Nonstop flight route between Riverton, Wyoming, United States and New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Riverton Regional Airport (RIW), Riverton, Wyoming, United States and New Stuyahok Airport (KNW), New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,328 miles (or 3,746 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Riverton Regional Airport and New Stuyahok Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIW / KRIW |
| Airport Name: | Riverton Regional Airport |
| Location: | Riverton, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°3'51"N by 108°27'34"W |
| Area Served: | Riverton, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Riverton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5528 feet (1,685 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIW |
| More Information: | RIW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNW / PANW |
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| Location: | New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°27'6"N by 157°22'23"W |
| Area Served: | New Stuyahok, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 364 feet (111 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNW |
| More Information: | KNW Maps & Info |
Facts about Riverton Regional Airport (RIW):
- Riverton Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Riverton, a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States.
- Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) has 2 runways.
- Because of Riverton Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,528 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RIW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RIW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) is Hunt Field (LND), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SW of RIW.
- The furthest airport from Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about New Stuyahok Airport (KNW):
- New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 781 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 24% from the 1,031 enplanements in 2007.
- The furthest airport from New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,679 miles (17,186 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Because of New Stuyahok Airport's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at New Stuyahok Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "New Stuyahok Airport", another name for KNW is "New Stuyahok Airport (new location)".
- New Stuyahok Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of New Stuyahok, a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S.
- The closest airport to New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) is Ekwok Airport (KEK), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of KNW.
