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Northway Airport

Northway Airport (IATA: ORT, ICAO: PAOR, FAA LID: ORT) is a state-owned public-use airport serving Northway, a community located in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Northway Airport

(former Northway Airfield)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAlaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesNorthway, Alaska
Elevation AMSL1,715 ft / 523 m
Coordinates62°57′40″N 141°55′41″W / 62.96111°N 141.92806°W / 62.96111; -141.92806
Map
ORT
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,100 1,554 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations15,800

During World War II for northbound Lend-Lease aircraft on the Northwest Staging Route, the flight strip at Northway Army Airfield was the first stop in the Territory of Alaska.[3]

Facilities and aircraft edit

 
Northway Airport, Northway, Alaska

Northway Airport covers an area of 1,150 acres (465 ha) at an elevation of 1,715 feet (523 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,100 by 100 feet (1,554 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 15,800 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day: 73% general aviation, 25% air taxi, and 2% military.[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
40-Mile Air Tok[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for ORT PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  3. ^ Smith, Blake W. Wings Over the Wilderness. Hancock House Publishers, 2008, p. 61.
  4. ^ . 40-Mile Air. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.

External links edit

  • Topographic map as of July 1955 from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for ORT, effective March 21, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for ORT
    • AirNav airport information for PAOR
    • ASN accident history for ORT
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAOR
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for ORT


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