Norfolk International Airport
Norfolk International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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The Main Departures Building at ORF | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Norfolk Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Hampton Roads, Northeast North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1938 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating base for | Breeze Airways | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | Eastern Time Zone (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°53′41″N 076°12′04″W / 36.89472°N 76.20111°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | NorfolkAirport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Norfolk International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Norfolk Airport Authority and Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||
Norfolk International Airport (IATA: ORF, ICAO: KORF, FAA LID: ORF), is a regional commercial and cargo airport located seven miles (11 km) northeast of downtown Norfolk, Virginia. It is owned and operated by the Norfolk Airport Authority: a bureau under the municipal government. The airport serves the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of southeast Virginia (along with Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News) as well as northeast North Carolina.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 2025 categorized it as a small hub airport, which serves both commercial and cargo operations.
In 2024, Norfolk International Airport was the 65th most busy airport in the United States with a passenger count of 2,444,897 people. This is a 5.34% increase from 2023. It's the third-busiest airport in Virginia in terms of passengers served annually, behind Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, but just ahead of Richmond International.