AirportsSouthwest Wyoming Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rock Springs, in Wyoming, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RKS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RKS
- ICAO code
- KRKS
- City
- Rock Springs
- State or region
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.5942° N, 109.0650° W
- Elevation
- 2,062 m (6,764 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,049 m (10,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RKS means Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KRKS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.5942° N, 109.0650° W. It stands 2,062 metres (6,764 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,049 metres (10,002 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 90.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,049 m 10,002 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 1,593 m 5,228 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vernal Regional AirportVernal | VEL | 134 km |
| Central Wyoming Regional AirportRiverton | RIW | 171 km |
| Yampa Valley AirportHayden | HDN | 198 km |
| Ogden Hinckley AirportOgden | OGD | 250 km |
| Casper-Natrona County International AirportCasper | CPR | 259 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,189 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,265 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,411 km | 15 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,588 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,937 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,181 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,195 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,942 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,167 km | 16 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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