FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 OCTOBER 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RQE |
| Lat/Long: | 35-39-07.4000N / 109-04-02.6000W
35-39.123333N / 109-04.043333W
35.6520556 / -109.0673889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6742 ft. / 2055.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of WINDOW ROCK, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 86515 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RQE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 & REIL RY 02 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | yellow (unlighted seaplane base)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (928-871-3421) |
| WX ASOS at GUP (16 nm SE): | 118.375 (505-726-8232) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.325/288.25 (ZUNI RCAG).
- KAYENTA RCO 122.45 (PRESCOTT RADIO)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GUPr304/14.2 | | GALLUP VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 7000 x 75 ft. / 2134 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
RWY 2-20 HAS EXCESSIVE LOOSE ROCK FOR ENTIRE LENGTH. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 75.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 20 NUMBERS FADED, CENTERLINE MISSING IN MOST PLACES. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 35-38.646233N | | 35-39.601883N |
| Longitude: | 109-04.438300W | | 109-03.646817W |
| Elevation: | 6701.6 ft. | | 6742.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 021 magnetic, 034 true | | 201 magnetic, 214 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. tree, 611 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE 195 FT FM EOR. | | 4 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway
4 FT FENCE 195 FT FM EOR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NAVAJO NATION-C/O NAVAJO DOT
P.O. BOX 4620
WINDOW ROCK, AZ 86515
Phone (505) 371-8300 |
| Manager: | JOE BESCADERO
P.O. BOX 706
WINDOW ROCK, AZ 86515
Phone 520-871-6466
EMERGENCY PHONE 505-870-0543. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 70% | local general aviation | | 30% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 April 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HILLS AND CLIFFS ALL QUADRANTS. |
| - | RWY 2-20 HAS 6 IN. TO 8 IN. PAVEMENT DROP-OFFS ALONG EAST SIDE FOR CENTER 1/2 OF RWY. |
| - | TURBULENCE MAY BE EXPERIENCED INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GATE ACCESS CODE 6742. |
| - | BUILDING 20 FT AGL LCTD 1000 FT N OF RY 20 UNLGTD. |
| - | TWY TURN-A-ROUND AT RWY 2 THRESHOLD UNUSABLE DUE TO RUTS, HOLES & LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
| - | NO LIGHTED WIND INDICATOR AT AIRPORT - A.W.O.S. AVAILABLE. |
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 11 October 2018 at 0901Z to 8 November 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (189KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (137KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (146KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGUP - Gallup Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KGNT - Grants-Milan Municipal Airport (64 nm SE)
KSJN - St Johns Industrial Air Park (70 nm S)
KFMN - Four Corners Regional Airport (77 nm NE)
KTYL - Taylor Airport (88 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Dean Cully
Photo taken 18-Dec-2005
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Oct-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 13:29 |
| Sunset | | 17:33 | | 00:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Oct-2018 11:55:20 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 21-Oct-2018 04:55:20 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQE | 211053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP204 T00440022 $
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KGUP
15nm SE | 211053Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00280000
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KGUP
15nm SE | 210532Z 2106/2206 12006KT P6SM OVC080 FM211800 16008KT P6SM BKN070 FM212300 17008KT P6SM VCSH OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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