FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ORT |
| Lat/Long: | 62-57-40.8010N / 141-55-44.8930W
62-57.680017N / 141-55.748217W
62.9613336 / -141.9291369
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1716 ft. / 523.0 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: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes
SEGMENTED CIRCLE OVERGROWN AND DAMAGED. |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 & VASI RY 05 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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 | | 233/1.1 | | 390 | | 24E | | AES | .- . ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL MON-SUN 0700 & 0000 HRS DAILY. AFT HRS 907-778-2266/2277. |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5100 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m |
| Surface: | gravel/dirt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 62-57.569833N | | 62-57.771000N |
| Longitude: | 141-56.576667W | | 141-54.792667W |
| Elevation: | 1713.0 ft. | | 1713.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 052 magnetic, 076 true | | 232 magnetic, 256 true |
| Markings: | none, in good condition | | , in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 36 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA DOTPF/N. RGN
2301 PEGER RD.
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | JIM FEHRENBACHER
BOX 356
TOK, AK 99780
Phone 907-883-5128 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| 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 2005 | |
Additional 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. |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (205KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (227KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PFTO - Tok Junction Airport (35 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Aug-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:07 | | 14:07 |
| Sunset | | 20:50 | | 04:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:42 | | 05:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Aug-2008 07:02:16 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 28-Aug-2008 23:02:16 |
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| METAR |
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| PAOR | 290653Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 BKN070 BKN085 09/04 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP086 T00940044
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| TAF |
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| PAOR | 290526Z 290606 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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