FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 0530-2300 CALL ARPT OPS 307-352-6888. AFT HRS CALL AMGR 307-267-9670. |
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: | 41-35.860490N | | 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: | 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 30 December 2010 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27 | |
download (276KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (267KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 09 | |
download (259KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 27 | |
download (222KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (112KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of longbachnguyen.com
Photo taken 12-Apr-2010
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 13:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 14:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 16:39:36 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Feb-2012 09:39:36 |
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| METAR |
| KRKS | 121549Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM -SN BR FEW029 BKN038 OVC060 M05/M06 A2980 RMK AO2 SNE13B39 P0000 TSNO
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| TAF |
| KRKS | 121139Z 1212/1312 07006KT 3/4SM BR SCT003 BKN060 TEMPO 1212/1215 1/2SM FZFG VV003 FM121800 26007KT 3SM -SN BR SCT005 BKN025 FM130200 26015KT P6SM BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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