Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
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″N 109°03′55″W / 41.59417°N 109.06528°W / 41.59417; -109.06528Coordinates: 41°35′39″N 109°03′55″W / 41.59417°N 109.06528°W / 41.59417; -109.06528
Website rockspringsairport.com
Map
RKS
Location of airport in Wyoming / United States
RKS
RKS (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 10,000 3,048 Asphalt
3/21 5,228 1,593 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations 16,674
Based aircraft 44

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.[1] 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).[2]

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]

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.

Operations & Passenger Statistics

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.[1]

Passenger numbers over the last decade have been highly variable based on local economic conditions and availability of more frequent air service:

2015 2016 2017
Enplanements
Deplanements
Total Passengers

Airline and destination

AirlinesDestinations
United Express Denver

While the airport is served by one scheduled airline to Denver International Airport, it also is served by frequent Wendover Fun Casino charter flights.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for RKS (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2017–2021 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)

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.
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