Direct Flights from Denver to Riverton
Riverton · Wyoming
Nonstop service from DEN to RIW on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Denver is the only city in our data with a nonstop to Riverton — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Riverton for, from Denver
1h 5m in the air, 296 miles: short enough that a single night in Riverton is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Riverton
Riverton is a city of 10,700 people (2019) in Northwest Wyoming.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Riverton
- Boysen State Park is a public recreation area surrounding the Boysen Reservoir, an impoundment of the north-flowing Wind River, in Fremont County, Wyoming.
- Sinks Canyon State Park is a public recreation and nature preservation area located in the Wind River Range, six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Lander, Wyoming, on Wyoming Highway 131.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Riverton weather, compared with Denver
8° cooler than Denver on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Riverton 29°F · Denver 45°F · 16° colder
- April
- Riverton 56°F · Denver 61°F · 5° colder
- July
- Riverton 87°F · Denver 90°F · 3° colder
- October
- Riverton 57°F · Denver 65°F · 8° colder
December bottoms out near 28°F — a real coat, not a layer. Riverton also swings harder through the year than Denver does — 59° between its coldest and warmest months against 46°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Riverton
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Riverton is May–June and September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–79°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Riverton, including Boysen State Park and Sinks Canyon State Park.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Denver to Riverton?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Denver (DEN) to Riverton (RIW) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Denver to Riverton?
- United flies nonstop between Denver (DEN) and Riverton (RIW).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Denver to Riverton?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Denver to Riverton.
- How far is Riverton from Denver?
- Riverton is about 296 miles from Denver by air.
- What is there to do in Riverton?
- Popular things to do include Boysen State Park, Sinks Canyon State Park, and more.
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