AirportsNorthway Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Northway, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ORT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ORT
- ICAO code
- PAOR
- City
- Northway
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 62.9613° N, 141.9290° W
- Elevation
- 523 m (1,715 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,554 m (5,100 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ORT means Northway Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAOR. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 62.9613° N, 141.9290° W. It stands 523 metres (1,715 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Northway Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,554 metres (5,100 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 479.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,554 m 5,100 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tok Junction AirportTok | TKJ | 66 km |
| Chicken AirportChicken | CKX | 123 km |
| Dawson City AirportDawson City, Canada | YDA | 184 km |
| May Creek AirportMay Creek | MYK | 185 km |
| Gulkana AirportGulkana | GKN | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,270 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,400 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,088 km | 12 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,852 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,991 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,617 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,060 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,964 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,281 km | 15 h 20 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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