AirportsCentral Wyoming Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Riverton, in Wyoming, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RIW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RIW
- ICAO code
- KRIW
- City
- Riverton
- State or region
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.0642° N, 108.4600° W
- Elevation
- 1,684 m (5,525 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,501 m (8,204 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RIW means Central Wyoming Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KRIW. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.0642° N, 108.4600° W. It stands 1,684 metres (5,525 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest town in our data is Rock Springs, about 175 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Central Wyoming Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,501 metres (8,204 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 228.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,501 m 8,204 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | 1,463 m 4,800 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Casper-Natrona County International AirportCasper | CPR | 163 km |
| Yellowstone Regional AirportCody | COD | 168 km |
| Southwest Wyoming Regional AirportRock Springs | RKS | 171 km |
| Jackson Hole AirportJackson | JAC | 194 km |
| Sheridan County AirportSheridan | SHR | 224 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,031 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,103 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,241 km | 15 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,431 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,865 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,331 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,109 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,876 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,272 km | 16 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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