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Pilot information for Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport

Caution: This page displays community-maintained data: information may be missing, incorrect, or out of date. Please confirm with an official source before making travel plans.

General information for Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport

Airport codes: RKS KRKS
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
Latitude: 41.594200 | 41 35.652008 N | N41 35 39
Longitude: -109.065002 | 109 3.900144 W | W109 03 54
Field elevation: 6,764 ft/2,062 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 11.5°E

Radio communication frequencies for Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport

ASOS: 118.375 MHz
RDO: 122.6 MHz (CASPER RDO)
UNIC: 122.8 MHz (CTAF/UNICOM)

Members can add and update frequencies.

Runways at Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport

03/21: 5,223 x 75 ft (1,592 x 23 m) — paved — lighted
09/27: 10,000 x 150 ft (3,048 x 46 m) — paved — lighted

Members can add and update runway information.

Aviation weather for Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport

Closest report is Allen H Tigert Airport, 125.201085044 nm (237.9 km) WNW. Retrieved 2012/05/24 00:49:

KU78 240049Z 30010KT 20SM BKN080 BKN100 12/M06 A2981 RMK SLPNO NOSPECI LAST

Forecast (TAF) for Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport

Retrieved 2012/05/26 00:33:

TAF KRKS 262330Z 2700/2724 22023G33KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN045 
     FM270300 23017G25KT P6SM SCT050 
     FM271400 25022G35KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 
     FM272000 26028G42KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT070

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM 05/004: Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport (KRKS)

!RKS 05/004 RKS AD ALL SURFACES WORK IN PROGRESS MOWING
CREATED: 26 May 2012 15:23:00 
SOURCE: KDENYFYX

Closest navaids to Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport

Rock Springs VORTAC

OCS (--- -.-. ...), 116.00 MHz, United States 41.590199 | 41 35.411911 N | N41 35 24, -109.014999 | 109 0.899963 W | W109 00 53, 6,780 ft / 2,067 m MSL

2.20108371096 nm (4.2 km) from VORTAC on track of 276° true / -94.9089299086° magnetic (-96.9089299086° radial)

Antelope NDB

AOP (.- --- .--.), 290 KHz, United States 41.604198 | 41 36.251907 N | N41 36 15, -109.001999 | 109 0.119934 W | W109 00 07

2.81871450829 nm (5.4 km) from NDB on track of 258° true / -113.002102203° magnetic

Fort Bridger VOR-DME

FBR (..-. -... .-.), 108.60 MHz, United States 41.378399 | 41 22.703934 N | N41 22 42, -110.424004 | 110 25.440216 W | W110 25 26, 7,060 ft / 2,152 m MSL

60.9029710742 nm (115.7 km) from VOR-DME on track of 78° true / 66.4825392391° magnetic (64.4825392391° radial)

Cherokee VOR-DME

CKW (-.-. -.- .--), 115.00 MHz, United States 41.755699 | 41 45.341949 N | N41 45 20, -107.582001 | 107 34.920044 W | W107 34 55, 7,050 ft / 2,149 m MSL

65.5109753383 nm (124.5 km) from VOR-DME on track of 261° true / -109.787697111° magnetic (-113.787697111° radial)

Big Piney VOR-DME

BPI (-... .--. ..), 116.50 MHz, United States 42.579399 | 42 34.763947 N | N42 34 45, -110.109001 | 110 6.540070 W | W110 06 32, 6,949 ft / 2,118 m MSL

73.3497053673 nm (139.4 km) from VOR-DME on track of 142° true / 130.166454887° magnetic (126.166454887° radial)

Vernal VOR-DME

VEL (...- . .-..), 108.20 MHz, United States 40.379002 | 40 22.740097 N | N40 22 44, -109.492996 | 109 29.579773 W | W109 29 34, 5,344 ft / 1,629 m MSL

73.5880561884 nm (139.8 km) from VOR-DME on track of 15° true / 4.02913300059° magnetic (0.029133000592° radial)

Wenz NDB

PNA (.--. -. .-), 392 KHz, United States 42.797100 | 42 47.826004 N | N42 47 49, -109.803001 | 109 48.180084 W | W109 48 10, 7,073 ft / 2,156 m MSL

77.3279786459 nm (146.9 km) from NDB on track of 156° true / 143.804078631° magnetic

Rawlins VOR-DME

RWL (.-. .-- .-..), 109.40 MHz, United States 41.804798 | 41 48.287888 N | N41 48 17, -107.204002 | 107 12.240143 W | W107 12 14, 6,750 ft / 2,057 m MSL

82.2458548208 nm (156.3 km) from VOR-DME on track of 261° true / -110.236620441° magnetic (-112.236620441° radial)