Location |
Airport Operations |
Airport Communications |
Nearby Radio Navigation Aids |
Airport Services |
Runway Information
Roben Hood Airport is located just north of Big Rapids along Business Highway 131.
This banner was painted on cloth to advertise the 1930
dedication of the newly-named Roben-Hood Airport located on the
Durfey farm just north of Big Rapids. The banner painter is
unknown, and it was discovered in a Newaygo antique store in
1995.
Location
FAA Identifier
 |
RQB
|
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Lat/Long |
43-43-21.478N / 085-30-14.664W
43-43.35797N / 085-30.24440W
43.7226328 / -85.5040733
(estimated) |
|
Elevation |
990 ft. / 301.8 m (surveyed) |
|
Variation |
05W (2000) |
|
From City |
2 miles NW of BIG RAPIDS, MI |
Airport Operations
Airport Use
|
Open to the public
|
|
Sectional Chart |
CHICAGO |
|
Control Tower |
No |
|
ARTCC |
MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
|
FSS |
Lansing Flight Service Station [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
|
NOTAMs Facility |
RQB (NOTAM-D service available) |
|
Attendance |
MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
|
Wind Indicator |
Lighted |
|
Segmented Circle |
Yes |
|
Lights |
DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 14/32; PAPI RYS 09 & 27; REIL RYS
09 & 27 - CTAF. |
|
Beacon |
white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM
|
122.8
|
|
WX AWOS-3 |
121.125 (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 |
|
HICr047/12.8 |
WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME |
117.60 |
01W |
|
MOPr285/33.8 |
MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME |
110.60 |
05W |
| NDB Name |
Hdg/Dist |
ID |
Freq |
Var |
|
CADILLAC |
191/33.4 |
CAD |
269 |
04W |
| ALMA |
312/39.4 |
AMN |
329 |
05W |
Airport Services
Fuel Available
|
100LL &
JET A SELF/ASSISTED
AFT HRS FUEL AVBL DAWN-0800 & 1700-DUSK ON REQ
(231) 598-7012 & (231)796-4087. CALL IN FEE CHARGED.
|
|
Parking |
hangars and tiedowns |
|
Bottled Oxygen |
NONE |
|
Bulk Oxygen |
NONE |
Runway Information
|
Runway 9
|
Runway 27
|
|
Dimensions |
4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
|
Surface |
Asphalt, in good condition |
Asphalt, in good condition |
|
Weight Limitations |
Single Wheel: 20000 lbs |
Single Wheel: 20000 lbs |
|
Runway Edge Lights |
medium intensity |
medium intensity |
|
Latitude |
43-43.47228N |
43-43.46873N |
|
Longitude |
085-30.99213W |
085-30.01635W |
|
Elevation |
989.0 ft. |
944.0 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
(4.00 degrees
glide path) |
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 |
88 ft. trees, 2136 ft. from runway,
22:1 slope to clear |
none |
|
Runway
14
|
Runway
32
|
|
Dimensions |
2700 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m |
2700 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m |
|
Surface |
Asphalt, in good condition |
Asphalt, in good condition |
|
Weight Limitations |
Single Wheel: 20000 lbs |
Single Wheel: 20000 lbs |
|
Runway Edge Lights |
medium intensity |
medium intensity |
|
Latitude |
43-43.35583N |
43-43.00117N |
|
Longitude |
085-30.01328W |
085-29.64433W |
|
Elevation |
932.0 ft. |
924.0 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 |
|
Obstructions |
80 ft. trees, 2440 ft. from
runway, 28:1 slope to clear |
57 ft. tree, 1340 ft. from
runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
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