Norfolk International Airport

[vdogg]

4 hours ago, Arctic_Tern said:

Did they mention a timeline at all? Love the way it looks

Supposed to start construction next year I believe.

[walmartjamesbond]

5 hours ago, Arctic_Tern said:

Did they mention a timeline at all? Love the way it looks

Late 2024 to early 2025

[walmartjamesbond]

Interesting read

Apparently Norfolk Airport Commission has partnered with the Newport News Airport Authority to find a way to drive traffic to the Airport. 

Apparently the Airport is hanging on by a thread. Its final airline, American, is losing money on every flight.

They are looking for assistance with brining the airport other uses. Such as cargo or drone flights. 

The talks of shutting the airport down and building a housing development were thrown out.

Not fully norfolk airport news, but still interesting that we partnered with them. 

[BFG]

The airport is officially seeking proposals for a hotel. 

https://www.norfolkairport.com/about-us/business-opportunities/?fbclid=IwAR0MPD_PPB8xFK1omP_EDgfgdQJL8D-tt4OqwyUtQbqIT5dsJjd9D4p-fj8&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

[urbanvb]

https://www.pilotonline.com/news/transportation/vp-bz-breeze-airways-la-0521-20230519-gbeu6bopljbj5knsvyhfspetde-story.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside Business&utm_content=6321684759432&smtrctid=&lctg=41025562

 

Breeze is returning seasonal flights to Los Angeles and also Jacksonville, Columbus and Pittsburgh later this month.

[Merrittk92]

3 hours ago, urbanvb said:

https://www.pilotonline.com/news/transportation/vp-bz-breeze-airways-la-0521-20230519-gbeu6bopljbj5knsvyhfspetde-story.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside Business&utm_content=6321684759432&smtrctid=&lctg=41025562

 

Breeze is returning seasonal flights to Los Angeles and also Jacksonville, Columbus and Pittsburgh later this month.

They already launched the LAX flight a couple days ago. Almost sold out, both directions! 

[BFG]

ORF saw nearly 374K passengers in April, up 7% from last year.

Overall, airport traffic is up 11% compared to the first four months of 2022 (1.25M from January-April of this year).

https://www.norfolkairport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/April-2023-Media-Release.pdf

[baobabs727]

5 hours ago, Merrittk92 said:

They already launched the LAX flight a couple days ago. Almost sold out, both directions! 

For which dates?

[Urbanlooker]

If the airport stays on the current path for passenger count it's looking to see about 500k more passengers this year. Hoping to break that 5mil count in the next few years. 

[BFG]

So I did the math from the first four months and the airport averaged about a 12% growth, compared the first four months of 2022. If everything keeps up, I think 4.5M+ is definitely attainable. It would be amazing if ORF hit 5M this year, but I think that's a goal for 2024-25, esp. once the new hotel and renovations are completed.

[walmartjamesbond]

500k year over year is an amazing achievement for the city. Hopefully they consider to bring back the 7 gate concourse instead of the revised 3.

[Merrittk92]

8 hours ago, BFG said:

So I did the math from the first four months and the airport averaged about a 12% growth, compared the first four months of 2022. If everything keeps up, I think 4.5M+ is definitely attainable. It would be amazing if ORF hit 5M this year, but I think that's a goal for 2024-25, esp. once the new hotel and renovations are completed.

I’d be willing to wager that with Carnival starting year round operations in 2025, 5 million is a very attainable number. 

[Urbanlooker]

8 hours ago, Merrittk92 said:

I’d be willing to wager that with Carnival starting year round operations in 2025, 5 million is a very attainable 

I was thinking that as well. Here's hoping that will show a need for airlines to continue expanding at ORF!

[Virginia City]

On 4/24/2023 at 5:32 PM, walmartjamesbond said:

Interesting read

Apparently Norfolk Airport Commission has partnered with the Newport News Airport Authority to find a way to drive traffic to the Airport. 

Apparently the Airport is hanging on by a thread. Its final airline, American, is losing money on every flight.

They are looking for assistance with brining the airport other uses. Such as cargo or drone flights. 

The talks of shutting the airport down and building a housing development were thrown out.

Not fully norfolk airport news, but still interesting that we partnered with them. 

They should absolutely go the cargo route. They have so much room for warehouse and runway growth over there.

[Qdeathstar]

On 5/29/2023 at 10:48 PM, Virginia City said:

They should absolutely go the cargo route. They have so much room for warehouse and runway growth over there.

I think the problem is a lot of the cargo would have to come over the HRBT or to Richmond. Both areas already have airports capable of cargo transport…

[walmartjamesbond]

busiest may in history

 

“According to a press release, ORF saw a 3.3% increase last month with 405,894 passengers, making this the busiest May and the second busiest month overall in the airport’s history. In comparison, the number of passengers in May 2022 was 392,942.”

 

The fact that we surpassed 400k in one month in mind blowing. End of year numbers are going to be crazy. 

