KRKS
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
VFR
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Name
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
KRKS / RKS / KRKS
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
5:01 pm (MST)
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Municipality
Rock Springs
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Coordinates
41° 35′ 39″ N 109° 3′ 54″ E
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Elevation
6’764 ft (2’062 m MSL)
About Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
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, 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.
Sweetwater Aviation is the fixed-base operator, providing all general aviation services on the field.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019-2023 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).