Airport
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
RKS · Rock Springs, WY
- IATA Code
- RKS
- ICAO Code
- KRKS
- City
- Rock Springs
- Country
- United States
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is a regional airport serving Rock Springs, WY. Its IATA code is RKS and its ICAO code is KRKS.
The airfield sits 6,764 feet above sea level.
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RKS by the numbers
IATA RKS · ICAO KRKS · 6,764 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #98 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 83.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 166 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 728
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 48%
- Late-arriving aircraft 33%
- Air traffic control & airport 9%
- Extreme weather 9%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Airlines departing RKS
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 728 | 83% |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 10,002 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 03/21 | 5,228 ft | ASP, lighted |
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: RKS, KRKS, Rock Springs airport, Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
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