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AIRPORT

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

Aircraft operations: avg 29/month *
71%  local general aviation
29%  transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 September 2020

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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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.

 

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