FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RQB |
| Lat/Long: | 43-43-21.5000N 085-30-14.6000W
43-43.358333N 085-30.243333W
43.7226389,-85.5040556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 989.8 ft. / 301.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of BIG RAPIDS, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49307 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RQB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT 0800-1500, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | no, LDG FEE FOR COML ACFT WAIVED WITH MNM FUEL PURCHASE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 125.875 (231-796-0884) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.85/322.35 (WHITE CLOUD RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MOPr285/33.8 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:AVBL H24 SELF SVC.
A+:SINGLE POINT & OVERWING AVBL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 20 /F/A/Y/T | | Single wheel: | 62.0 | | Double wheel: | 87.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-43.472620N | | 43-43.468953N |
| Longitude: | 085-30.991908W | | 085-30.016140W |
| Elevation: | 989.5 ft. | | 944.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 090 true | | 275 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.33 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.08 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2699 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 10 /F/A/Y/T | | Single wheel: | 37.0 | | Double wheel: | 56.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 43-43.356037N | | 43-43.001423N |
| Longitude: | 085-30.013117W | | 085-29.644150W |
| Elevation: | 932.4 ft. | | 924.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 143 true | | 328 magnetic, 323 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BIG RAPIDS
CITY HALL, 226 N MICHIGAN AVE
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307-1489
Phone 231-592-4045 |
| Manager: | STEVE SCHROEDER, FIRE CHIEF
21325 18 MILE RD
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307-9721
Phone 231-796-5600
CITY HALL 231-679-1583. |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ADMIN BLDG ACES: PRESS 5, THEN 3 & 2 SIMUL, THEN 1. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (215KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (138KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (248KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
13C - Lakeview Airport/Griffith Field (19 nm SE)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (27 nm SW)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (33 nm N)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (34 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 14-Aug-2014
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Jan-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunrise | | 08:04 | | 13:04 |
| Sunset | | 17:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:17 | | 23:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Jan-2026 15:47:28 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Jan-2026 10:47:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KRQB | 281535Z AUTO 28008KT 6SM -SN HZ OVC023 M12/M16 A3001 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KMBL
46nm NW | 281159Z 2812/2912 28010G14KT 6SM -SHSN BR OVC020 PROB30 2818/2823 4SM -SN BR OVC015 FM282300 31011KT 5SM -SHSN BR BKN021 FM290600 33005KT 5SM -SN BR BKN015
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KMKG
46nm SW | 281146Z 2812/2912 29011KT 5SM -SHSN BR OVC025 FM281700 30012G20KT P6SM -SHSN OVC020 FM282300 30010KT P6SM -SHSN OVC020 FM290400 32007KT P6SM -SHSN BKN025 FM290900 35006KT P6SM -SHSN BKN035
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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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