# Norfolk International Airport (ORF / KORF)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ORF / KORF
- FAA: ORF
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 26 ft / 8 m
- Coordinates: 36.8953, -76.2010
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 9,001 ft / 2,744 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches, 3 departures, 2 arrivals
- Passengers: 5,001,717 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.norfolkairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_International_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432196
- Weather station: KORF · WMO 72308
- Ident: KORF

## Timeline

- 1938: Norfolk International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 9,001 ft / 2,744 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 038° / 218° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00291AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,967,887 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,074,363 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 3,249,587 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 3,427,067 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 3,727,243 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 4,047,809 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,803,182 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 3,350,669 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 4,181,188 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 4,638,907 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 4,942,255 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 5,001,717 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

40 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (29)

- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 143 mi / 230 km · American Eagle
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 157 mi / 253 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 212 mi / 341 km · American Eagle
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 284 mi / 457 km · United Express
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 289 mi / 465 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 290 mi / 466 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 296 mi / 476 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [ISP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kisp.md) Long Island MacArthur Airport · United States · 317 mi / 510 km · Breeze Airways
- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · United States · 350 mi / 563 km · Breeze Airways
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 352 mi / 566 km · Breeze Airways
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 396 mi / 637 km · Breeze Airways
- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 420 mi / 676 km · Breeze Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 468 mi / 753 km · Delta Connection
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 516 mi / 830 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 529 mi / 851 km · Delta Connection
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 543 mi / 874 km · Breeze Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 656 mi / 1,055 km · Frontier Airlines, Breeze Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 716 mi / 1,152 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 718 mi / 1,156 km · Breeze Airways
- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 741 mi / 1,193 km · Breeze Airways
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 783 mi / 1,260 km · JetBlue Airways
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 803 mi / 1,293 km · American Airlines
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 939 mi / 1,511 km · Breeze Airways
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,043 mi / 1,679 km · Delta Connection
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,200 mi / 1,931 km · United Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,210 mi / 1,947 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,417 mi / 2,281 km · JetBlue Airways
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,549 mi / 2,493 km · United Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 2,149 mi / 3,459 km · Breeze Airways

### Seasonal (13)

- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 330 mi / 531 km · Breeze Airways
- [CAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcak.md) Akron Canton Regional Airport · United States · 396 mi / 637 km · Breeze Airways
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 421 mi / 677 km · Breeze Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 468 mi / 753 km · JetBlue Airways
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 529 mi / 851 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 560 mi / 901 km · Breeze Airways
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 718 mi / 1,156 km · Frontier Airlines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 786 mi / 1,265 km · Breeze Airways
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 803 mi / 1,293 km · American Eagle
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,269 mi / 2,043 km · Breeze Airways
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 2,024 mi / 3,258 km · Breeze Airways
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 2,325 mi / 3,742 km · Breeze Airways
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,366 mi / 3,808 km · Breeze Airways

### Cargo (2)

- [MEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmqi.md) Dare County Regional Airport · United States · 73 mi / 118 km · FedEx Express
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 780 mi / 1,256 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ORF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (9)

- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 20
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 5
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 4
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 4
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 3
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 3
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 2

### Cargo (1)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5.0M (2025) | #340 of 3,974 | #81 in North America | #64 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,001 ft / 2,744 m | =1,795 of 29,858 | =381 in North America | =281 in US |
| Elevation | 26 ft / 8 m | =40,781 of 43,403 | =18,423 in North America | =15,110 in US |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =228 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.900 |
| APP | APP | 28.830 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.150 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.500 |
| DEP | DEP | 125.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | LEESBURG RDO | 116.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [NGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kngu.md) Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) · 5.7 mi / 9.1 km
- [NTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kntu.md) Oceana Naval Air Station · 11 mi / 17 km
- [LFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klfi.md) Langley Air Force Base · 16 mi / 25 km
- [PHF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphf.md) Newport News Williamsburg International Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [FAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfaf.md) Felker Army Air Field · 28 mi / 45 km
- [ECG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kecg.md) Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station · 44 mi / 71 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Norfolk International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norfolk_International_Airport&oldid=1376692078), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf/data