Robert/Bob/Curtis Memorial
D76 · PFNO · Noorvik, Alaska · Northwest Arctic County · map
Robert/Bob/Curtis Memorial is a public-use airport, 1 mile southeast of Noorvik, Alaska, 54 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 4,000 feet of gravel and dirt. The FAA counts about 500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 3,705 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now PFNO · observed 1:56 pm AKDT (21:56 UTC), 57 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (360°) at 13 knots
- Visibility 8 miles
- Temperature 32°F (0°C), dew point 18°F (-8°C)
- Altimeter 29.91 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PFNO 062156Z AUTO 36013KT 8SM CLR 00/M08 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T00001078 FZRANO $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D76 · ICAO PFNO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- Nome sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 2003
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,000 × 100 ft | Gravel and dirt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the right
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.7 | |
| Kotzebue and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.2 | |
| D76 and aWOS-3P | 120.00 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-636-2010.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Noorvik from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Noorvik, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Northwest Arctic borough
- Winter snow removal - mnt the common traffic frequency.
- Activate PAPI runway 06; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency
- Tie down not available.
- Lights and plastic mkrs.
- Lights and plastic mkrs.
- Runway condition unmntd; recommended visual insp bfr landing.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -22C.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.