Norfolk International
ORF · KORF · Norfolk, Virginia · Norfolk County · map
Norfolk International is a public-use airport owned by Norfolk Airport Auth, 3 miles northeast of Norfolk, Virginia, 26 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 9,001 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KORF · observed 3:51 pm EDT (19:51 UTC), 4 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 65°F (18°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.13 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KORF 061951Z AUTO 03009KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01830072
TAF KORF 061720Z 0618/0718 03008KT P6SM SKC FM062300 12003KT P6SM SKC FM071400 12005KT P6SM SKC
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 ORF · ICAO KORF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Norfolk Airport Auth
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1938
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 9,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,000 ft, 7,809 ft available for landing, trees 41 ft high 2,100 ft from the end
- Runway 23: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), pole 49 ft high 1,500 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.15 | Norfolk |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 118.5 | Norfolk |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery · Departure arriving from headings 311 to 009; When tower closed | 124.9 | Langley |
| Ground | 121.9 | Norfolk |
| Tower | 120.8 | Norfolk |
| Approach · Class C airspace · Kohls and star 010-080, 180-310; arriving from headings 010 to 310 | 118.9 | Norfolk |
| Approach and departure | 119.45 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.55 | Elizabeth City |
| Departure · Departure procedure (HOLND) · Departure procedure (NUTIY) | 125.2 | Norfolk |
| Class C airspace · Approach and departure · Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) arriving from headings 311 to 009 | 125.7 | Norfolk |
| Approach and departure arriving from headings 180 to 310 | 127.9 | Langley |
| Approach and departure arriving from headings 010 to 179 | 134.875 | Langley |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Norfolk |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 276-200-0952.
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Aircraft registered in Norfolk from the FAA register
76 aircraft are registered to owners in Norfolk, Virginia: 55 piston singles, 5 turboprops, 5 piston twins, 4 business jets, 2 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Virginia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 19 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Noise abatement procedures in effect.
- Police dispatch.
- Runway 23 +1 feet fence 80 feet from runway end 400 feet R 10 feet fence 0-200 270 feet L.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Concrete ptns: longl cracks and spalling.
- Flocks of birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Intmt airfield mowing operations mar - nov.
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.