AirportsRobert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport is a small airport serving Noorvik, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ORV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ORV
- ICAO code
- PFNO
- City
- Noorvik
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 66.8179° N, 161.0190° W
- Elevation
- 17 m (55 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,219 m (4,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ORV means Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PFNO. 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 66.8179° N, 161.0190° W. It stands 17 metres (55 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,219 metres (4,000 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 557.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,219 m 4,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Baker Memorial AirportKiana | IAN | 31 km |
| Selawik AirportSelawik | WLK | 51 km |
| Ralph Wien Memorial AirportKotzebue | OTZ | 69 km |
| Buckland AirportBuckland | BKC | 93 km |
| Deering AirportDeering | DRG | 114 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,353 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,489 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,334 km | 11 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,760 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,803 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,570 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,088 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,081 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,909 km | 14 h 50 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.
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