One advantage of limiting public transportation: the airports gain more revenue from their parking lots. Almost 90% of airports with scheduled commercial passenger service have bus or rail access, but Norfolk (and Richmond) do not. However, local officials did not make it a priority to provide bus or light rail access to the airport in order to increase traffic. The mayor of Virginia Beach advocated expansion based on the "build it and they will come" assumption, hoping new runway capacity would increase the number of flights and get an airline to offer flights from Norfolk to Europe. The Norfolk Airport Authority still proposed building a second runway for $300 million. Source: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. 2īetween 2007-13, the number of passengers getting on a commercial flight (enplanements) at Norfolk International Airport declined by 16% That was the lowest use of the airport since 2001. In 2014, the number of travelers (counting both enplanements and deplanements) dropped below 3 million. Passenger traffic at the Norfolk International Airport peaked in 2005 and then dropped 20% between 2005-2013. Commissioners are appointed by the City Council of Norfolk no other political jurisdiction in Hampton Roads has an official vote. The airport is governed by the Norfolk Airport Authority. However, in 1976 it added federal inspection facilities.Īeronautical chart for area including Norfolk International Airport (ORF) Despite the "International" in the name, it had no scheduled flights to international locations. It was renamed Norfolk Regional Airport in 1968, then Norfolk International Airport in 1976. The first airline, which ended up becoming part of United Airlines, used the golf clubhouse until the airport's first purpose-built passenger terminal was completed in 1940. The city converted Truxton Manor Golf Course into Norfolk Municipal Airport, which opened in 1938. It restarted in a new location, since the US Navy was concerned about conflicts with military flights using Norfolk Naval Air Station. The initial company offering passenger service folded, but starting in 1929 Eastern Airlines starting flying twice each day to Richmond.ĭuring the Great Depression, scheduled air travel stopped for five years. Source: Boston Public Library, Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection, Municipal Airport, Norfolk, VirginiaĬommercial flights began in Norfolk in the 1920's, starting with service from a field on Granby Street to Washington and Philadelphia. Norfolk International Airport (ORF) Norfolk International Airport (ORF)
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