FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
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: | 6764.6 ft. / 2061.9 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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
FSS: | CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RKS (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0400-2200 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; ODALS RWY 09; REIL RWY 03 & 21; HIRL RWY 09/27 AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. PAPI RWY 09, 27, 03, 21 OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airline operations: | PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS 0430-2200 CALL ARPT OPS 307-352-6888. ARFF INDEX C AVBL WITH 30 MIN NOTICE: CALL ARPT OPS 307-352-6888. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS: | 118.375 (307-362-2541) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY CASPER RADIO ON FREQ 122.2 (ROCK SPRINGS RCO).
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON 124.35/353.5 (GREEN RIVER RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
OCSr263/2.3 | | ROCK SPRINGS VOR/DME | | 116.00 | | 13E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
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: | PCN 63 /F/A/X/T | Single wheel: | 55.0 | Double wheel: | 240.0 | Double tandem: | 503.0 |
|
Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 41-35.860487N | | 41-35.484270N |
Longitude: | 109-04.933565W | | 109-02.798808W |
Elevation: | 6731.7 ft. | | 6764.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 103 true | | 270 magnetic, 283 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:10000 TODA:10000 ASDA:10000 LDA:10000 | | TORA:10000 TODA:10000 ASDA:10000 LDA:10000 |
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 left (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: | PCN 27 /F/A/X/T | Single wheel: | 59.0 | Double wheel: | 88.0 | Double tandem: | 159.0 |
|
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 41-35.312820N | | 41-35.919140N |
Longitude: | 109-04.406463W | | 109-03.592810W |
Elevation: | 6733.9 ft. | | 6748.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 032 magnetic, 045 true | | 212 magnetic, 225 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:5228 TODA:5228 ASDA:5228 LDA:5228 | | TORA:5228 TODA:5228 ASDA:5228 LDA:5228 |
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 CO ARPT JOINT PWRS BOARDS |
Manager: | DEVON BRUBAKER 382 HWY 370 ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82901-1987 Phone 307-352-6880 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Helicopters: | | 1 | Ultralights: | | 3 |
| | | |
Aircraft operations: avg 46/day * | 59% | transient general aviation | 27% | air taxi | 14% | local general aviation | <1% | military | <1% | commercial | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. |
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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 27 | |
download (241KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (247KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (245KB) |
VOR RWY 09 | |
download (249KB) |
VOR/DME RWY 27 | |
download (211KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (86KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (223KB) |
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)
KLND - Hunt Field Airport (75 nm N)
KBPI - Miley Memorial Field Airport (75 nm NW)
|
|
Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Mitch Bowers Imagewerx.us Aerial Photography
Photo taken 12-May-2012
from 11,500' looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
Sectional chart |
|
CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Airport distance calculator |
|
Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 12:37 |
Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 13:05 |
Sunset | | 19:37 | | 01:37 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:05 | | 02:05 |
|
Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2024 08:30:18 |
Local (UTC-6) | 28-Mar-2024 02:30:18 |
|
METAR |
KRKS | 280754Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM BKN070 BKN080 M02/M06 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP165 T10171061
|
|
TAF |
KRKS | 280520Z 2806/2906 22008KT P6SM SCT080 SCT200 FM281500 20014G22KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 FM282100 25015G23KT 3SM -RASN SCT025 BKN040 FM290200 28011KT P6SM BKN060 OVC150
|
|
NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|