FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 DECEMBER 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 6 December 2018 at 0901Z to 3 January 2019 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 12-Dec-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 13:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 14:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:02 | | 00:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 00:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Dec-2018 01:50:29 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Dec-2018 18:50:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQE | 130130Z AUTO 34019G27KT 3SM -SN FEW015 FEW021 OVC028 01/M02 A3002 RMK AO2 PK WND 33038/0059 RAE02SNB02 P0000 T00061022
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KGUP
15nm SE | 130053Z AUTO 30025G34KT 10SM FEW075 06/M06 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 31034/0050 SLP160 T00611061
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KGUP
15nm SE | 121741Z 1218/1318 24009KT P6SM SKC FM122000 24012G21KT P6SM SCT200 FM122300 26020G28KT P6SM SCT120 FM130800 30013G20KT P6SM SKC FM131200 29008KT P6SM SKC
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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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