Norfolk Regional Airport
Airport
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Norfolk Regional Airport (IATA: OFK, ICAO: KOFK, FAA LID: OFK) (Karl Stefan Memorial Field) is four miles southwest of Norfolk, in Madison County, Nebraska.[1] The airport is named for Karl Stefan, a local newspaper editor and radio announcer who served several terms in the United States Congress. Until March 2011 it was known as Karl Stefan Memorial Airport.[2] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. Federal Aviation Administration records say Norfolk had 1,709 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2001, 1,139 enplanments in 2002,[3] 1,254 in 2003, and 672 in 2004.[4]
Norfolk Regional Airport Karl Stefan Memorial Field | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Norfolk | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Norfolk, Nebraska | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,573 ft (479 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°59′08″N 097°26′06″W | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
History
The first airline flights were Mid-West Airlines Cessna 190s in 1950-51. Mid-Continent or Braniff arrived by the end of 1952; North Central replaced Braniff in 1957, and successor Republic pulled out in 1982.
Airline service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program until May 2004,[5][6] when subsidies ended due to federal law not allowing a subsidy over $200 per passenger for communities within 210 miles of the nearest large or medium hub airport (Eppley Airfield, a medium hub serving Omaha, Nebraska).[7]
Facilities
Norfolk Regional Airport covers 926 acres (375 ha) at an elevation of 1,573 feet (479 m). It has two asphalt runways, 2/20, 5,801 x 100 (1,768 x 30 m), and 14/32, 5,806 by 100 feet (1,770 x 30 m).[1]
In the year ending July 12, 2022, the airport had 11,434 aircraft operations, average 31 per day: 73% general aviation, 25% air taxi, and 2% military. 43 aircraft were then based at this airport: 36 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, and 1 jet.[1]