FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025
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: | 09E (2020) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of WINDOW ROCK, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| 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 REIL RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | yellow (unlighted seaplane base)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (928-810-7235) |
| WX ASOS at GUP (16 nm SE): | 118.375 (505-726-8232) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (ZAB) ON FREQS 124.325/288.25 (ZUNI RCAG).
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 3/21
| Dimensions: | 7000 x 75 ft. / 2134 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| 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 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 35-38.646233N | | 35-39.601883N |
| Longitude: | 109-04.438300W | | 109-03.646817W |
| Elevation: | 6701.6 ft. | | 6742.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 025 magnetic, 034 true | | 205 magnetic, 214 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. fence, 202 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
+6 FT FENCE, 0-200 FT FM THR, 125 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | none
+1-2 FT SCATTERED BRUSH 75-190 FT FM THR, 10-20 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 4 FT FENCE 200 FT FM THR ACROSS THR. |
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) 371-8320 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL TSOSIE
P.O. BOX 706
WINDOW ROCK, AZ 86515
Phone 928-871-6466
ACTING SUPERVISOR. ADDL. CONTACT: RAINEY CRAWFORD 505-728-2804, RCRAWFORD@NAVAJODOT.ORG |
Additional Remarks
| - | HILLS AND CLIFFS ALL QUADRANTS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861. |
| - | TURBULENCE MAY BE EXPERIENCED INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GATE ACCESS CODE 2476. |
| - | TWY TURN-A-ROUND AT RWY 2 THR UNUSABLE DUE TO LARGE CRACKS, RUTS, HOLES & LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (198KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (168KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (102KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (416KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2025
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 13:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 14:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:51 | | 00:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2025 08:36:20 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Feb-2025 01:36:20 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQE | 090753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP139 T00221039 $
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KGUP
15nm SE | 090753Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM FEW110 02/M07 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP142 T00221072
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| TAF |
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KGUP
15nm SE | 090530Z 0906/1006 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 FM091800 24010KT P6SM BKN200 FM100200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150
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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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