Rock Rapids Municipal Airport
RRQ · KRRQ · Rock Rapids, IA · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:16 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:45 AM | 10:45Z |
| Sunrise | 06:17 AM | 11:17Z |
| Sunset | 08:44 PM | 01:44Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:16 PM | 02:16Z |
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Winds aloft NOAA forecast · 3,000 to 53,000 ft
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Runways
RWY 16LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 167° mag · 172° true
- Dimensions
- 3,097 × 50 ft
- TPA
- 2,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lights
- 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Displaced thr
- 300 ft
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 347°) on the 45° at 2,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 16
- Threshold elev
- 1,359 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Approach obstacle
- Tree, 51 ft, 1,107 ft from threshold, 284 ft L of centerline — 17:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- Threshold crossing height
- 29 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 1,363 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,097 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Departure & arrival
“Sioux Falls”Also
ATC assigns the exact frequency (in your clearance or on handoff) — which one depends on your SID (departing) or STAR (arriving).
By procedure & sector (2 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 284.725 | APCH/P DEP/P |
| 317.4 | SIOUX FALLS RCAG (LOW) |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
FSD 115.00
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSD · Sioux Falls | VORTAC | 115.00 · 97X | High | r105° / 28.7 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Lowest minimums here: RNAV (GPS) with vertical guidance · VFR sectional →
Airport info
From the field
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Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KRRQ
- Coordinates
- 43.4522, -96.1798
- Elevation
- 1,363 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- Sectional chart
- OMAHA
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- MINNEAPOLIS (ZMP)
- Flight service (FSS)
- FORT DODGE · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- FOD
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0900-1700; SAT 0900-1200
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1961/01
- Distance from city
- 2 NW
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- ACTVT REIL RWYS 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34; PAPI RWYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. on 122.8 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 16: 2-light PAPI (left) · 34: 2-light PAPI (left).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 9 notes
General
- RWY 34 IS CALM WIND RWY.
- CAUTION: MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ADJ MOVEMENT AREAS.
- FOR CD CTC SIOUX FALLS APCH AT 605-336-8602, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
Lighting
- ACTVT REIL RWYS 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34; PAPI RWYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Obstructions
- RY 16 +15 FT ROAD 155 FT DSTC ON CNTRLN.
- +16 FT ROAD 1 30 FT DSTC L/R.
- CLNC 16:1 FROM DSPLCD THLD TO TREE.
- APCH SLOPE 26:1 TO DSPLCD THLD FM 16 FT ROAD 430 FT FM DSPLCD THLD L/R.
Attendance
- FOR AFTER HRS CALL (605) 988-4314.
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About KRRQ
Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (RRQ · KRRQ) is an airport in Rock Rapids, IA, at 1,363 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 3,097 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KRRQ, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does KRRQ have a control tower?
No. Rock Rapids Municipal Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at KRRQ?
Rock Rapids Municipal Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 3,097 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is KRRQ?
Rock Rapids Municipal Airport is in Rock Rapids, IA, at an elevation of 1,363 ft MSL. Coordinates: 43.4522, -96.1798.
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