Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport METAR KRKS

VFRMedium AirportElev. 2062 m (6764 ft)
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Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is situated in Rock Springs, United States. The ICAO code of Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is KRKS and the IATA code is RKS.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 03/21 with a length of 5,228 ft (1,593 m), Asphalt runway 09/27 with a length of 10,002 ft (3,049 m).
The elevation is 2062 m (6764 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-08-22 15:00 UTC

Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
20°C
Wind
11kt
Visibility
> 10sm
Ceiling
7,000ft
QNH
1031hPa

Raw METAR

METAR KRKS 221454Z AUTO 25011KT 10SM FEW070 FEW090 20/09 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP214 T02000094 50004

Decoded

Wind
From 250° (WSW) at 11 kt
Visibility
> 10 sm
Sky
Few (1–2 oktas) at 7,000 ft (2,134 m) · Few (1–2 oktas) at 9,000 ft (2,743 m)
Temp / DP
20°C (68°F) · Dew point 9.4°C (49°F)
QNH
1031 hPa · 30.43 inHg
Sea level P
1021.4 hPa
05.00010.00015.000FEW7.000FEW9.000GND

Runways

NNEESESSWWNW21032709250°11KTArrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
RunwayHeadingLengthSurfaceWind OffsetHeadwindCrosswind
03 45°5,228 ft (1,593 m)Asphalt155° 10 kt5 kt L
21 ★ best225°5,228 ft (1,593 m)Asphalt25° 10 kt5 kt R
09 103°10,002 ft (3,049 m)Asphalt147° 9 kt6 kt R
27 283°10,002 ft (3,049 m)Asphalt33° 9 kt6 kt L

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind


Sunrise & Sunset

Sunrise12:31 UTC
Sunset02:07 UTC
Daylight:13h 35m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
DaytimeNow

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