About Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is classified by OurAirports as a medium airport serving Rock Springs, Wyoming. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KRKS, by the three-letter IATA code RKS, and the four-letter ICAO code KRKS. OurAirports records this airport as having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 41.5942° N, 109.0650° W, with a published field elevation of 6,764 feet above mean sea level.
"Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport" is one of 144 public-use airports in Wyoming, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Rock Springs, Wyoming (WY) |
| City and state (page) | Rock Springs, WY |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KRKS |
| IATA code | RKS |
| ICAO code | KRKS |
| Airport class | medium_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 41.5942° N, 109.0650° W |
| Field elevation | 6,764 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | Yes |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport | Green River | WY | 48U / - |
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| Farson Airport | Farson | WY | US-7075 / - |
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| Kastler Compressor Station Airport | Dutch John | UT | US-0045 / - |
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| Pacific Creek Airport | Farson | WY | US-7074 / - |
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| Taylor Flat Airport | Dutch John | UT | US-1534 / - |
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| Dutch John Airport | Dutch John | UT | K33U / - |
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