Roben-Hood Airport
RQB · KRQB · Big Rapids, Michigan · Mecosta County · map
Roben-Hood Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Big Rapids, 2 miles northwest of Big Rapids, Michigan, 994 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 5,003 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 21 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 4,040 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Roben-Hood Airport?
Its FAA code is RQB, and its ICAO code is KRQB.
Where is Roben-Hood Airport?
It is 2 miles northwest of Big Rapids, Michigan, 994 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Roben-Hood Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 5,003 feet long.
Does Roben-Hood Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Roben-Hood Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Roben-Hood Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RQB · ICAO KRQB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Big Rapids
- Elevation
- 994 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 5,003 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 2,699 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 28: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| White Cloud Center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.85 | |
| Rqb and aWOS-3P | 125.875 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 231-796-0884.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Fremont Municipal (27 nm southwest), Wexford County (33 nm north), Mount Pleasant Municipal (34 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 10 and 28; PAPI runway 10 and 28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 and 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for commercial aircraft waived with mnm fuel purchase.
- Available H24 self service.
- Single point and overwing available.
- Admin building aces: press 5, then 3 and 2 simul, then 1.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 19 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 4,040, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 2,020 |
| general aviation, local | 2,020 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Big Rapids from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Big Rapids, Michigan: 18 piston singles, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 3 helicopters, 2 business jets, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance).
- Edward Charles Shipman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Cadillac Airport (KCAD), Wexford County · Cadillac, MI (33 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Kevin Paul Spaulding private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wexford County Airport Te · Cadillac, MI (33 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (36 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (37 nm) · (616) 450-7809 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Big Rapids 28 aircraft · 18 piston singles, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 3 helicopters
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RQB.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.