Northway Airport

Airport

Northway Airport

(former Northway Airfield)

* IATA: ORT
* ICAO: PAOR
* FAA LID: ORT
* WMO: 70291

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| Alaska DOT&PF \- Northern Region
Serves| Northway, Alaska
Elevation AMSL| 1,715 ft / 523 m
Coordinates| 62°57′40″N 141°55′41″W﻿ / ﻿62.96111°N 141.92806°W﻿ / 62.96111; -141.92806
Map

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Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
5/23  | 5,100  | 1,554  | Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
| Aircraft operations| 15,800

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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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

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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

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Airlines| Destinations

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40-Mile Air |  Tok[4]

## See also

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* List of airports in Alaska

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Topographic map as of July 1955 from USGS The National Map
* FAA Terminal Procedures for ORT, effective August 7, 2025
* 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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