Northway Airport

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

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]

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

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

AirlinesDestinations
40-Mile Air Tok[4]

See also

References

  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. ^ "Scheduled destinations". 40-Mile Air. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.


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