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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 55 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 29,984 takeoffs and landings a year. About 112,199 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Worcester Regional?
Its FAA code is ORH, and its ICAO code is KORH.
Where is Worcester Regional?
It is 3 miles west of Worcester, Massachusetts, 1,009 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Worcester Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 11/29, is 7,001 feet long.
Does Worcester Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Worcester Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Worcester Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Philadelphia International, Orlando International, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Laguardia, Southwest Florida International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Worcester Regional?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Worcester Naa Flying Club and Greater Boston Soaring Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Worcester Regional?
5 pilot examiners and 30 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Worcester Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Fitchburg Municipal (18 nm north), Orange Municipal (26 nm northwest), North Central State Airport (27 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Massachusetts · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,424 departures from ORH in those twelve months, carrying 116,147 passengers in 161,084 seats (72% filled), to 17 destinations (1 abroad) on 7 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Regional → Philadelphia International ORH–PHL | 355 | 11,603 | Piedmont Airlines |
| Worcester Regional → Orlando International ORH–MCO | 353 | 46,600 | JetBlue Airways |
| Worcester Regional → Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International ORH–FLL | 312 | 34,660 | JetBlue Airways |
| Worcester Regional → Laguardia ORH–LGA | 281 | 8,691 | Endeavor Air Inc. |
| Worcester Regional → Southwest Florida International ORH–RSW | 107 | 13,566 | JetBlue Airways |
| Worcester Regional → Ithaca Tompkins International ORH–ITH | 2 | 9 | Sun Country Airlines..., Tradewind Aviation |
| Worcester Regional → Jacksonville International ORH–JAX | 2 | 307 | JetBlue Airways |
| Worcester Regional → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain ORH–MSP | 2 | 0 | Sun Country Airlines... |
All 17 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 49 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| jets | 2 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 29,984, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,674 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,469 |
| general aviation, travelling | 9,698 |
| general aviation, local | 14,424 |
| military | 719 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Massachusetts.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Worcester Naa Flying Club 1 aircraft · Worcester
- Greater Boston Soaring Club INC 7 aircraft · Sterling, 12 miles away Greater Boston Soaring Club is a non-profit flying club based at Sterling Airport in Massachusetts with over 100 members.
- Cardinal Flyers INC 3 aircraft · Northborough, 12 miles away
- Mit Soaring Association INC 3 aircraft · Sterling, 12 miles away
- Wachusett Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Princeton, 13 miles away
Repair stations in Worcester:
- Aero Turbine Components INC Aero Turbine Components is an independent FAA and EASA certified repair station specializing in the repair and restoration of non-rotating PT6A hot section components.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 30 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 4 training center examiners.
- Sean Anthony Brodeur private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals; airplanes · Mike Goulian Aviation · Bedford, MA (29 nm) · (413) 330-0058 · [email protected]
- Richard MacIsaac private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Northampton, MA (33 nm) · (413) 313-9289 · [email protected]
- Michael Rhodes private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Nashua, NH (35 nm) · (603) 759-8300 · [email protected]
- Gregory Stuart Livernois private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monadnock Aviation · Keene, NH (42 nm) · (386) 243-5944 · [email protected]
- Christopher Allen Thresher private pilot, commercial and instrument, commercial pilot, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Manchester, NH (44 nm) · (603) 203-0486 · [email protected]
All 48 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Worcester 20 aircraft · 12 piston singles, 6 balloons, 1 turboprops
- Wicked Balloons INC 6 aircraft in town
- Worcester Naa Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Greater Boston Soaring Club INC 7 aircraft · flying club
- Cardinal Flyers INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Aero Turbine Components INC · repair station
- Philadelphia International (PHL) 355 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines
- Orlando International (MCO) 353 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) 312 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways
- Laguardia (LGA) 281 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc.
- Southwest Florida International (RSW) 107 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways
- Ithaca Tompkins International (ITH) 2 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines, Tradewind Aviation
- Jacksonville International (JAX) 2 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 2 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Massachusetts 987 since 1982 · 91 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Massachusetts 38 landing places
- Massachusetts 2,649 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ORH.json.
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 26, 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.