Airports / Alaska / ORV
Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport
PFNO / ORVNoorvik, AlaskaELEV 55 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport, listed as PFNO / ORV, is a general aviation field in Noorvik, Alaska. Field elevation is 55 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list ORV as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN, 17 nm), Selawik Airport (WLK, 28 nm), and Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ, 38 nm).
Trip costs from ORV are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ORV to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PFNO
IATA
ORV
FAA / Local
D76
Elevation
55 ft
Coordinates
66.8179° N · 161.0190° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 55 ft, ORV sits lower than 65% 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.
- 17nmIANBob Baker Memorial AirportKiana
- 28nmWLKSelawik AirportSelawik
- 38nmOTZRalph Wien Memorial AirportKotzebue
- 50nmBKCBuckland AirportBuckland
- 61nmDRGDeering AirportDeering
- 64nmWTKNoatak AirportNoatak
Location
Open the full mapPFNO · Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport · Noorvik, AK
From the ramp
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