FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RKS |
| Lat/Long: | 41-35-39.2000N / 109-03-54.7000W 41-35.653333N / 109-03.911667W 41.5942222 / -109.0651944 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6765 ft. / 2062.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1995) |
| From city: | 7 miles E of ROCK SPRINGS, WY |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 82901 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | SALT LAKE CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RKS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0500-2130 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21, HIRL RY 09/27, ODALS RY 09, MALSR RY 27, REILS RYS 03 & 21, AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. PAPI RYS 3 & 21 AND PAPI 09 & 27 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | no, COMMERCIAL LANDING FEE FOR ACFT OVER 12500 LBS. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS 0530-2300 CALL ARPT OPS 307-352-6888. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.375 (307-362-2541) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY CASPER RADIO ON FREQ 122.6 (ROCK SPRING RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| OCSr263/2.3 | | ROCK SPRINGS VOR/DME | | 116.00 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ANTELOPE | | 245/2.9 | | 290 | | 13E | | AOP | .- --- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 10000 x 150 ft. / 3048 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 55.0 | | Double wheel: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-35.860512N | | 41-35.484260N |
| Longitude: | 109-04.933568W | | 109-02.798805W |
| Elevation: | 6731.8 ft. | | 6764.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | 0.3% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 103 true | | 270 magnetic, 283 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5228 x 75 ft. / 1593 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.0 | | Double wheel: | 25.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 41-35.312885N | | 41-35.919095N |
| Longitude: | 109-04.406408W | | 109-03.592795W |
| Elevation: | 6733.9 ft. | | 6748.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 032 magnetic, 045 true | | 212 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ROCK SPRINGS/SWEETWATER COUNTY BOX 1987 ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82902-1987 Phone 307-352-6880 ROCK SPRINGS/SWEETWATER COUNTY AIRPORT JOINT POWERS BOARDS |
| Manager: | TERRY DOAK BOX 1987 ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82902-1987 Phone 307-352-6880 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 37 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 39/day * | | 70% | transient general aviation | | 15% | local general aviation | | 15% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ITINERANT ACFT TIE DOWN S OF GENERAL AVAIATION TERMINAL. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 09 | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 27 | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (223KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFBR - Fort Bridger Airport (61 nm W)
KEMM - Kemmerer Municipal Airport (68 nm W)
KVEL - Vernal Regional Airport (72 nm S)
KBPI - Miley Memorial Field Airport (75 nm NW)
KPNA - Ralph Wenz Field Airport (79 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Mitch Bowers Imagewerx.us Aerial Photography
Photo taken 12-May-2012
from 11,500' looking north.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 06:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 02:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 02:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 17:38:18 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 11:38:18 |
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| METAR |
| KRKS | 131654Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP199 T02060039
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| TAF |
| KRKS | 131123Z 1312/1412 07006KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM131500 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 BKN150 FM131800 VRB10G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN120 FM140200 07007KT P6SM SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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