Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL BIG RAPIDS 2.3 55-85
COUNTRY INN STES BIG RAPIDS 2.3 78-126
HOLIDAY INN BIG RAPIDS 2.4 90-120
QUALITY INN & SUITES BIG RAPIDS 3.1 65-78

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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