FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 112/week * | | 41% | commercial | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 26% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GA ACFT NOT AUZD ON WEST RAMP. |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 28 | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (195KB) |
| GPS RWY 28 | |
download (178KB) |
| VOR RWY 10 | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR RWY 28 | |
download (220KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (62KB) |
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 - Natrona County International Airport (88 nm E)
KGEY - South Big Horn County Airport (89 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 02:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 02:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Aug-2008 10:38:41 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 20-Aug-2008 04:38:41 |
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| METAR |
| KRIW | 200953Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 19/02 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP042 T01890017
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KLND 19nm SW | 200953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/M01 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP040 T01941006
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| TAF |
| KRIW | 200527Z 200606 30010G15KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 0610 30014G20KT FM1300 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM1600 VRB05KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM2200 24014G20KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250 FM0200 28010G15KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250
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KLND 19nm SW | 200527Z 200606 24010KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 0610 23014G20KT FM1300 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM2000 25012G18KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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