AirportsNorfolk International Airport is a large airport serving Norfolk, in Virginia, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ORF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ORF
- ICAO code
- KORF
- City
- Norfolk
- State or region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.8953° N, 76.2010° W
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,744 m (9,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ORF means Norfolk International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KORF. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.8953° N, 76.2010° W. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Norfolk International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,744 metres (9,001 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 174.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,744 m 9,001 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,486 m 4,876 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Newport News Williamsburg International AirportNewport News | PHF | 37 km |
| Richmond International AirportRichmond | RIC | 120 km |
| Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional AirportSalisbury | SBY | 172 km |
| Pitt-Greenville AirportGreenville | PGV | 176 km |
| Ocean City Municipal AirportOcean City | OCE | 184 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,221 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,995 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,446 km | 14 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,968 km | 7 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 466 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,808 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,762 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,144 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,753 km | 19 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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