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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 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
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: 41-35.860333N41-35.484167N
Longitude: 109-04.933333W109-02.798467W
Elevation: 6727.8 ft.6760.4 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: 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 41-35.313333N41-35.919083N
Longitude: 109-04.405433W109-03.592633W
Elevation: 6729.7 ft.6744.0 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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27 **CHANGED**   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 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 13-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0013:00
Sunrise07:2813:28
Sunset18:3600:36
Evening civil twilight19:0401:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Oct-2008 04:38:37
Local (UTC-6)  13-Oct-2008 22:38:37
 
METAR
KRKS 140354Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR M03/M06 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP352 T10281056
TAF
KRKS 132330Z 140024 26011KT P6SM FEW200 FM0100 24006KT P6SM SCT150 FM1600 27011KT P6SM SCT040 FM2000 28009KT P6SM BKN040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport 307-352-6880
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 100LL 
$5.65 
Jet A 
$5.95 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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ROCK SPRINGS-DAYS INN 8.5 68-100
 

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