FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
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 |
| 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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 |
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 22-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunrise | | 08:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunset | | 17:07 | | 22:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 22:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Dec-2025 07:20:19 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Dec-2025 02:20:19 |
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| METAR |
| KRQB | 220655Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR M09/M10 A3036 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMBL 46nm NW | 220530Z 2206/2306 VRB05KT P6SM SCT015 FM221400 21007G15KT 5SM -RASN BR SCT015 OVC020 TEMPO 2214/2217 3SM -RASN BR BKN015 FM221800 17007KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC035
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KMKG 46nm SW | 220540Z 2206/2306 20010KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM221200 20010KT P6SM VCSH SCT026 BKN080 PROB30 2212/2218 -SN FM221800 16010KT P6SM SCT030 OVC090 WS020/18040KT PROB30 2218/2224 -SNRA BKN035 FM230000 19009KT P6SM BKN045 WS020/20035KT FM230300 19009KT P6SM OVC040
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| NOTAMs |
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