Southwest Wyoming Regional
RKS · KRKS · Rock Springs, Wyoming · Sweetwater County · map
Southwest Wyoming Regional is a public-use airport owned by Rock Springs/Sweetwater County, 7 miles east of Rock Springs, Wyoming, 6,765 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 10,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KRKS · observed 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 26°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter 30.25 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRKS 062154Z AUTO 10SM CLR 25/M03 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02501033
TAF KRKS 061720Z 0618/0718 29008KT P6SM SCT120 SCT200 FM070300 25006KT P6SM FEW200
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RKS · ICAO KRKS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Rock Springs/Sweetwater County
- Elevation
- 6,765 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 4:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1942
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 10,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 5,228 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Rks and aWOS-3 | 118.375 | |
| Green River Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 124.35 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 307-362-2541.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Rock Springs from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Rock Springs, Wyoming: 16 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 3 balloons, 1 gyroplane. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Wyoming.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 33 since 1982, 7 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 27; odals runway 09; runway end identifier lights runway 03 and 21; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 and taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 09, 27, 03, 21 operates continuously.
- Rock springs/sweetwater county airport joint pwrs boards.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.