Location
| FAA Identifier: | 48U |
| Lat/Long: | 41-27-28.6400N 109-29-24.7150W 41-27.477333N 109-29.411917W 41.4579556,-109.4901986 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 7182 ft. / 2189.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of GREEN RIVER, WY |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 82938 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1963 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CPR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | VOR name | Freq | Var | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCSr237/22.8 | ROCK SPRINGS VOR/DME | 116.00 | 13E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5652 x 75 ft. / 1723 x 23 m | ||
| Surface: | dirt, in good condition | ||
| Runway edge markings: | RWY END AND EDGE DELINEATED USING CONE MKRS. | ||
| RUNWAY 4 | RUNWAY 22 | ||
| Latitude: | 41-27.208833N | 41-27.745833N | |
| Longitude: | 109-29.917167W | 109-28.906667W | |
| Elevation: | 7168.0 ft. | 7182.0 ft. | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | left | |
| Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 055 true | 221 magnetic, 235 true | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GREEN RIVER 50 E. 2 ND N GREEN RIVER, WY 82935 Phone 307-872-0525 |
| Manager: | MARK WESTENSKOW 50 E 2ND N GREEN RIVER, WY 82935 Phone 307-872-0525 |
Airport Operational Statistics
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Additional Remarks
| - | RY SOFT WHEN WET. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. |
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL AVAILABLE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 48U.Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRKS - Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (21 nm NE)KFBR - Fort Bridger Airport (41 nm W)
KEMM - Kemmerer Municipal Airport (53 nm NW)
KVEL - Vernal Regional Airport (61 nm S)
KEVW - Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field (70 nm W)
The latitude and longitude of Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport is:
41° 35' 39" N / 109° 3' 55" W
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Flying into Rock Springs?
More information
IATA: RKS
ICAO: KRKS
FAA: RKS
Latitude/Longitude: 41.59417, -109.06528
City: Rock Springs, WY
County: Sweetwater County
State: Wyoming
Zip code: 82902
Country: United States
Time zone: US/Mountain
Current time zone offset: UTC/GMT -6 hours
The current time and date at Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport is 5:44 AM on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
