FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ORS |
| Lat/Long: | 48-42-30.0075N / 122-54-38.1615W
48-42.500125N / 122-54.636025W
48.7083354 / -122.9106004
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 31 ft. / 9 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 17E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of EASTSOUND, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 98245 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | VANCOUVER CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ORS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1630 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1031 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT VASI RY 16, REIL RYS 16 & 34, &TWY LGTS - 128.25. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 128.25 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 135.425 (360-376-6045) |
| WHIDBEY APPROACH: | 118.2 132.7 |
| WHIDBEY DEPARTURE: | 118.2 132.7 |
| WX ASOS at FHR (12 nm S): | 135.675 (360-378-8491) |
| WX ASOS at BLI (16 nm E): | PHONE 360-671-8688 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ATCT NUW (WHIDBEY ISLAND NAS /AULT FIELD/ OAK HARBOR, WA) ON FREQS 118.2/285.65 FOR ACFT ARR AND DEP TO THE SOUTH.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ATCT YYJ (VICTORIA TERMINAL, CN) ON FREQS 132.7/290.8 FOR ACFT ARR AND DEP TO THE NORTH.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HUHr203/19.3 | | WHATCOM VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 20E |
| YYJr072/22.7 | | VICTORIA VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 21E |
| YVRr136/24.1 | | VANCOUVER VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 21E |
| CVVr326/28.8 | | PENN COVE VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 19E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SVC 24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 2900 x 60 ft. / 884 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 48-42.738650N | | 48-42.261600N |
| Longitude: | 122-54.634450W | | 122-54.637600W |
| Elevation: | 8.2 ft. | | 31.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (2.90 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI BAFFLED W OF CNTRLN, LATERAL COVERAGE HAS BEEN NARROWED TO AVOID OBSTACLES, DURG DECENT CLOSE ALNMT TO RY CNTRLN IS NECESSARY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 150 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 267 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PORT OF ORCAS
P.O. BOX 53
EASTSOUND, WA 98245
Phone 360-376-5285 |
| Manager: | BEATRICE S. VON TOBEL
PO BOX 53
EASTSOUND, WA 98245
Phone 360-376-5285 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 73 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 66 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 143/day * | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 15% | commercial | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CTC AMGR 360-376-5285. |
| - | ADNL TSNT TIEDOWNS SOUTH OF SEGEMENTED CIRCLE. |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF RY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) -A **NEW** | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (37KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (107KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFHR - Friday Harbor Airport (12 nm S)
KBLI - Bellingham International Airport (16 nm E)
KNUW - Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (24 nm SE)
KBVS - Skagit Regional Airport (24 nm SE)
KOKH - AJ Eisenberg Airport (29 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Douglas Cole
Photo taken 14-Sep-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Nov-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 14:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:29 | | 15:29 |
| Sunset | | 16:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:01 | | 01:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 04:39:36 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 20-Nov-2009 20:39:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KORS | 210410Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM UP CLR 07/05 A2958 RMK AO2
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CWEZ
6nm NW | 210400Z AUTO 25005KT 06/05 RMK AO1 1032 SLP022 T00610051 50016
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KFHR
12nm SW | 210353Z AUTO VRB05G17KT 10SM FEW014 SCT100 07/04 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP025 T00670039
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KBLI
16nm E | 210353Z 19008KT 10SM FEW021 BKN039 OVC065 07/04 A2958 RMK AO2 RAE03 SLP025 P0000 T00720044
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CWZO
16nm SW | 210400Z AUTO 26016KT RMK AO1 PK WND 25024/0323
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CWWK
19nm N | 210300Z AUTO 22001KT 07/06 RMK AO1 0PAST HR 3018 SLP014 P0020 T00690063 50060
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| TAF |
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KBLI
16nm E | 210236Z 2103/2124 17015G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN050 TEMPO 2103/2106 -SHRA BKN025CB OVC050 FM210600 17010KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 BKN120 FM211600 16012G22KT P6SM SCT025 OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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