FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JANUARY 2019
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 31 January 2019 at 0901Z to 28 February 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 (147KB) |
| 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 22-Feb-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 13:56 |
| Sunset | | 18:04 | | 01:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Feb-2019 09:07:19 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 22-Feb-2019 02:07:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQE | 220853Z AUTO 11006KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC021 M03/M04 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP033 P0004 60013 T10331044 50002
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KGUP
15nm SE | 220903Z AUTO 09005KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR OVC029 M03/M04 A2966 RMK AO2 P0000 T10281039
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KGUP
15nm SE | 220535Z 2206/2306 20010KT 1SM -SN BR OVC010 FM221600 22012KT 3SM -SN BR OVC019 FM222000 23015KT 5SM -SHSN OVC025 FM230200 24015G23KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010
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| NOTAMs |
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