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| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
| title = 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A | format = [[PDF]], 2.03 MB
| title = 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A | format = [[PDF]], 2.03 MB
| work = faa.gov
| work = [http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/index.cfm?sect=2011 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]
| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2010
| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2010
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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]].<ref>Smith, Blake W. ''Wings Over the Wilderness''. Hancock House Publishers, 2008, p. 61.</ref>
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]].<ref>Smith, Blake W. ''Wings Over the Wilderness''. Hancock House Publishers, 2008, p. 61.</ref>


== Facilities and aircraft ==
==Facilities and aircraft==
[[File:Northway Airport, Northway, Alaska.jpg|thumb|250px|Northway Airport, Northway, Alaska]]
[[File:Northway Airport, Northway, Alaska.jpg|thumb|250px|Northway Airport, Northway, Alaska]]


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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 aviation|military]].<ref name="FAA" />
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 aviation|military]].<ref name="FAA" />


== Airline and destination ==
==Airlines and destinations==
The following [[airline]] offers scheduled passenger service at this airport:
{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
| [[40-Mile Air]] | [[Tok Junction Airport|Tok]] <ref>
| [[40-Mile Air]] | [[Tok Junction Airport|Tok]]<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = http://www.fortymileair.com/scheduled_destinations.htm
| url = http://www.fortymileair.com/scheduled_destinations.htm
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== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=2&s=13&lat=62.9612&lon=-141.9281&w=500&h=500&lp=---+None+--- Topographic map as of July 1955] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=2&s=13&lat=62.9612&lon=-141.9281&w=500&h=500&lp=---+None+--- Topographic map as of July 1955] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* {{FAA-procedures|ORT}}
* {{FAA-procedures|ORT}}

Revision as of 21:25, 7 July 2016

Northway Airport

(former Northway Airfield)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAlaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesNorthway, Alaska
Elevation AMSL1,715 ft / 523 m
Map
ORT is located in Alaska
ORT
ORT
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
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, 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

AirlinesDestinations
40-Mile Air Tok[4]

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. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
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