Orr Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Orr

Orr, Minnesota

Orr is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 267 at the 2010 census.U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main arterial route in the city.Orr is best known as an entry point for the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park....

, a city in St. Louis County

St. Louis County, Minnesota

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, Minnesota

Minnesota

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, United States

United States

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.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier

Location identifier

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 for the FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

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 and IATA

International Air Transport Association

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, this airport is assigned ORB by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned ORB to Örebro Airport

Örebro Airport

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 in Örebro

Örebro

-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....

, Sweden

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).

Facilities and aircraft

Orr Regional Airport covers an area of 332 acres (134.4 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 1,311 feet (400 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,001 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 2,500 general aviation

General aviation

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aircraft operations, an average of 208 per month. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine

Aircraft engine

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External links

• Orr Regional Airport
• Aerial photo as of 10 May 1992 from USGS The National Map