Central Wyoming Regional
RIW · KRIW · Riverton, Wyoming · Fremont County · map
Central Wyoming Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Riverton, 3 miles northwest of Riverton, Wyoming, 5,516 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 8,204 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 31 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 4,547 takeoffs and landings a year. About 18,799 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KRIW · observed 4:53 pm MDT (22:53 UTC), 38 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 31°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.12 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 5:20 pm MDT (23:20 UTC), good until Wed 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRIW 062253Z AUTO 06010KT 10SM CLR 27/M01 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02721006
TAF KRIW 062320Z 0700/0724 06007KT P6SM FEW100 FEW200 FM070200 35009KT P6SM FEW200 FM071800 11006KT P6SM FEW200
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RIW · ICAO KRIW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Riverton
- Elevation
- 5,516 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 8,204 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 4,800 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the left, power line 133 ft high 3,950 ft from the end
- Runway 28: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 01: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 19: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Riw and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.425 | |
| Boysen and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 133.25 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 307-556-2831.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 4,547, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Riverton from the FAA register
39 aircraft are registered to owners in Riverton, Wyoming: 21 piston singles, 11 piston twins, 6 balloons, 1 airliner. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Wyoming.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate high-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19; runway end identifier lights runway 01 and runway 19; and runway end identifier lights runway 10; approach lights (MALSR) runway 28 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 01, runway 19, runway 10 and runway 28 oper 24 hours.
- General aviation aircraft not auzd on west ramp.
- Multiple hot air balloons in the vicinity of airport during july.
- Conditions not monitored at night aft the last air carrier arrival until 0500L. see NOTAMs for the most UP-TO-DATE conditions and updts.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.