Northway Airport (ORT) - FAA Information
Northway, AK
Location & QuickFacts
| FAA Information Effective: | 2008-06-05 |
| Airport Identifier: | ORT |
| Airport Status: | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude: | 141-55-44.8930W/62-57-40.8010N -141.929137/62.961334 (Estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1716 ft / 523.04 m (Surveyed) |
| Land: | 0 acres |
| From nearest city: | 0 nautical miles S of Northway, AK |
| Location: | Fairbanks North Star County, AK |
| Magnetic Variation: | 24E (2005) |
Owner & Manager
| Ownership: | Publicly owned |
| Owner: | State Of Alaska Dotpf/n. Rgn |
| Address: | 2301 Peger Rd. Fairbanks, AK 99709 |
| Phone number: | 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | Jim Fehrenbacher |
| Address: | Box 356 Tok, AK 99780 |
| Phone number: | 907-883-5128 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
| Airport Use: | Open to public |
| Wind indicator: | Yes |
| Segmented Circle: | Yes SEGMENTED CIRCLE OVERGROWN AND DAMAGED. |
| Control Tower: | No |
| Lighting Schedule: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 & VASI RY 05 - CTAF. |
| Beacon Color: | Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee charge: | No |
| Sectional chart: | Anchorage |
| Region: | AAL - Alaska |
| Boundary ARTCC: | ZAN - Anchorage |
| Tie-in FSS: | ORT - Northway |
| FSS on Airport: | Yes |
| FSS Phone: | 907-778-2219 |
| FSS Toll Free: | 1-478-6611 |
| Alternate FSS: | FAI - Fairbanks |
| Alt. FSS Toll Free: | 1-866-248-6516 |
| NOTAMs Facility: | ORT (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
| Federal Agreements: | NGY |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LLA FUEL AVBL MON-SUN 0700 & 0000 HRS DAILY. AFT HRS 907-778-2266/2277. |
| Airframe Repair: | MINOR |
| Power Plant Repair: | MINOR |
| Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk Oxygen: | NONE |
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Runway Information
Runway 05/23
| Dimension: | 5100 x 100 ft / 1554.5 x 30.5 m |
| Surface: | GRVL-DIRT, Good Condition |
| Edge Lights: | Medium |
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Runway 05 |
Runway 23 |
| Longitude: | 141-56-34.6000W | 141-54-47.5600W |
| Latitude: | 62-57-34.1900N | 62-57-46.2600N |
| Elevation: | 1713.00 ft | 1713.00 ft |
| Alignment: | 76 | 127 |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
| Markings: | None, Good Condition | , Good Condition |
| Crossing Height: | 38.00 ft | 0.00 ft |
| VASI: | 4-box on left side | |
| Visual Glide Angle: | 3.00° | 0.00° |
| Obstruction: | 36 ft trees, 900.0 ft from runway, 25:1 slope to clear | , 50:1 slope to clear |
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Radio Navigation Aids
| ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
| AES | NDB | Nabesna | | 390.00 | 24E | 1.1 nm |
| YXQ | NDB | Beaver Creek | | 239.00 | 28E | 44.6 nm |
| ORT | VORTAC | Northway | 110X | 116.30 | 24E | 1.0 nm |
Remarks
- SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS DURING WINTER--MONITOR CTAF.
- NORTHWAY POINT ARPT WX CAMERA AND KNOB RIDGE WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- SEGMENTED CIRCLE OVERGROWN AND DAMAGED.
- PAVEMENT HEAVED & BUCKLED ON PAVED SAFETY AREAS FOR RY 05 & 23.
- FLOATPLANE CUSTOMS SVC AVBL AT YARGER LAKE - 8NM EAST.
- FREQUENT STRONG & VARIABLE CROSSWIND; LLWS & TURBC RY 23.
- CUSTOMS MAY NOT BE AVBL AT THE ARPT ON ARRIVAL; PHONE 774-2252 FOR AGENT.
- SKI STRIP ON W SIDE RY ADJACENT TO APCH END RY 23.
- SUAIS - 125.3(1-800-758-8723).
- RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
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