FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RQB |
| Lat/Long: | 43-43-22.1210N 085-30-19.1490W
43-43.368683N 085-30.319150W
43.7228114,-85.5053192
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 994.4 ft. / 303.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2030) |
| 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 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 & 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 |
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| MOPr285/33.9 | | 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 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5004 x 75 ft. / 1525 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 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 43-43.473278N | | 43-43.468927N |
| Longitude: | 085-31.151573W | | 085-30.016023W |
| Elevation: | 994.4 ft. | | 944.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 090 true | | 276 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 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 |
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: | 149 magnetic, 143 true | | 329 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 |
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. |
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 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **NEW** | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **NEW** | |
download (252KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (354KB) |
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 14-Apr-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunset | | 20:23 | | 00:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Apr-2026 09:53:41 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 14-Apr-2026 05:53:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQB | 140935Z AUTO 32014G23KT 10SM -RA FEW007 FEW080 OVC100 15/13 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND 27029/45 PRESFR
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| TAF |
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KMBL
46nm NW | 140525Z 1406/1506 16008G16KT 3SM -SHRA BR VCTS SCT006CB BKN014 FM141000 18006KT 4SM BR BKN008 FM141500 26006KT P6SM BKN008 FM141700 26004KT P6SM SCT022 FM150000 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN012
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KMKG
46nm SW | 140520Z 1406/1506 18022G32KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 WS020/24050KT FM140800 24022G32KT 4SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC015CB WS020/24055KT TEMPO 1408/1411 33020G35KT 2SM -TSRA BR OVC015CB FM141100 22010KT 4SM -DZ BR OVC015 FM141300 22010KT P6SM BKN025 FM142300 20010KT 3SM -SHRA BR VCTS BKN025CB
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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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