# Central Wyoming Regional Airport (RIW)

> Riverton, US · IATA: RIW · ICAO: KRIW · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `RIW` |
| ICAO | `KRIW` |
| City | Riverton |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1684 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 43.06420, -108.46000 |

## Description

SkyWest, flying as United Express, is the only scheduled operator at Central Wyoming Regional Airport (RIW/KRIW) in Riverton, typically with two daily rotations to Denver and no cargo handling of any kind. The carrier took over from Key Lime Air in early 2020, and the service rests on a state capacity-purchase agreement under which Wyoming and the counties pay SkyWest a quarterly minimum revenue guarantee. Riverton shares that contract with Rock Springs and Sheridan; Gillette left the arrangement in 2026 when United took its Denver route on its own account. Freight from the Wind River Basin moves about 190 km east by road to Casper (CPR), Wyoming's only designated port of entry, clearing more than 500 international aircraft a year and hosting the state's sole foreign-trade zone, FTZ 157. Larger consignments truck on to Denver (DEN), roughly 500 km south. At 5,525 feet beside the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho reservation, the field is framed by Wind River peaks topping 13,000 feet.

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