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KRKS Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport
Rock Springs, Wyoming, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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: 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.
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
OCSr263/2.3ROCK SPRINGS VORTAC116.0013E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ANTELOPE245/2.929013EAOP .- --- .--.

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 41-35.860490N41-35.484262N
Longitude: 109-04.933557W109-02.798795W
Elevation: 6731.8 ft.6764.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% UP0.3% DOWN
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 090 magnetic, 103 true270 magnetic, 283 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting systemMALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 41-35.312862N41-35.919098N
Longitude: 109-04.406407W109-03.592802W
Elevation: 6733.9 ft.6748.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 032 magnetic, 045 true212 magnetic, 225 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27   download (261KB)
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 27   download (244KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 27   download (266KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 09   download (233KB)
VOR/DME RWY 27   download (229KB)
VOR-B   download (189KB)
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 (62 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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From to KRKS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1511:15
Sunrise05:4811:48
Sunset20:5302:53
Evening civil twilight21:2703:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 03:01:37
Local (UTC-6)  04-Jul-2009 21:01:37
 
METAR
KRKS 050254Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01780094 55001 $
TAF
KRKS 042322Z 0500/0524 28010G18KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN090 FM050300 31008KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 BKN110 FM050600 06010KT P6SM BKN110 FM050900 VRB05KT P6SM SCT110 FM051600 26011KT P6SM SCT110 FM052100 28012G20KT P6SM SCT080CB
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KRKS have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
ROCK SPRINGS-DAYS INN 8.5 68-100
WINGATE BY WYNDHAM ROCK SPRINGS 9.6 116-189
 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport

10 in Rock Springs
 

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