FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MAY 2019
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: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1500 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 14/32; PAPI RYS 09 & 27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | no, LDG FEE FOR BUS & CORP ACFT, WAIVED WITH MIN. FUEL PURCH. |
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 |
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| HICr047/12.8 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| MOPr285/33.8 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
24 HRS SELF-SERVE FUEL. SINGLE POINT & OVERWING AVBL FOR JET A+. |
| 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.33 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG 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: | 98 ft. trees, 2340 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2699 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair 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 fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 99 ft. trees, 2360 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 57 ft. tree, 1403 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 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: | STEVE SCHROEDER
21325 18 MILE RD
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307
Phone 231-796-5600
DEPUTY DIR. PUBLIC SAFETY/ARPT MGR. 231-679-1583 (CITY HALL) |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ADMIN. BLDG. ACCESS, DEPRESS 5, THEN 3-2 SIMULTANEOUSLY, THEN 1. |
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 23 May 2019 at 0901Z to 20 June 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (238KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (166KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (36KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 14-Aug-2014
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-May-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunset | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:44 | | 01:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-May-2019 18:55:04 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-May-2019 14:55:04 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQB | 251836Z AUTO 25010G15KT 10SM SCT016 SCT022 SCT027 22/17 A2987 RMK AO2 T02210174
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| TAF |
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KMBL
46nm NW | 251729Z 2517/2618 25008KT P6SM SCT250 FM252000 25012G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM260100 26008KT P6SM BKN120 FM260500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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KMKG
46nm SW | 251427Z 2514/2612 24015G25KT P6SM SCT035 FM251800 23011KT P6SM SKC FM260000 24006KT P6SM OVC250 FM260600 32006KT P6SM BKN050
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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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