Rock Springs - Sweetwater County Airport
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| 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″N 109°03′55″W / 41.59417°N 109.06528°WCoordinates: 41°35′39″N 109°03′55″W / 41.59417°N 109.06528°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | rockspringsairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Location of airport in Wyoming / United States
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Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (IATA: RKS, ICAO: KRKS, FAA LID: RKS) is a regional airport located eight miles east of Rock Springs, in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It is owned by the City of Rock Springs. It is operated by the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Joint Powers Airport Board. The five members of the Board are appointed by the City of Rock Springs (two) and Sweetwater County (three). The airport is served by United Express with twice-daily flights to Denver International Airport.
The airport owns and operates the Fixed Base Operator, Sweetwater Aviation providing all general aviation services for the airport.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).
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).
Currently, all facilities on airport property are owned by the City of Rock Springs and operated by the Airport Board.
The airport, in December 2017, became the 1st airport in Wyoming to utilize 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.
In the year ending December 31, 2016 the airport had 16,674 aircraft operations, average 45 per day: 72.2% general aviation, 27.3% air taxi, and <1% military. 44 aircraft were then based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 7% ultralight, and 2% Helicopter.
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