KRQB — Roben-Hood
Big Rapids, MI · field elevation 994 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KRQB current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRQB 100315Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 08/05 A2995 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 210° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Density altitude
- 359 ft · pressure altitude 964 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 14 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 32 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 10 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
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
- 1230Z / 2221Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6°W (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.