Worcester Regional Airport

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Worcester Regional Airport (IATA: ORH, ICAO: KORH) is the airport serving Worcester, Massachusetts. The main airport property lies within Worcester and Leicester, Massachusetts, with substantial supporting facilities in Paxton, Massachusetts. At the last airport commission meeting, a new name for the airport was suggested by the commission, and a formal request was sent to the City Manager, where he will then request it be changed and voted on. The commission has only sent a request/suggestion. The new name has yet to be approved by the City.

The Worcester Regional Airport lies at the top of the city's highest hill. Currently, Massport manages the airport for the City. After a number of successful years of commercial air travel, the airport was devoid of airline carriers after US Airways, the last holdout, withdrew in February 2003. Attempts to draw commercial service back to the airport had been unsuccessful until late September 2005, when Allegiant Air, a small Las Vegas-based airline, announced plans to create leisure-based routes to Florida. The airline began testing the market by starting a non-stop run from Worcester to Orlando-Sanford Airport on December 22, 2005. Allegiant Air suspended service September 2006. Worcester remains hopeful to attract another commercial carrier in the future. The airport also remains open for use by private and business flights. Boston-based CBS affiliate WBZ-TV installed a Doppler radar weather station at the station for use in their televised weather reports.

Many Worcester residents utilize Logan International Airport in Boston or T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island for their commercial flights.
Worcester Regional Airport is located at:
375 Airport Drive,
Worcester, MA 01602
Phone: 1-888-FLY-WORC (1-888-359-9672)
Fax: (508) 799-1866
24-Hour Security: (508) 799-1348
www.massport.com/worcester-airport/