FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -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 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: | 41-35.860490N | | 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: | 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 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27 | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 27 | |
download (245KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 27 | |
download (268KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 09 | |
download (228KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 27 | |
download (224KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (190KB) |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 04-Dec-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 13:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 14:28 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 23:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:16 | | 00:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Dec-2009 18:30:53 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 04-Dec-2009 11:30:53 |
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| METAR |
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| KRKS | 041754Z AUTO 27034G42KT 10SM FEW095 M08/M21 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 27042/1747 SLP227 T10831211 11083 21161 58017
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| TAF |
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| KRKS | 041740Z 0418/0518 25018G28KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM050000 25013G23KT P6SM SCT200 FM050300 24010G20KT P6SM BKN200 FM050600 19007KT P6SM SCT080 FM051700 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050
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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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