Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

KRKS · Wyoming, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 290° Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport 9/27
Wind direction to Wind: 13 kt, gusting 21 kt, 4 beaufort

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METAR KRKS 020254Z AUTO 29013G21KT 10SM CLR 01/M12 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 29031/0207 SLP159 T00111122 52026

METAR Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport - KRKS/RKS

Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is a midsized airport in Wyoming, United States. The airport is located at latitude 41.59407 and longitude -109.06555. The airport has 2 runways: 9/27 and 3/21. The ICAO airport code of this field is KRKS. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is RKS. The airport's IATA code is RKS. The airport is in the Salt Lake FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport on May 1, 2024 20:54, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 290° with a speed of 13 kt. Wind gusts of 21 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 1 °C, with a wind chill of -6 °C. The dew point is -12 °C, the relative humidity is 38%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.00 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:15. This applies to Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
9/27 103°-283° 2-3 kt 13-21 kt 12 %
3/21 045°-225° 12-19 kt 5-9 kt 91 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 1.1 °C
Dewpoint -12.2 °C
Rel. humidity 38%
Wind chill -6 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 29031/0207Peak wind from 290° with 31 kt at 02 :07 UTC
SLP159Sea level pressure is 30.00 inHg (30.00 inHg)
T00111122Temperature is 1.1 °C (34.0 °F), dew point is -12.2 °C (10.0 °F)
52026

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:10 (8:49h)
Midday
13:13
Sunset
20:15

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