North Little Rock Municipal Airport (ICAO: KORK, FAA LID: ORK, formerly 1M1) is a public use airport in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is owned by the City of North Little Rock and located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) north of its central business district.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of North Little Rock | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | North Little Rock, Arkansas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 545 ft / 166 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′59″N 092°15′15″W / 34.83306°N 92.25417°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | nlr.ar.gov | ||||||||||||||
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This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport[2] for Little Rock National Airport.[3]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned ORK by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[4] (which assigned ORK to Cork Airport in Cork, Ireland).[5]
Facilities and aircraft
editNorth Little Rock Municipal Airport covers an area of 621 acres (251 ha) at an elevation of 545 feet (166 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 5/23 is 5,002 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m) with a concrete surface and 17/35 is 3,019 by 75 feet (920 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2021, the airport had 32,200 aircraft operations, an average of 88 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 61 aircraft based at this airport: 50 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 3 jet, and 4 helicopter.[1]
The airport's fixed-base operators (FBOs) are Barrett Aviation[6] and Air Charter Express.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for ORK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 9, 2023.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "North Little Rock Municipal Airport". Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "North Little Rock, Arkansas (FAA: ORK, ICAO: KORK)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "Cork Airport, Ireland (IATA: ORK, ICAO: EICK)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ Barrett Aviation. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ Air Charter Express Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
External links
edit- Official website
- North Little Rock Municipal Airport at Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
- Airport page at City of North Little Rock website
- Aerial image as of March 2001 from USGS The National Map
- Airfield photos from U.S. Civil Air Patrol at the Wayback Machine (archived September 23, 2006)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for ORK, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for ORK
- AirNav airport information for ORK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for ORK