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Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport

66.81790°N
-161.01900°W
ARR / DAY
0
100.0%
DEP / DAY
0
100.0%

Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (PFNO/ORV) is a small general aviation airport located in Noorvik, AK, 514 mi north west of Anchorage. It features 1 runway measuring 4,000 feet.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

13h ago
Temp
57°F
Wind
18 kts
20°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
METAR PFNO 270056Z AUTO 02018G22KT 8SM BKN044 14/04 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01440039 $

Runways

1 installed

4,000 FT MAX
06/24
4,000 ft × 100
GRVL-E○ unlitMED

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

06
72% of ops
189 land · 56 TO
24
28% of ops
75 land · 111 TO
Runway 06 carries 72% of operations (189 landings, 56 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 24 at 28%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

06 189 landings
UA 9%
24 75 landings
UA 1%
Approaches to 06 show a 9% unstable-approach rate (17 UA events from 189 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
6.4
flights/day · 191 total
Busy hour (local)
6pm
also 12am · 8pm
Day vs night
37%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 6pm–8pm local, averaging 6.4 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.9× weekday (5.9 vs 6.9 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (77% of 191 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 122.700
AWOS 120.000
KOTZEBUE 119.200
OTHER 119.200
KOTZEBUE 263.000
OTHER 263.000
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZAN
Mag var:
11° E

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p
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