FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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 & 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 OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS 2200-0400 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 |
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| 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: | | Single wheel: | 55.0 | | Double wheel: | 240.0 | | Double tandem: | 503.0 |
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| 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: | | Single wheel: | 59.0 | | Double wheel: | 88.0 | | Double tandem: | 159.0 |
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| 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 |
Additional Remarks
| A39-09/27 | PCR VALUE: 1557/F/A/X/T |
| A39-03/21 | PCR VALUE: 112/F/D/X/T |
| - | 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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 27 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (248KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (246KB) |
| 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)
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| Aerial photo |
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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.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Dec-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 14:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 14:44 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 23:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:24 | | 00:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Dec-2024 07:45:49 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 28-Dec-2024 00:45:49 |
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| METAR |
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| KRKS | 280654Z AUTO 26021KT 10SM BKN032 OVC047 M02/M04 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 25035/0629 SLP147 T10171039 410061067
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| TAF |
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| KRKS | 280520Z 2806/2906 26020G30KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 FM281400 24012G18KT P6SM FEW040 BKN070 FM281800 26022G32KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 PROB30 2819/2824 3SM -SN OVC020
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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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