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Norfolk International Airport

ICAO KORF36.8953°N 76.2010°W26 ft / 8 mLarge airport
On the map
Norfolk International Airport=VA-9Apr1990-USGS
United States Geological Survey (USGS) · Public domain · Commons

Norfolk International Airport (IATA: ORF, ICAO: KORF) is a large airport in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 9,001 ft (2,744 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 5.0 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1938–1938
1938
OpenedNorfolk International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
Main Terminal DepartureConcourse BArrivals Terminal / Baggage ClaimConcourse A
05/23038° / 218° · LIT
LENGTH9,001 ft2,744 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2014–2025
3.0M
3.1M
3.2M
3.4M
3.7M
4.0M
1.8M
3.4M
4.2M
4.6M
4.9M
5.0M
141516171819202122232425

Routes

40 destinations · 3 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km4,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miDCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 143 mi / 230 kmIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 157 mi / 253 kmPHL · Philadelphia International Airport · 212 mi / 341 kmEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 284 mi / 457 kmCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 289 mi / 465 kmJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 290 mi / 466 kmLGA · LaGuardia Airport · 296 mi / 476 kmISP · Long Island MacArthur Airport · 317 mi / 510 kmHVN · Tweed New Haven Airport · 350 mi / 563 kmCHS · Charleston International Airport · 352 mi / 566 kmBDL · Bradley International Airport · 396 mi / 637 kmPVD · Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · 420 mi / 676 kmBOS · Boston Logan International Airport · 468 mi / 753 kmATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 516 mi / 830 kmDTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · 529 mi / 851 kmJAX · Jacksonville International Airport · 543 mi / 874 kmMCO · Orlando International Airport · 656 mi / 1,055 kmORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 716 mi / 1,152 kmTPA · Tampa International Airport · 718 mi / 1,156 kmDJT · President Donald J. Trump International Airport · 741 mi / 1,193 kmFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 783 mi / 1,260 kmMIA · Miami International Airport · 803 mi / 1,293 kmMSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · 939 mi / 1,511 kmMSP · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · 1,043 mi / 1,679 kmIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 1,200 mi / 1,931 kmDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 1,210 mi / 1,947 kmSJU · Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · 1,417 mi / 2,281 kmDEN · Denver International Airport · 1,549 mi / 2,493 kmLAS · Harry Reid International Airport · 2,149 mi / 3,459 kmPIT · Pittsburgh International Airport · 330 mi / 531 kmCAK · Akron Canton Regional Airport · 396 mi / 637 kmCMH · John Glenn Columbus International Airport · 421 mi / 677 kmPWM · Portland International Jetport · 560 mi / 901 kmRSW · Southwest Florida International Airport · 786 mi / 1,265 kmCUN · Cancún International Airport · 1,269 mi / 2,043 kmPHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 2,024 mi / 3,258 kmSAN · San Diego International Airport · 2,325 mi / 3,742 kmLAX · Los Angeles International Airport · 2,366 mi / 3,808 kmMEO · Dare County Regional Airport · 73 mi / 118 kmMEM · Frederick W. Smith International Airport · 780 mi / 1,256 kmLAXLASPHXDENSJUCUNDFWIAHMSPMSYMIAMEMTPAORDPWMJAXDTWATLCMHPVDCHSCLTPHLIADSANDJTCAKISPRSWMCOBOSBDLHVNPITEWRMEOFLLORF
Year-round29
DCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportUnited States · American Eagle230 km143 miIADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · United Express, United Airlines253 km157 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · American Eagle341 km212 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Express457 km284 miCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · American Eagle, American Airlines465 km289 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Delta Connection, American Eagle466 km290 miLGALaGuardia AirportUnited States · Delta Connection, American Eagle476 km296 miISPLong Island MacArthur AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways510 km317 miHVNTweed New Haven AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways563 km350 miCHSCharleston International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways566 km352 miBDLBradley International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways637 km396 miPVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways676 km420 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · Delta Connection753 km468 miATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines830 km516 miDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportUnited States · Delta Connection851 km529 miJAXJacksonville International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways874 km543 miMCOOrlando International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines, Breeze Airways1,055 km656 miORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines1,152 km716 miTPATampa International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,156 km718 miDJTPresident Donald J. Trump International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,193 km741 miFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways1,260 km783 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · American Airlines1,293 km803 miMSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,511 km939 miMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldUnited States · Delta Connection1,679 km1,043 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · United Airlines1,931 km1,200 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines1,947 km1,210 miSJULuis Munoz Marin International AirportPuerto Rico · JetBlue Airways2,281 km1,417 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · United Airlines2,493 km1,549 miLASHarry Reid International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways3,459 km2,149 mi
Seasonal13
PITPittsburgh International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways531 km330 miCAKAkron Canton Regional AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways637 km396 miCMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways677 km421 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways753 km468 miDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines851 km529 miPWMPortland International JetportUnited States · Breeze Airways901 km560 miTPATampa International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines1,156 km718 miRSWSouthwest Florida International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,265 km786 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,293 km803 miCUNCancún International AirportMexico · Breeze Airways2,043 km1,269 miPHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways3,258 km2,024 miSANSan Diego International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways3,742 km2,325 miLAXLos Angeles International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways3,808 km2,366 mi
Most destinationsBreeze Airways 20American Eagle 7Delta Connection 5United Airlines 4Frontier Airlines 4United Express 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from ORF. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Norfolk International Airport” (revision of 25 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers5.0M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#340of 3,974 · #81 North America · #64 USLongest runway9,001 ft2,744 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,795of 29,823 · =381 North America · =281 USElevation26 ft8 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=40,721of 43,341 · =18,414 North America · =15,102 USAgeOpened 19382026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=870of 15,079 · =246 North America · =228 USRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =2,582 North America · =2,325 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
APPAPP118.900
APPAPP28.830
ATISATIS127.150
CLDCLNC DEL118.500
DEPDEP125.200
GNDGND121.900
RDOLEESBURG RDO116.900
TWRTWR120.800