FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RRQ |
| Lat/Long: | 43-27-07.9960N / 096-10-47.1970W
43-27.133267N / 096-10.786617W
43.4522211 / -96.1797769
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1363 ft. / 415.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of ROCK RAPIDS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 51246 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1200
FOR AFTER HRS CALL (712) 472-2643. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SIOUX FALLS APPROACH: | 126.9 |
| SIOUX FALLS DEPARTURE: | 126.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LYV (10 nm N): | 119.825 (507-283-5027) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.050/317.4 (SIOUX FALLS RCAG) WHEN SIOUX FALLS APCH CTL IS CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DDLr309/20.9 | | SHELDON VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 05E |
| OTGr238/28.5 | | WORTHINGTON VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 08E |
| FSDr105/28.7 | | SIOUX FALLS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SIOUX CENTER | | 355/19.2 | | 368 | | 06E | | SOY | ... --- -.-- |
| SIBLEY | | 280/19.3 | | 269 | | 05E | | ISB | .. ... -... |
| SHELDON | | 308/20.8 | | 338 | | 05E | | SHL | ... .... .-.. |
| ORANGE CITY | | 344/28.1 | | 521 | | 05E | | ORC | --- .-. -.-. |
| PIPESTONE | | 165/32.4 | | 8 | | 06E | | PQN | .--. --.- -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3097 x 50 ft. / 944 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 43-27.385167N | | 43-26.880833N |
| Longitude: | 096-10.837833W | | 096-10.736333W |
| Elevation: | 1359.0 ft. | | 1357.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 172 true | | 347 magnetic, 352 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. tree, 786 ft. from runway, 211 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
CLNC 18:1 FROM DSPLCD THLD TO TREE. | | none
+16 FT ROAD 1 30 FT DSTC L/R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ROCK RAPIDS
310 S 3RD AVE
ROCK RAPIDS, IA 51246
Phone 712-472-2553 |
| Manager: | JORDAN KORDHAL
310 SOUTH 3RD AVENUE
ROCK RAPIDS, IA 51246
Phone 712-472-2553 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 16 | |
download (161KB) |
| GPS RWY 34 | |
download (163KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KISB - Sibley Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KSOY - Sioux Center Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KSHL - Sheldon Municipal Airport (21 nm SE)
KFSD - Joe Foss Field Airport (26 nm W)
KORC - Orange City Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Christopher Rust
Taken in August 2004
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 13:39 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 22:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 23:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 07:43:22 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2009 01:43:22 |
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| METAR |
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KLYV
10nm N | 010716Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M05 A2972 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KFSD
26nm W | 010531Z 0106/0206 22007KT P6SM FEW250 FM011600 27012KT P6SM SCT120 FM011800 32017G27KT P6SM BKN100 FM020000 32014G22KT P6SM SCT080
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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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