Airports / Illinois / MQB
Macomb Municipal Airport
KMQB / MQBMacomb, IllinoisELEV 707 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB / MQB) sits in Macomb, Illinois, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 707 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
MQB has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL, 27 nm), Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN, 43 nm), and General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA, 45 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MQB vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MQB, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KMQB
IATA
MQB
FAA / Local
MQB
Elevation
707 ft
Coordinates
40.5201° N · 90.6524° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IL fields
state range 321–871 ft
At 707 ft, MQB sits higher than 71% of the 42 Illinois fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 27nmBRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportBurlington
- 43nmUINQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin FieldQuincy
- 45nmPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International AirportPeoria
- 56nmMLIQuad City International AirportMoline
- 60nmSPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportSpringfield
- 79nmBMICentral Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-NormalBloomington/Normal
Location
Open the full mapKMQB · Macomb Municipal Airport · Macomb, IL
From the ramp
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