FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| 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 MIRL RY 05/23; PAPI RYS 05 & 23 AND REIL RY 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 SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 126.55/323.0 (NORTHWAY RCAG).
- CONTRACT WX OBS IS AVBL WHEN ORT FSS CLOSED ON 133.55 OR PHONE 907-778-2240.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ORT at field | | NORTHWAY VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 24E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| NABESNA | | 236/1.1 | | 390 | | 20E | | AES | .- . ... |
Airport Services
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 |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 62-57.569850N | | 62-57.770962N |
| Longitude: | 141-56.576745W | | 141-54.792612W |
| Elevation: | 1720.1 ft. | | 1718.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 052 magnetic, 076 true | | 232 magnetic, 256 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 61 ft. trees, 2029 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. trees, 1153 ft. from runway, 255 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF N REG
2301 PEGER RD.
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | DENNIS BISHOP
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 01 January 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS DURING WINTER--MONITOR CTAF. |
| - | NORTHWAY ARPT WX CAMERA AND KNOB RIDGE WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | FSS ON AIRPORT MAY-SEPT. |
| - | PILOTS OF ACFT ARRIVING ORT/PAOR OR YARGER LAKE FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES MUST RECEIVE PERMISSION TO LAND FROM U.S. CUSTOMS BY PHONE 907-774-2242/2252 AT LEAST TWO HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. PERMISSION IS NOT NORMALLY GRANTED OUTSIDE 0800-1600 LCL TIME DLY. |
| - | IN ADDITION AN EAPIS MANIFEST IS ALSO REQUIRED TO BE FILED ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. |
| - | FLOATPLANE CUSTOMS SVC AVBL AT YARGER LAKE - 8NM EAST. |
| - | FREQUENT STRONG & VARIABLE CROSSWINDS. |
| - | SKI STRIP PARALLEL AND ADJACENT TO APCH END RY 23 NW SIDE. |
| - | SUAIS - 125.3(1-800-758-8723). |
| - | RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
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 between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (283KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (239KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (206KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Rick Henry
Photo taken 28-May-2012
looking west.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Northway Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:32 | | 15:32 |
| Sunrise | | 08:19 | | 16:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:08 | | 02:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:54 | | 02:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 11:11:34 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Oct-2013 03:11:34 |
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| METAR |
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| PAOR | 161053Z 04004KT 10SM FEW160 BKN240 02/M03 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00221033
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| TAF |
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| PAOR | 160521Z 1606/1706 15003KT P6SM VCFG SCT050 BKN160 BKN190 FM160900 12004KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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