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Sweetwater County Airport AIRPORT

 
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LOCATION
Location Identifier: RKS
Lat/Long: 41-35-39.1830N / 109-03-54.6940W
Variation: 13E (1995)
Elevation: 6760 feet MSL (Surveyed)
From city: 07 miles E of Rock Springs, WY
AIRPORT OPERATION
Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: SALT LAKE CITY
Control tower: No
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY [307-472-8900]
FSS: CASPER [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: Yes
Wind indicator: Lighted Wind indicator exists
Segmented circle: Yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: White-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing fee: No
International operations: No
Attendance schedule: ALL/ALL/0500-2130
AIRPORT COMMUNICATION
UNICOM: 122.800
CTAF: 122.800

Runway Information for 03/21
Dimensions: 5223 x 75 ft
Surface: Asphalt or Bituminous Concrete ( Good Condition ) Porous Friction Course
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 12.0
Double wheel: 25.0

Runway edge lights: Not Known
Runway 03 Runway 21
Latitude: 41-35-18.8000N 41-35-55.1450N
Longitude: 109-04-24.3260W 109-03-35.5580W
Elevation:  6729.7 6744.0
Runway heading: 045 225
Markings: Basic in Good condition Basic in Good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY
Runway end Identifier lights: Yes Yes
Runway Information for 09/27
Dimensions: 10000 x 150 ft
Surface: Asphalt or Bituminous Concrete ( Good Condition ) Saw-Cut or plastic grooved
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 55.0
Double wheel: 110.0

Runway edge lights: High
Runway 09 Runway 27
Latitude: 41-35-51.6200N 41-35-29.0500N
Longitude: 109-04-56.0000W 109-02-47.9080W
Elevation:  6727.8 6760.4
Gradient: 0.3 0.3
Traffic pattern: Left Left
Runway heading: 103 283
Markings: Precision Instrument in Good condition Precision Instrument in Good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-BOX VASI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 4-BOX VASI ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY
AIRPORT SERVICES
Fuel availableAirframe servicePowerplant serviceBottled oxygenBulk oxygen Transient Storage FaciltiesOther Airport Services
HIGH/LOW
AIRPORT OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ROCK SPRINGS
BOX 1987
ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82902-1987
307-352-6880
Manager: GARY D. VALENTINE
BOX 1987
ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82902-1987
307-352-6880

AIRCRAFT BASED ON Sweetwater County Airport
Single engine airplanes Multi engine airplanes Jet airplanes Helicopters Military aircraft Gliders Ultralights
37 5 0 0 Coming soon 0 2

OPERATIONAL STATISTICS
Commercial Air Taxi Local Itinerant Military
Coming soon 2048 2160 9849 18

ADDITIONAL REMARKS
AND CO OF SWEETWATER.
THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
ITINERANT ACFT TIE DOWN S OF GENERAL AVAIATION TERMINAL.
COMMERCIAL LANDING FEE FOR ACFT OVER 12500 LBS.
PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS 2100-0600 CALL AMGR 307-352-6880 OR 307-352-6888.
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21, HIRL RY 09/27, ODALS RY 09, MALSR RY 27, REILS RYS 03 & 21, AND TWY LGTS - CTAF.
EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007
Flying Clubs at this Airport
1 Franklin Aviation, Inc.
2 Rock Springs/sweetwater Airport
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