Norfolk International Airport
The Main Departures Building at ORF
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNorfolk Airport Authority
OperatorNorfolk Airport Authority
ServesHampton Roads, Northeast North Carolina
LocationNorfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Operating base forBreeze Airways
Elevation AMSL26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates36°53′41″N 076°12′04″W / 36.89472°N 76.20111°W / 36.89472; -76.20111
WebsiteNorfolkAirport.com
Maps
Diagram
Diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 9,001 2,744 Asphalt/concrete
14/32 4,875 1,486 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations62,126
Based aircraft (2018)95
Total passengers4,552,582
Cargo (million lbs)56.1
Source: Norfolk Airport Authority and Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Norfolk International Airport (IATA: ORF[2], ICAO: KORF, FAA LID: ORF) is seven miles (11 km) northeast of downtown Norfolk, an independent city in Virginia, United States.[1] It is owned and operated by the Norfolk Airport Authority: a bureau under the municipal government. The airport serves the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of southeast Virginia (along with Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News) as well as northeast North Carolina. Despite its name, the airport does not have any international destinations nonstop.[3]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 2021 categorized it as a medium hub airport.[4]

As of 2021, with a passenger count of 1,658,000 people, Norfolk International was ranked as the 65th-busiest airport in the United States and the third-busiest in Virginia in terms of passengers served annually, behind Dulles International Airport and Reagan National Airport, but just ahead of Richmond International.[4] Delta Air Lines has the largest share of passenger traffic, followed by Southwest Airlines and American Airlines.

History

The airport was first established in 1938 as Norfolk Municipal Airport; from 1942 until 1947 it was run by the United States Army Air Forces. In 1968 its name changed to Norfolk Regional Airport, and in 1976 it was renamed again to the present Norfolk International Airport.[5]

Facilities

The airport covers 1,300 acres (526 ha) at an elevation of 27 feet (8 m). Its main runway, 5–23, is 9,001 by 150 feet (2,744 x 46 m), and crosswind runway 14–32 is 4,875 by 150 feet (1,486 x 46 m).[1][6]

An arriving flights sign
Southwest Airlines check-in counter
Bridge that connects the Arrivals and Departures buildings
Baggage claim area

The crosswind runway (14–32) was closed for renovations on December 19, 2009, and reopened in the spring of 2011. The airport's long-term plan calls for this runway to be destroyed to make way for a parallel runway (5R-23L) east of runway 5–23, but the FAA grounded the plan in the summer of 2016 due to diminishing demand, limited space, and environmental impacts.

In 2017 the airport had 67,679 aircraft operations, an average of 185 per day: 39% airline, 27% air taxi, 27% general aviation, and 2% military. In November 2018, 95 aircraft were based at the airport: 52 single-engine, 20 multi-engine, 20 jet, and three helicopters.[1]

General aviation services, or fixed-base operations, are provided by Signature Flight Support with full-service facilities for maintaining and housing private and corporate aircraft. The modern 54,000-square-foot (5,000 m2) terminal facility offers everything from aircraft rental to sightseeing flights and aircraft repair.

Daily scheduled aircraft include ERJ140/145 (United, American,), CRJ200/550/700/900 (Delta, United, American), ERJ170/175/190/195 (American, United, Delta, Breeze), A300 (FedEx), A319/320 (United, Allegiant, American, Frontier, Spirit), B717 (Delta), B737 (Southwest, American, Delta, United), and B757 (UPS and Delta).

FAA control tower

Built in 1995, the FAA Norfolk Air Traffic Control Tower stands 134 feet (41 m) high. Operated and managed by the Federal Aviation Administration, the Norfolk Tower handles about 1,100 aircraft per day, 24 hours per day and 365 days per year. Radar coverage is provided by the ASR-9 terminal system with a six-level weather detection capability. Also available for use is an Enhanced Target Generator (ETG) lab with two radar scopes to accomplish training objectives, as well as the IDS4 system, a specialized microcomputer network system designed to distribute and display both static and real-time data regarding weather and other rapidly changing critical information to air traffic controllers.

Gates

Norfolk International Airport has two passenger concourses: Concourse A (gates A1-A11), and Concourse B (gates B16-B30). Allegiant Air, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines occupy Concourse A while Breeze Airways, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines occupy Concourse B. International flights are handled at gate A1; however, there are currently no scheduled international flights. Specific gate locations are the following: Allegiant A7; American A2, A4, A6, A8 and A9; Delta B19, B21, B23, B24 and B25; Southwest A3 and A5; United B27-B30, with Breeze, Frontier and Spirit using common gates of B16, B17, B18, B20. Concourse B gates B22 and B26 are no longer in use and have been converted into passenger seating areas for B21 and B25.

Cargo yard

About 70 million pounds of air cargo are shipped in and out of Norfolk International Airport each year.[7] NIA houses one of the most modern and efficient air cargo facilities in the state. Its two modern air cargo terminals have 88,000 square feet (8,200 m2) of space. A ramp provides direct access from the plane to the warehouse.

