FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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: | 5528 ft. / 1685 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11E (2010) |
| 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 ACTVT HIRL RY 10/28; MIRL RY 01/19; REIL RY 01 & RY 19; AND REIL RY 10; MALSR RY 28 - CTAF. PAPI RY 01, RY 10, RY 19 & VASI RY 28 OPER 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) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.25/285.6 (LOVELL RCAG).
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 RY 28 FIRST 1,000 FT ASPH-GRVD. |
| 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: | 103 magnetic, 114 true | | 283 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-light PAPI on right (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: | 013 magnetic, 024 true | | 193 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 307-856-9128 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 129/week * | | 35% | local general aviation | | 23% | commercial | | 22% | air taxi | | 20% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2011 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 28 | |
download (313KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (272KB) |
| VOR RWY 10 | |
download (218KB) |
| VOR RWY 28 | |
download (219KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (111KB) |
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 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 13:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 14:15 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 01:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Feb-2012 05:21:08 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 13-Feb-2012 22:21:08 |
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| METAR |
| KRIW | 140453Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM FEW060 M02/M08 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP081 T10221078
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KLND 19nm SW | 140453Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR M01/M11 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP076 T10111106 FZRANO
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| TAF |
| KRIW | 131757Z 1318/1418 00000KT P6SM SCT045 SCT090 FM140400 VRB05KT P6SM BKN100
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KLND 19nm SW | 131757Z 1318/1418 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 FM131900 VRB05KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080 FM140400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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