FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ORS |
| Lat/Long: | 48-42-30.0140N 122-54-38.1430W
48-42.500233N 122-54.635717W
48.7083372,-122.9105953
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 34.8 ft. / 10.6 m (surveyed) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | VANCOUVER CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ORS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1630 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1034.8 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34; TWY LGTS - CTAF. REIL RWY 16 & 34 PHOTOCELL NOT AVBL DALGT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 128.25 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 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 AWOS-3P at S31 (14 nm S): | 118.525 (360-376-2071) |
| WX ASOS at BLI (16 nm E): | PHONE 360-671-8688 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD 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 SVC PRVDD BY VICTORIA TRML (YYJ) ON FREQ 132.7 FOR ACFT ARR AND DEP TO THE NORTH.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| YYJr076/22.7 | | VICTORIA VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 17E |
| YVRr140/24.1 | | VANCOUVER VOR/DME | | 115.90 | | 17E |
| CVVr326/28.8 | | PENN COVE VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 19E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:CREDIT CARD SELF SVC H24. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 2901 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 edge markings: | FADED. |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 34 CALM WIND RWY. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 48-42.738730N | | 48-42.261740N |
| Longitude: | 122-54.634478W | | 122-54.636970W |
| Elevation: | 11.2 ft. | | 34.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 163 magnetic, 180 true | | 343 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.48 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNSUBL BYD 2 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road, 387 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear
3 FT SIGN 126 FT L & 19 FT FM THR; DITCH 100 FT R OF THR. | | 128 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 267 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 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: | CHIP LONG
PO BOX 53
EASTSOUND, WA 98245
Phone 360-376-5285 |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT - AMGR. |
| - | ADNL TSNT TURF TIEDOWNS S OF SEGEMENTED CIRCLE. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF RWY. |
| - | NGT CIRCLING APCH NA FM W SIDE OF RWY. |
| - | GRASS SFC LNDG NA. |
| - | FOR CD FOR DEP FROM RWY 16/34, CTC VICTORIA TRML AT 604-586-4561. |
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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A **CHANGED** | |
download (205KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| FEGBA THREE (RNAV) | |
download (125KB) |
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| SQURL ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (548KB) |
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) Airport (24 nm SE)
KBVS - Skagit Regional Airport (24 nm SE)
KOKH - Delaurentis Airport (29 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Trent Thomas
Photo taken 06-Jan-2023
Facing south at 1,500’ AGL
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:24 | | 15:24 |
| Sunrise | | 08:00 | | 16:00 |
| Sunset | | 16:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:19 | | 01:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Jan-2026 03:39:49 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 16-Jan-2026 19:39:49 |
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| METAR |
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| KORS | 170315Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM FEW008 07/06 A3042 RMK AO2
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CWEZ
6nm NW | 170300Z AUTO 28002KT 07/05 RMK AO1 SLP301 T00660049 55001
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KFHR
12nm SW | 170253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP299 T00390028 55001
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KBLI
16nm E | 170253Z 00000KT 8SM CLR 02/02 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP305 T00220017 53002
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CWZO
16nm SW | 170300Z AUTO 02010KT RMK AO1
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CWWK
19nm N | 170300Z AUTO 00000KT 05/04 RMK AO1 SLP305 T00470040 52001
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KBLI
16nm E | 161720Z 1618/1718 36007KT P6SM FEW250 FM170300 36003KT P6SM FEW250 FM170600 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250 FM171200 VRB02KT 2SM BR BKN005 FM171700 02003KT P6SM FEW005
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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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