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KRKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 33 NTSB events

ID KRKS FAA RKS Elev 6,764 ft Lat 41° 35.65' N Lon 109° 3.90' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.33%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 103.2° 10,002 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.33%
27 283.2° 10,002 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.33%
03 45.2° 5,228 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.27%
21 225.2° 5,228 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.27%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.375
  • RDO CASPER RDO 122.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KRKS on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB AOP

    Antelope

    0.29 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

  • VORTAC OCS

    Rock Springs

    116.00 MHz · DME 116.00 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 20 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 27; ODALS Rwy 09; REIL Rwy 03 & 21, HIRL Rwy 09–27 & twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 27; ODALS Rwy 09; REIL Rwy 03 & 21, HIRL Rwy 09–27 & twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 27; ODALS Rwy 09; REIL Rwy 03 & 21, HIRL Rwy 09–27 & twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 27; ODALS Rwy 09; REIL Rwy 03 & 21, HIRL Rwy 09–27 & twy lgts—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1100–0500Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0500Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·316 WYOMING CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·RIVERTON (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 114.05 RIW Chan 87(Y) N43º03.94´ W108º27.33´ at fld. 5458/10E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 133º–142º byd 40 NM 165º–281º byd 40 NM 322º–039º byd 40 NM ILS 110.5 I–RIW Rwy 28.
  • ·Status is not remotely Monitored.
  • ·ROCK SPRINGS SOUTHWEST WYOMING RGNL (RKS)(KRKS) 7 E UTC–7(–6DT) N41º35.65´ W109º03.91´ 6765 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE RKS RWY 09–27: H10002X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–55, D–240, 2S–140, 2D–503 PCR 1557 F/A/X/T HIRL RWY 09: ODALS.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´. 0.3% up.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´. 0.4% down.
  • ·RWY 03–21: H5228X75 (ASPH–PFC) S–59, D–88, 2D–159 PCR 112 F/D/X/T MIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 03: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·RWY 03: TORA–5228 TODA–5228 ASDA–5228 LDA–5228 RWY 09: TORA–10002 TODA–10002 ASDA–10002 LDA–10002 RWY 21: TORA–5228 TODA–5228 ASDA–5228 LDA–5228 RWY 27: TORA–10002 TODA–10002 ASDA–10002 LDA–10002
  • ·PAPI Rwy 09, 27, 03 and 21 opr consly.
  • ·PPR for air carrier ops with gtr than 30 pax seats 0500Z–1100Z‡ call arpt ops – 307–352–6888.
  • ·ARFF Index C avbl with 30 min notice – 307–352–6888.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 307-352-6880
  • ·AWOS–3 118.375 (307) 362–2541.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ROCK SPRINGS RCO 122.2 (CASPER RADIO) ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·ROCK SPRINGS (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 116.0 OCS Chan 107 N41º35.41´ W109º00.92´ 263º 2.3 NM to fld. 6785/13E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–007º byd 40 NM 008º–018º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ 008º–018º byd 62 NM 035º–045º byd 40 NM blo 9,500´ 035º–045º byd 46 NM blo 11,200´ 035º–045º byd 71 NM blo 18,000´ 046º–060º byd 40 NM 066º–076º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 078º–087º byd 40 NM 088º–098º byd 40 NM blo 21,000´ 099º–110º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 111º–121º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ 111º–121º byd 56 NM 122º–134º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 135º–145º byd 40 NM 186º–195º byd 25 NM blo 14,000´ 250º–258º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 259º–267º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 259º–267º byd 85 NM 268º–277º byd 40 NM blo 11,000´ 268º–277º byd 55 NM blo 16,000´ DME unusable: 122º–127º byd 25 NM blo 12,000´ VOR unusable: 268º–277º byd 85 NM ILS/DME 109.3 I–RKS Chan 30 Rwy 27.
  • ·SALT LAKE CITY H–3E, L–11E IAP, AD NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Rock Springs Sweetwater County

