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RIW to ABQ: distance & flight time
Riverton WY (Riverton Regional Airport) → Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport)
563 mi
906 km · 489 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
563 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RIW — Riverton Regional Airport · Riverton WY, United States
- ABQ — Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RIW
- LND · Hunt Field22 mi away
- WRL · Worland Municipal Airport67 mi away
- PWY · Ralph Wenz Field71 mi away
- BPI · Miley Memorial Field90 mi away
Near ABQ
- SAF · Santa Fe Municipal Airport49 mi away
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport61 mi away
- GNT · Grants-Milan Municipal Airport74 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport93 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIW from ABQ?
The flight distance from Riverton WY (RIW) to Albuquerque (ABQ) is 563 miles (906 km, 489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIW to ABQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIW to ABQ?
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