FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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: | 6764 ft. / 2061.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1995) |
| From city: | 7 miles E of ROCK SPRINGS, WY |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
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) |
| 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 2100-0600 CALL AMGR 307-352-6880 OR 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 |
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| OCSr263/2.3 | | ROCK SPRINGS VOR/DME | | 116.00 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ANTELOPE | | 245/2.9 | | 290 | | 13E | | AOP | .- --- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bulk 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: | 41-35.860490N | | 41-35.484262N |
| Longitude: | 109-04.933557W | | 109-02.798795W |
| 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: | 41-35.312862N | | 41-35.919098N |
| Longitude: | 109-04.406407W | | 109-03.592802W |
| 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: | CITY OF ROCK SPRINGS
BOX 1987
ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82902-1987
Phone 307-352-6880
AND CO OF SWEETWATER. |
| Manager: | GARY D. VALENTINE
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 30 April 2008 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 27 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 27 | |
download |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 09 | |
download |
| VOR/DME RWY 27 | |
download |
| VOR-B | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (62KB) |
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 (76 nm NW)
KPNA - Ralph Wenz Field Airport (79 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 13:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 14:20 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 01:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 02:56:18 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Feb-2010 19:56:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KRKS | 100154Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR M07/M12 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP201 T10721122 TSNO
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| TAF |
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| KRKS | 092327Z 1000/1024 26008KT P6SM SCT200 FM101100 00000KT P6SM VCFG FEW003 SCT200 FM101500 00000KT P6SM SCT200 FM101800 26010KT P6SM SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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