KRQB — Roben-Hood
Big Rapids, MI · field elevation 994 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KRQB current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
METAR KRQB 111155Z AUTO 34003KT M1/4SM FG VV000 16/16 A2996 RMK AO2 10172 20142 70000
- Wind
- from 340° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 0.25 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 0 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.96 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,297 ft · pressure altitude 954 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 28 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 10 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 14 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 31,000–31,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KRQB — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KRQB — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.72281, -85.50532
- Elevation
- 994 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1042Z / 0052Z
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (2030)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Mecosta, MI
Everything else KRQB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 5,003 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 14/32 | 2,699 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFFX Fremont Muni27 nm
- KCAD Wexford County33 nm
- KMOP Mount Pleasant Muni34 nm
- KLDM Mason County42 nm
- KAMN Gratiot Community43 nm
- KMKG Muskegon County46 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRQB airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Michigan airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.