KRKS — Southwest Wyoming Rgnl
Rock Springs, WY · field elevation 6,765 ft · NON-ATCT
KRKS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRKS 111154Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM BKN110 21/06 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02060056 10217 20194 55004
- Wind
- from 320° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 11,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.24 inHg
- Density altitude
- 8,626 ft · pressure altitude 6,445 ft
- Observed
- 24 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 6 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 03 | 1 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 21 | 1 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
| 09 | 6 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KRKS 111120Z 1112/1212 24009KT P6SM BKN120 FM111900 26012G22KT P6SM BKN120 PROB30 1120/1124 VRB25G40KT -SHRA SCT080 BKN120 FM120100 24008KT P6SM SCT120
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.59422, -109.06520
- Elevation
- 6,765 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1221Z / 0221Z
- Magnetic variation
- 13° (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Salt Lake City
- County
- Sweetwater, WY
Airport diagram
Everything else KRKS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 10,002 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 03/21 | 5,228 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRKS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Wyoming airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.