[mintscraft56]

8 hours ago, walmartjamesbond said:

busiest may in history

 

“According to a press release, ORF saw a 3.3% increase last month with 405,894 passengers, making this the busiest May and the second busiest month overall in the airport’s history. In comparison, the number of passengers in May 2022 was 392,942.”

 

The fact that we surpassed 400k in one month in mind blowing. End of year numbers are going to be crazy. 

Hopefully this is the new trend throughout the whole decade even. This type of growth is what makes developers wake up and decide to expand the airport, which will in turn help expand the city,

[walmartjamesbond]

 

8 hours ago, mintscraft56 said:

Hopefully this is the new trend throughout the whole decade even. This type of growth is what makes developers wake up and decide to expand the airport, which will in turn help expand the city,

Yes very true. Wouldn’t mind seeing Alaska to SEA or PDX. Or Air Canada to Toronto. Even Spirit, Frontier, or Breeze to the Caribbean would be great.

Also patiently waiting on Delta or Breeze to give me a non stop to SLC!

[Arctic_Tern]

On 6/16/2023 at 8:47 AM, walmartjamesbond said:

 

Yes very true. Wouldn’t mind seeing Alaska to SEA or PDX. Or Air Canada to Toronto. Even Spirit, Frontier, or Breeze to the Caribbean would be great.

Also patiently waiting on Delta or Breeze to give me a non stop to SLC!

Would love all of those.  I've been hoping for a Utah connection for a while.  Soon after graduating college I went on a road trip out there and it was absolutely beautiful, and would love for an easy way to get back to see it all.

[walmartjamesbond]

Guess what? RDU just nailed a direct flight to Paris on Air France! I gotta say, that's pretty cool and interesting news. RDU has been killing it in terms of growth, and that's a big win for their airport. You know what? I'm willing to bet that in the next 10-15 years, Hampton Roads as a whole is gonna head in that direction too.

And let me tell you, with this announcement, ORF is sitting pretty for the future. Personally, I think our chances of getting a direct international route just shot up by a huge margin.

Now, here's the thing. RIC is just a two-hour drive from DC or RDU. So, any airline would think twice about offering a non-stop international service there. Mainly because people would just hop in their cars and drive. But you know what's great about ORF? We're perfectly situated, making it a no-brainer for a foreign airline to serve us. We're a coastal town, and we're the gateway to the Outerbanks. I can definitely see that being a ad on some billboard in Germany.

I don’t know if you all have been keeping up with the news, but Breeze just submitted documents to the government to authorize them to offer international flights. From what I hear, the first offerings will be to Mexico out of Provo and Tampa. Very interesting news, as ORF is soon to be the proud keeper of a couple of A220’s.

Since the launch, we’ve only had the E190 and E195s. Who knows, maybe that non-stop to Cabo is only a couple years away. 

[metalman]

Just an idea- We have the North American NATO HQ.  Brussels, Belgium has the European HQ.  Why not an int’l flight between the NATO cities.  I’d take that!  

[walmartjamesbond]

Best June in History!

In the month of June alone, the airport saw a 7.5% increase, or 431,637 passengers, which made it the busiest June in the airport’s history. 

 

[VBIllini13]

17 hours ago, walmartjamesbond said:

Guess what? RDU just nailed a direct flight to Paris on Air France! I gotta say, that's pretty cool and interesting news. RDU has been killing it in terms of growth, and that's a big win for their airport. You know what? I'm willing to bet that in the next 10-15 years, Hampton Roads as a whole is gonna head in that direction too.

And let me tell you, with this announcement, ORF is sitting pretty for the future. Personally, I think our chances of getting a direct international route just shot up by a huge margin.

Now, here's the thing. RIC is just a two-hour drive from DC or RDU. So, any airline would think twice about offering a non-stop international service there. Mainly because people would just hop in their cars and drive. But you know what's great about ORF? We're perfectly situated, making it a no-brainer for a foreign airline to serve us. We're a coastal town, and we're the gateway to the Outerbanks. I can definitely see that being a ad on some billboard in Germany.

I don’t know if you all have been keeping up with the news, but Breeze just submitted documents to the government to authorize them to offer international flights. From what I hear, the first offerings will be to Mexico out of Provo and Tampa. Very interesting news, as ORF is soon to be the proud keeper of a couple of A220’s.

Since the launch, we’ve only had the E190 and E195s. Who knows, maybe that non-stop to Cabo is only a couple years away. 

Just for some context, they already have a nonstop flight from RDU-CDG. Delta currently operates it. Air France is basically coming in and taking over that route. I feel like RDU has always been a bit of a dark horse with their air traffic and routes. Certainly something for ORF to shoot for

[mintscraft56]

RIC has been put in a though spot for international flights.

[walmartjamesbond]

New Breeze Route:

ORF- RSW (Fort Myers, FL)

Starts November 2nd. 2 Days a week.