FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
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| HICr047/12.8 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| MOPr285/33.8 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CADILLAC | | 191/33.4 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
| ALMA | | 312/39.4 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-43.472283N | | 43-43.468733N |
| Longitude: | 085-30.992133W | | 085-30.016350W |
| Elevation: | 989.0 ft. | | 944.0 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) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.08 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 88 ft. trees, 2136 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear | | 33 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 43-43.355833N | | 43-43.001167N |
| Longitude: | 085-30.013283W | | 085-29.644333W |
| Elevation: | 932.0 ft. | | 924.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| 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 |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 2440 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear | | 56 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: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 |
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| 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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 27 | |
download (207KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 27-Apr-2006
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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 07-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunset | | 20:05 | | 00:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 01:11:15 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Sep-2008 21:11:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQB | 080055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3005 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KMKG
46nm SW | 072320Z 080024 21009KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250 FM0400 24005KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM0900 31007KT P6SM SCT040 SCT080 FM1800 27006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120 FM2200 31008KT 5SM -RA BR SCT035 OVC050
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| NOTAMs |
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