Worcester Regional
ORH · KORH · Worcester, Massachusetts · Worcester County · map
Worcester Regional is a public-use airport owned by Mass Port Authority, 3 miles west of Worcester, Massachusetts, 1,009 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 11/29, is 7,001 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KORH · observed 3:54 pm EDT (19:54 UTC), 42 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (280°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 56°F (13°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.00 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 4:30 pm EDT (20:30 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KORH 061954Z 28008KT 10SM CLR 13/M01 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01331011
TAF KORH 062030Z 0621/0718 29008KT P6SM SKC FM070800 25006KT P6SM SKC FM071500 22010G18KT 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 ORH · ICAO KORH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mass Port Authority
- Elevation
- 1,009 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:30 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 7,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), hill 110 ft high 4,500 ft from the end
- Runway 29: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 15: VASI, four boxes on the left, ant 252 ft high 14,000 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.5 | Worcester |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 126.55 | Worcester |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery When tower closed | 119.0 | Worcester |
| Clearance delivery | 128.65 | Worcester |
| Ground | 123.85 | Worcester |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Worcester |
| Orh and vot | 108.2 | |
| Stela and star | 125.35 | Worcester |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 508-767-5851.
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 Worcester from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Worcester, Massachusetts: 12 piston singles, 6 balloons, 1 turboprop, 1 business jet. 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 Massachusetts.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 3 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
- Filed for record purposes only.
- Wildlife and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 15, 29 and 33; high-intensity runway lights runway 11/29; medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for MULTI-ENG aircraft and lrgr.
- 2 hours advn notice required for customs.
- Engrd mtrls arst sys 170 feet width, 154 feet length, located at der 11.
- Engrd mtrls arst sys 170 feet width, 300 feet length, located at der 29.
- Runway 11 ALSF-2 becomes ssals preset on med intst only when tower closed.
- Runway 15 VASI unusable beyond 9 degrees L of crs.
- Use ctn for airport vehicles mnt the common traffic frequency and operg on airport durg NON-TWR hours.
- Runway guard lights instld on all taxiway to runway intersections, runway 11/29 only.
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.