Location | Airport Operations | Airport Communications | Airport Services |
Nearby Radio Navigation Aids | 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
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RQB
|
| 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 |
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 |
| 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
|
New Dec 2012: Single Point Fueling
100LL & Jet A Self/Assisted
Open 0800-1700. Aft hrs fuel on req.
(231) 349-9469 Call in fee may be chged.
|
| 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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