FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RIW |
| Lat/Long: | 43-03-51.2460N / 108-27-35.4280W 43-03.854100N / 108-27.590467W 43.0642350 / -108.4598411 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5525 ft. / 1684.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of RIVERTON, WY |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 82501 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | CHEYENNE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1700 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 307-856-3599. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTIVATE HIRL RY 10/28; MIRL & REIL RY 01/19; REIL RY 10 & MALSR RY 28 -CTAF. VASI RY 28 AND PAPI RYS 01,10 & 19 OPERATE 24 HRS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR UNSKED OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 307-856-7063/7980. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.425 (307-856-4473) |
| WX ASOS at LND (19 nm SW): | 118.15 (307-332-7707) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY CASPER RADIO ON FREQ 122.2 (RIVERTON RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RIW at field | | RIVERTON VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 16E |
| BOYr180/24.9 | | BOYSEN RESERVOIR VOR/DME | | 117.80 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 8203 x 150 ft. / 2500 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 85.0 | | Double wheel: | 110.0 | | Double tandem: | 165.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 43-04.173117N | | 43-03.617667N |
| Longitude: | 108-28.352917W | | 108-26.674933W |
| Elevation: | 5524.5 ft. | | 5437.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.4% DOWN | | 0.7% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 100 magnetic, 114 true | | 280 magnetic, 294 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (2.83 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 121 ft. pline, 3950 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 4800 x 70 ft. / 1463 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 43-03.423500N | | 43-04.143367N |
| Longitude: | 108-27.943150W | | 108-27.499567W |
| Elevation: | 5458.9 ft. | | 5475.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 010 magnetic, 024 true | | 190 magnetic, 204 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (2.75 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (2.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | pline | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF RIVERTON 816 N FEDERAL BLVD. RIVERTON, WY 82501 Phone 307-856-2227 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM A. URBIGKIT 816 NORTH FEDERAL BLVD RIVERTON, WY 82501 Phone 307-856-2227 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * | | 34% | local general aviation | | 25% | air taxi | | 21% | commercial | | 20% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GA ACFT NOT AUZD ON WEST RAMP. |
| - | MULTIPLE HOT AIR BALLOONS INVOF ARPT DURING JULY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KWRL - Worland Municipal Airport (58 nm N)
KPNA - Ralph Wenz Field Airport (61 nm W)
KBPI - Miley Memorial Field Airport (78 nm W)
KCPR - Casper/Natrona County International Airport (88 nm E)
KGEY - South Big Horn County Airport (89 nm N)
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 13:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 01:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:45:58 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Feb-2010 15:45:58 |
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| METAR |
| KRIW | 092153Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR M05/M12 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP168 T10501117
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KLND 19nm SW | 092153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M05/M12 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP158 T10501117 FZRANO
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| TAF |
| KRIW | 091726Z 0918/1018 00000KT P6SM SCT018 FM091900 VRB05KT P6SM SCT200 FM100900 VRB05KT P6SM VCFG FEW008 FM101500 00000KT P6SM SCT200
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KLND 19nm SW | 091726Z 0918/1018 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM091900 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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