FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RKS |
| Lat/Long: | 41-35-39.1830N / 109-03-54.6940W
41-35.653050N / 109-03.911567W
41.5942175 / -109.0651928
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6760 ft. / 2060.4 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 |
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| OCSr263/2.3 | | ROCK SPRINGS VORTAC | | 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: | 41-35.860333N | | 41-35.484167N |
| Longitude: | 109-04.933333W | | 109-02.798467W |
| Elevation: | 6727.8 ft. | | 6760.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| 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-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 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: | 5223 x 75 ft. / 1592 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: | 41-35.313333N | | 41-35.919083N |
| Longitude: | 109-04.405433W | | 109-03.592633W |
| Elevation: | 6729.7 ft. | | 6744.0 ft. |
| 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 31 July 2007 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (262KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (266KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (229KB) |
| VOR-B **CHANGED** | |
download (189KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 02:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 03:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 05:59:00 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 24-Jul-2008 23:59:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KRKS | 250554Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/M05 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02111050 10317 20211 51015
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| TAF |
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| KRKS | 250520Z 250606 03008KT P6SM FEW110 FM0700 07008KT P6SM FEW120 FM1700 15008KT P6SM FEW100CB FM1900 17008KT P6SM FEW080CB SCT100 FM2200 23010G18KT P6SM VCTS SCT080CB BKN100 FM0200 27010KT P6SM FEW090CB
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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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