FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 FEBRUARY 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1989.8 ft. MSL |
| 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: | |
| 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: | |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| 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 28 February 2019 at 0901Z to 28 March 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (238KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (165KB) |
| 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-Mar-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunset | | 19:59 | | 23:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Mar-2019 20:45:36 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Mar-2019 16:45:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQB | 252036Z AUTO 03010G15KT 10SM CLR 05/M18 A3026 RMK AO2 T00501184
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| TAF |
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KMBL
46nm NW | 251720Z 2518/2618 35010KT P6SM SKC FM260100 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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KMKG
46nm SW | 251730Z 2518/2618 02008KT P6SM SKC FM260000 02004KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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