Airports / Alaska / ORT
Northway Airport
PAOR / ORTNorthway, AlaskaELEV 1,715 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tok Junction Airport (TKJ).
Overview
Northway Airport (PAOR / ORT) is a mid-sized airport serving Northway, Alaska. The airport sits 1,715 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ORT for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tok Junction Airport (TKJ, 36 nm), Chicken Airport (CKX, 66 nm), and May Creek Airport (MYK, 100 nm).
Charter pricing from ORT depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Northway.
Field capability
ICAO
PAOR
IATA
ORT
FAA / Local
ORT
Elevation
1,715 ft
Coordinates
62.9613° N · 141.9290° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 1,715 ft, ORT sits higher than 95% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 36nmTKJTok Junction AirportTok
- 66nmCKXChicken AirportChicken
- 100nmMYKMay Creek AirportMay Creek
- 109nmGKNGulkana AirportGulkana
- 111nmEAAEagle AirportEagle
- 119nmBIGAllen Army AirfieldDelta Junction Ft Greely
Location
Open the full mapPAOR · Northway Airport · Northway, AK