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RIW to APA: distance & flight time
Riverton WY (Riverton Regional Airport) → Denver (Centennial Airport)
306 mi
492 km · 266 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
306 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- APA — Centennial Airport · Denver, 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 APA
- DEN · Denver International Airport22 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport27 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIW from APA?
The flight distance from Riverton WY (RIW) to Denver (APA) is 306 miles (492 km, 266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIW to APA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RIW to APA?
Nonstop service on RIW–APA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIW to APA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RIW–APA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RIW to APA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RIW–APA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.