Northway Airport (IATA: ORT, ICAO: PAOR, FAA LID: ORT) is a state-owned public-use airport serving Northway, a community located in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
[2] During World War II for northbound Lend-Lease aircraft on the Northwest Staging Route, the flight strip at Northway Army Airfield was the first stop in the Territory of Alaska.
[3] Northway Airport covers an area of 1,150 acres (465 ha) at an elevation of 1,715 feet (523 m) above mean sea level.
[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 15,800 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day: 73% general aviation, 25% air taxi, and 2% military.