Terminal upgrade

Beginning in 2025 the terminal will undergo major upgrades.[8][9]

Airlines and destinations

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Allegiant Air Fort Lauderdale, Orlando/Sanford
Seasonal: Boston, Cincinnati, Jacksonville (FL), St. Petersburg/Clearwater		[10]
American Airlines Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami [11]
American Eagle Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington–National
Seasonal: Miami 		[11]
Breeze Airways Charleston (SC), Hartford, Jacksonville (FL), Las Vegas, Long Island/Islip, New Orleans, Providence, San Diego (begins May 1, 2024),[12] Tampa
Seasonal: Akron/Canton, Columbus–Glenn, Fort Myers, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Syracuse 		[13][14]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Seasonal: Detroit 		[15]
Delta Connection Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul (resumes June 7, 2024),[16] New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia [15]
Frontier Airlines Denver, Orlando [17]
Southwest Airlines Baltimore, Chicago–Midway, Nashville, Orlando
Seasonal: Dallas–Love, Denver, St. Louis (resumes June 8, 2024)[18] 		[19]
Spirit Airlines Boston (begins April 5, 2024),[20] Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa
Seasonal: Fort Myers 		[21]
United Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Washington–Dulles
Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental, Newark 		[22]
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, Washington–Dulles
Seasonal: Denver		[22]
Destinations map

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
FedEx Express Atlanta, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Manteo, Memphis, Newark, Richmond
UPS Airlines Columbia (SC), Louisville, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Roanoke (Fridays Only)
Cargo destinations map

Statistics

Airline market share

Carrier shares (September 2022 – August 2023)[23]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Delta
784,000(17.72%)
American
722,000(16.31%)
Southwest
701,000(15.84%)
United
499,000(11.27%)
Republic Airways
395,000(8.91%)
Other
1,326,000(29.95%)

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from ORF
(September 2022 – August 2023)[23]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, Georgia 394,000 Delta
2 North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina 239,000 American
3 Maryland Baltimore, Maryland 182,000 Southwest
4 Texas Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 129,000 American
5 New York (state) New York–JFK, New York 123,000 American, Delta
6 Illinois Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 119,000 American, United
7 New York (state) New York–LaGuardia, New York 98,000 American, Delta
7 Virginia Washington–Dulles, DC 98,000 United
9 Illinois Chicago-Midway, Illinois 83,000 Southwest
10 New Jersey Newark, New Jersey 82,000 United

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic at ORF airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger traffic
(enplaned/deplaned) at ORF
2002 through present[24][25]
Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers
2002 3,464,246 2012 3,299,712 2022 4,115,537
2003 3,436,391 2013 3,112,355
20043,778,216 2014 2,965,306
20053,884,422 2015 3,034,407
20063,703,664 2016 3,209,185
20073,714,323 2017 3,380,902
20083,549,204 2018 3,663,996
20093,409,456 2019 3,981,139
20103,332,466 2020 1,785,135
20113,193,388 2021 3,311,121

Ground transportation

There are no bus or shuttle services to and from Norfolk International Airport. The nearest bus (HRT Route 15) connection is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away at the intersection of Military Highway (Route 165) and Norview Avenue (Route 247).[26]

All ground transportation services are located in the arrivals terminal. There are several on-site rental car companies, an authorized shuttle service providing door-to-door service to the entire Hampton Roads area, and taxis available through several companies. Both Uber and Lyft service the airport through an agreement with the airport authority.

Parking

The main entrance to the parking garage at ORF

A nine-level parking garage adjacent to the new arrivals terminal opened in July 2002. It provides 2,800 covered spaces for short-term, long-term, and rental parking. Overall, NIA parking facilities can accommodate 7,000 vehicles.[27] In February 2019, the airport announced it would begin construction of a brand new 1.09 million square foot parking garage. Construction started in July 2019. This new parking garage will consolidate all parking lots at ORF. It will also replace the employee shuttle that costs over $600,000 a year to operate.[28]

Accidents and incidents

  • On January 19, 1967, a United Airlines Vickers 754D Viscount collided with a snow plow that had entered the runway in the path of the United plane upon landing. All 50 passengers and crew on board the aircraft survived; the aircraft suffered major damage to its airframe and was written off.[29]
  • On September 1, 1974, a Martin 4-0-4 which was sitting empty on the ramp caught fire, damaging the airframe beyond repair. The cause of the fire was never determined.[30]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for ORF PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (ORF: Norfolk / International)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Where We Fly". Norfolk International Airport. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "CY 2021 Commercial Service Airports, Rank Order" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. September 16, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ Norfolk Airport Authority. "Mission & History". Norfolk International Airport. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ "ORF airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Press Room". Norfolk International Airport. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Norfolk International Airport Set to Undergo Major Renovations". wydaily.com. October 22, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ "New design for Norfolk Airport terminal revealed, as well as 2 new destinations". wydaily.com. October 6, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Allegiant Air". Archived from the original on February 24, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Flight schedules and notifications". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  12. ↑ Weisberg, Lori (January 9, 2024). "A new low-cost airline is coming to San Diego and with it five new nonstop destinations". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Breeze Home Page". Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Breeze Airways adds seasonal and new routes from Fort Myers". FOX 4 Southwest Florida. July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  15. 1 2 "FLIGHT SCHEDULES". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Delta to resume flights from Norfolk to Minneapolis-St. Paul". wavy.com. October 31, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Frontier". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Southwest Airlines to add West Coast stop from Lambert airport, more flights". Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Check Flight Schedules". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Spirit Airlines April 2024 Network Additions – 16OCT23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  21. ↑ "New Spirit Service". Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Timetable". Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Norfolk, VA: Norfolk International (ORF)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. September 16, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports 2015". www.faa.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports - Previous Years – Airports Previous Years". www.faa.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Distance from airport to intersection of Route 165 & Route 247". Google Maps.
  27. ↑ "Norfolk Airport, ACS and MasterCard Worldwide Introduce Contactless Payments to Airport Parking". MasterCard.com. June 8, 2009.
  28. ↑ "New Parking Garage coming to Norfolk International". WKTR. March 7, 2019.
  29. ↑ Accident description for N7431 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on November 19, 2018.
  30. ↑ Accident description for N40427 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on November 19, 2018.
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