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]

Roben–Hood Airport
IATA: WBR ICAO: KRQB FAA LID: RQB
Summary
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
Website	www.colt-aviation.com
Map
RQB Location of airport in Michigan Show map of Michigan RQB RQB (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 4,300 1,311 Asphalt 14/32 2,700 823 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 4,040
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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

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

External links

• 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