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · RKS

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

33 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

35

since 1982

Fatal

7

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 27,862 ops in 1990

2024 total

16,674

10-yr total

164,073

2024 mix

AC/AT 27% · GA 72% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

36.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

7.31

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=33

  • Loss of control 8
  • Stall / spin 8
  • Other 5
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-07-24 Cessna 340 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2020-10-21 Bellanca 8KCAB · CFIT · day →
2011-05-03 Piper PA46-500TP · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-12-27 Cessna 208B · Loss of control · day →
2023-07-20 Beech C35 · Stall / spin · day →
2022-03-13 TUTTLE BRUCE C JUNGSTER I · Loss of control · day →
2018-01-10 Swearingen SA227 · Loss of control · night →
2017-11-15 Cessna T207A · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2015-09-18 Aviat A1 · Loss of control · day →
2014-05-05 Cessna T207A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2013-01-18 Piper PA-28-235 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2011-09-23 Cessna 177 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-08-10 Cessna,Cirrus Design Corp. R172K,SR22 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-01-17 Piper PA-28-180 · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2005-11-15 Cessna 172L · Engine failure · VMC · night-moonlit →
2005-03-19 Cessna 177B · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2003-01-30 Beech V35B · Stall / spin · day →
2002-09-15 Piper,Beech PA-24-260,1900D · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-05-30 Cessna 170B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-08-09 Piper PA-60-602P · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1998-07-25 Piper PA-22-135 · Gear-up · day →
1997-08-18 Cessna 175 · Stall / spin · day →
1995-08-11 Mooney M20A · Loss of control · day →
1994-08-14 Burkhart Grob G-109B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1994-05-27 Cessna 182B · CFIT · night →
1991-06-16 Luscombe 8E · Weather · day →
1988-06-04 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-08-31 Cessna 182F · Other · day →
1983-12-22 Piper 602P · Gear-up · IMC · night →
1983-12-19 Convair 440 · Ground collision · night →
1983-09-04 Mooney M-2O · Other · VMC · day →
1983-04-26 Cessna,Beech 340,A36 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-09-26 Cessna 172 · Other · day →

Designees in WY

CFI Flight Instructors 215 A&P Mechanics 500 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 13 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 12 FBO Fixed Base Operators 33 Clubs Flying Clubs 5 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 2 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Dillon Bunnell Logan UT 125 nm
Steven Gasik Logan UT 125 nm
Robert Matthew Russell Ogden UT 133 nm
Kevin Michael Nichols Riverdale UT 135 nm
Michael Christopher Mcmahon Woods Cross UT 136 nm
Joshua Arden Bendixen Salt Lake City UT 138 nm
Teren Christensen Salt Lake City UT 138 nm
Christian Eyring Murray UT 140 nm
Lance Vaculin Murray UT 140 nm
Dennis Scott Stanley Sandy UT 140 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Richard Dean De Bernardi Rock Springs WY 7 nm
Robert Michael Cary Sr Green River WY 19 nm
Jamie Dean Ridgeway Green River WY 19 nm
Allen James Hatcher Green River WY 19 nm
Bradley Charles Bradshaw Lyman WY 58 nm
Lewis Daniel Thomas Mountain View WY 60 nm
Derek John Parks Kemmerer WY 68 nm
Clark Duane Hall Vernal UT 72 nm
Jared Young Spencer Vernal UT 72 nm
Dallas Burke Dearden Vernal UT 72 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Raymond L Searle Rock Springs WY 7 nm
Bryon Scott Givens Rock Springs WY 7 nm
Ronald Alfred Atkins Rock Springs WY 7 nm
Jay Reynolds Rock Springs WY 7 nm
Brian C Roberts Rock Springs WY 7 nm
Kenneth Wayne Keen Jr Rock Springs WY 7 nm
Gerald Denis Shoup Jr Green River WY 19 nm
Shawn Michael Johnson Green River WY 19 nm
Larry Charles Melancon Jr Green River WY 19 nm
James Dalton Winn Dutch John UT 43 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 119 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 139 nm
Kings Avionics, Inc.
Apple Valley, UT
 140 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 140 nm
Woodhouse Aviation, LLC
Spanish Fork, UT
 147 nm
Aircraft Repair, LLC
Glenwood Springs, CO
 149 nm
Rocky Mountain Kitplanes
Fairfield, UT
 160 nm
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
 193 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 197 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 206 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.