Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2025
DOI
10.25776/vgqg-tt25
Publication Title
The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2025
Pages
101-131
Abstract
Airports such as Norfolk International Airport (ORF) serve as economic engines connecting cities and regions to other localities and generate economic activity that would not otherwise occur in their absence. ORF set a record for commercial service passengers in 2019 before witnessing a dramatic fall in traffic in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Arrivals and departures quickly recovered, and ORF set a new passenger traffic record in 2024. This chapter explores the economic impact of ORF on the economy of Virginia.
Repository Citation
Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy, Old Dominion University, "Part 4: The Economic Impact of Norfolk International Airport" (2025). State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads. 225.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/sor_reports/225