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PAOR Northway Airport
Northway, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: ORT
Lat/Long: 62-57-40.2000N 141-55-41.1000W
62-57.670000N 141-55.685000W
62.9611667,-141.9280833
(estimated)
Elevation: 1720.1 ft. / 524.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 24E (2005)
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99764

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1947
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: NORTHWAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (on field) [907-778-2219]
Alternate FSS: FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility: ORT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.6
WX ASOS: 135.4 (907-778-2282)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 126.55/323.0 (NORTHWAY RCAG).
  • CONTRACT WX OBS IS AVBL WHEN ORT FSS CLSD ON 133.55 OR PHONE 907-778-2240.
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY NORTHWAY FSS ON FREQ 123.6 (CTAF).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORT at fieldNORTHWAY VORTAC116.3024E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
NABESNAat field39020EAES .- . ...

Airport Services

Parking: hangars

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5100 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Operational restrictions: FQT VRB STRONG CROSSWIND.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 62-57.569850N62-57.770962N
Longitude: 141-56.576745W141-54.792612W
Elevation: 1720.1 ft.1718.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 052 magnetic, 076 true232 magnetic, 256 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 61 ft. trees, 2029 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear60 ft. trees, 1195 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
2301 PEGER RD.
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200
Manager: SAM JENNINGS
BOX 356
TOK, AK 99780
Phone 907-883-5128

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 43/day *
51% transient general aviation
25% air taxi
22% local general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

Additional Remarks

A30A-23 SKI STRIP PARL & ADJ THR NW SIDE.
WINTER SN REMOVAL OPS - CTAF.
NORTHWAY ARPT WX CAMERA AND KNOB RIDGE WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV/.
FSS ON ARPT 15 JUN-30 SEP.
FOREIGN ARR ORT/PAOR OR YARGER LAKE +2 HR PPR; NMLLY 1800Z-0000Z - U.S. CUSTOMS 907-774-2242/2252.
ELEC FILED EAPIS MANIFEST REQ PRIOR TO DEP.
COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -38C.
FLOATPLANE CUST SVC AVBL YARGER LAKE 8 NM E.
SUAIS - 125.3/126.3 OR 800-758-8723.
RWY COND UNMN; RCMD VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO LNDG.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (318KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (271KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (243KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (147KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (148KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PFTO - Tok Junction Airport (36 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo of PAOR (Northway Airport)
Photo by Vicki Eifert
Photo taken 13-Jul-2018
looking southwest.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0814:08
Sunrise06:5514:55
Sunset20:0904:09
Evening civil twilight20:5704:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 15:53:55
Local (UTC-8)  29-Mar-2024 07:53:55
 
METAR
PAOR 291453Z 00000KT 4SM BKN200 M12/M14 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP118 I1000 I3000 T11221139 58008
TAF
PAOR 291125Z 2912/3012 00000KT P6SM SCT050
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