Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
	IATA: RKS; ICAO: KRKS; FAA LID: RKS;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Rock Springs
Operator	Rock Spring-Sweetwater County Joint Powers Airport Board
Serves	Rock Springs, Wyoming
Elevation AMSL	6,765 ft / 2,062 m
Coordinates	41°35′39″N109°03′55″W / 41.59417°N 109.06528°W Coordinates: 41°35′39″N109°03′55″W / 41.59417°N 109.06528°W
Website	FlyRKS.com
Map
	RKS RKS
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	16,674
Based aircraft	41
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Last updated April 21, 2023

Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport( IATA : RKS, ICAO : KRKS, FAA LID : RKS) is eight miles east of Rock Springs, in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. It is operated by the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Joint Powers Airport Board,^[1] with a total of five members, two appointed by the City of Rock Springs and three appointed by Sweetwater County. The airport has twice-daily United Express flights to Denver International Airport.

Facilities

The airport covers 1,242 acres (503 ha) at an elevation of 6,765 feet (2,062 m). It has two asphalt runways: 9/27 is 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 x 46 m) and 3/21 is 5,228 by 75 feet (1,593 x 23 m).^[1] RWY 27 has an ILS and RNAV GPS approach while RWY 9 has a RNAV GPS approach.

The airport's commercial terminal opened in 1978; plans are underway to expand and renovate it.^{[ when? ]}

RKS has over 7 acres of aircraft apron space and offers Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting services up to Index C.

It has over 130,000 ft² of hangar space including community hangar space large enough to support multiple large cabin corporate aircraft. All facilities are owned by the City of Rock Springs and operated by the Airport Board.

In December 2017, it became the first airport in Wyoming to use a renewable energy power source for part of its electrical demand. The 25 KW solar farm installed by Creative Energies offsets a portion of the electrical demand for the General Aviation Complex operated by Sweetwater Aviation.

Operations & passenger statistics

In 2018 the airport had 16,674 aircraft operations, average 46 per day: 72.2% general aviation, 27.3% air taxi, and <1% military. 41 aircraft were then based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 12% multi-engine, and 2% helicopter, plus 3 ultralight aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
United Express	Denver

The airport has one scheduled airline to Denver International Airport, and sees frequent Wendover Fun Casino charter flights.

Destination map
Rock Springs Denver class=notpageimage\| Destination from Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

Statistics

Busiest domestic routes from RKS
(March 2021 - February 2022)^[3]
Rank	Airport	Passengers	Carrier
1	Denver, Colorado	18,000	United Express

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References

1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for RKS PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 2, 2021.
↑ "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
↑ "Rock Springs, WY: Southwest Wyoming Regional (RKS)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

Other sources

Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1997-2959) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2000-5-14 (May 11, 2000): tentatively reselecting Great Lakes Aviation to provide essential air service at Laramie, Rock Springs and Worland, Wyoming, for the two-year period from May 1, 2000 – April 30, 2002, at an annual subsidies of $297,633, for Laramie, $465,023, for Rock Springs, and $353,345 for Worland.
- Order 2002-7-20 (July 11, 2002): extends the interim subsidy rates of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. at each of the communities listed (Page, AZ; Alamosa, CO; Pueblo, CO; Ironwood, MI/Ashland, WI; McCook, NE; Laramie, WY; Rock Springs, WY; Worland, WY; Moab, UT; Vernal, UT).
- Order 2004-7-16 (July 20, 2004): selects Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service with 19-passenger B1900Ds at Laramie, Riverton, Rock Springs, and Worland, Wyoming, for two years for annual subsidy rates of $397,400, $394,046, $390,488, and $797,844, respectively.
- Order 2006-9-9 (September 11, 2006): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, Wyoming, at an annual subsidy rate of $487,516 for Laramie and $972,757 for Worland, for the two-year period of October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008. On June 14, 2006, Great Lakes notified the Department that it will continue its existing service at Rock Springs but subsidy-free as of October 1, 2006, the beginning of the new rate-term. On July 24, 2006 Great Lakes notified the Department that it will continue its existing service at Riverton subsidy-free beginning October 1, 2006.

External links

Official website
Aerial image as of August 1994 from USGS The National Map
FAA Terminal Procedures for RKS , effective April 20, 2023
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RKS
- AirNav airport information for KRKS
- ASN accident history for RKS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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[FAA-1] 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for RKS PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 2, 2021.

[2] "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-09.

[transtats.bts.gov-3] "Rock Springs, WY: Southwest Wyoming Regional (RKS)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

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