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AirportThe Rock Springs - Sweetwater County Airport is
located 7 miles east of Rock Springs, Wyoming. The
topography of the airport area is generally rough and
rugged. The airport sits on top of a mesa
surrounded by steep bluffs. The ground elevation
in the airport area ranges from approximately 6,100 feet
to about 10,000 feet. The airport does not have a
control tower. It does have a white/blue 36 inch
rotating beacon on top of a 50 foot tower. Pilot
controlled lighting is on 122.8.
RunwaysThe airport consists of two runways:
9/27 and 3/21. Runway 9/27 is 10,000
feet long and 150 feet wide. The magnetic bearing
of this runway is 89° 52' 30". The elevation at
the start of runway 9 is 6728 feet. The beginning
of runway 27 has an elevation of 6760
feet. 
Runway 3/21 is 5223 feet long and 75
feet wide. The magnetic bearing of this runway is 32°
07' 30". Runway 3 starts at an elevation of 6730
feet while runway 21 starts at 6744 feet.
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CommunicationRock Springs airspace is serviced by the
following radio frequencies:
- UNICOM/CTAF/PCL - 122.8 MHz
- Casper FSS - 122.6 MHz
(1-800-WX-BRIEF)
- ASOS - 118.375 MHz
(1-307-362-2541)
- Salt Lake City Center - 124.35
MHz
Navigation
AidsThe following navaids
exist in and around the Rock Springs - Sweetwater County
Airport.
ILS/DME - Runway 27, 109.3
MHz (RKS)
VOR - Rock Springs, 116.0
MHz (OCS)
NDB/DME - Antelope, 290 MHz
(AOP)
LinksFor more information, visit the following
website. As more quality sources of information
are found, we will add to this list.
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