# Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV / PFNO)

**Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport** (IATA: ORV, ICAO: PFNO) is a small airport in Noorvik, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 2003. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 9 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ORV / PFNO
- FAA: D76
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Noorvik, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 2003
- Elevation: 55 ft / 17 m
- Coordinates: 66.8179, -161.0190
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 9,227 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(Bob)_Curtis_Memorial_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4328065
- Weather station: PFNO
- Ident: PFNO

## Timeline

- Jun 2003: Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 075° / 255° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 14,210 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 13,517 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 13,663 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 14,203 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 12,788 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 5,587 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 7,198 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 9,156 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 9,900 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 10,436 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 9,227 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [IAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paik.md) Bob Baker Memorial Airport · United States · 19 mi / 31 km · Bering Air
- [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · United States · 43 mi / 69 km · Bering Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 8E [Bering Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bering-air) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 9K (2025) | #2,721 of 3,974 | #665 in North America | #468 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 55 ft / 17 m | #39,020 of 43,403 | #17,704 in North America | #14,643 in US |
| Age | Opened 2003 | =11,754 of 15,079 | =9,312 in North America | =9,184 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [IAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paik.md) Bob Baker Memorial Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [8AK3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ak3.md) Roland Norton Memorial Airstrip · 24 mi / 38 km
- [WLK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pask.md) Selawik Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · 43 mi / 69 km
- [BKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabl.md) Buckland Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [CDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak75.md) Candle 2 Airport · 68 mi / 109 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: “Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_(Bob)_Curtis_Memorial_Airport&oldid=1363075024), revision of 7 Jul 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/pfno/data