Roben–Hood Airport
Roben–Hood Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Big Rapids | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Big Rapids, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Big Rapids, MI, 49307 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 990 ft / 302 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°43′21″N 085°30′15″W / 43.72250°N 85.50417°WCoordinates: 43°43′21″N 085°30′15″W / 43.72250°N 85.50417°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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  RQB Location of airport in Michigan  RQB RQB (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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Roben–Hood Airport (IATA: WBR, ICAO: KRQB, FAA LID: RQB) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Big Rapids, a city in Mecosta County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the City of Big Rapids.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Roben–Hood Airport is assigned RQB by the FAA and WBR by the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
Roben–Hood Airport covers an area of 629 acres (255 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring 4,300 x 75 ft (1,311 x 23 m) and 14/32 measuring 2,700 x 75 ft (823 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2012, the airport had 5,000 general aviation aircraft operations.[1] The airport is staffed Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is accessible by road from 18 Mile Rd, and is close to Business US-131.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for RQB PDF, effective 2007-12-20
- ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: WBR / KRQB – Big Rapids, Michigan (Roben–Hood Airport)
External links[edit]
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RQB
- AirNav airport information for KRQB
- ASN accident history for WBR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures