Nonstop flight route between Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States and Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from ORF to LOR:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- ORF Airport Information
- LOR Airport Information
- Facts about ORF
- Facts about LOR
- Map of Nearest Airports to ORF
- List of Nearest Airports to ORF
- Map of Furthest Airports from ORF
- List of Furthest Airports from ORF
- Map of Nearest Airports to LOR
- List of Nearest Airports to LOR
- Map of Furthest Airports from LOR
- List of Furthest Airports from LOR
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States and Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR), Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 666 miles (or 1,072 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Norfolk International Airport and Lowe Army Heliport (AHP), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORF / KORF |
| Airport Name: | Norfolk International Airport |
| Location: | Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°53'40"N by 76°12'3"W |
| Area Served: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Norfolk |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ORF |
| More Information: | ORF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOR / KLOR |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°21'20"N by 85°45'3"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOR |
| More Information: | LOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Norfolk International Airport (ORF):
- Because of Norfolk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Norfolk International Airport covers an area of 1,300 acres at an elevation of 27 feet above mean sea level.
- Approximately 70 million pounds of air cargo are presently shipped in and out of Norfolk International Airport each year.
- Norfolk International Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Norfolk, an independent city in the U.S.
- Norfolk International Airport (ORF) has 2 runways.
- The crosswind runway's was closed for renovations on December 19, 2009 and reopened in Spring 2011.
- The furthest airport from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,769 miles (18,940 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) WNW of ORF.
- As the troops returned from the war, the Army Air Corps returned the airport to the city's domain at the end of 1945, and commercial travel took off with two new airlines providing regular flights.
- In 1974, the airport dedicated its new, state-of-the-art terminal and additional land was secured for further expansion.
Facts about Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR):
- Because of Lowe Army Heliport (AHP)'s relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Lowe Army Heliport (AHP)", other names for LOR include "Lowe Army Heliport" and "Fort Rucker".
- Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,213 miles (18,045 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) is Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) E of LOR.
