FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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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| HUHr203/19.3 | | WHATCOM VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 20E |
| 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 04 September 2025 at 0901Z to 02 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (245KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (254KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (64KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| FEGBA THREE (RNAV) | |
download (125KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (540KB) |
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 18-Sep-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 13:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 13:54 |
| Sunset | | 19:18 | | 02:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:49 | | 02:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Sep-2025 21:28:55 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-Sep-2025 14:28:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KORS | 182115Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3008 RMK AO2
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CWEZ
6nm NW | 182100Z AUTO 29004KT 17/13 RMK AO1 SLP187 T01700128 58011
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KFHR
12nm SW | 182053Z AUTO 01010G14KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01890106 58010
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KBLI
16nm E | 182053Z 00000KT 10SM OVC018 17/12 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01670122 58008
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CWZO
16nm SW | 182100Z AUTO 06007KT RMK AO1
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CWWK
19nm N | 182100Z AUTO 25003KT 19/13 RMK AO1 SLP188 T01910129 58012
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KBLI
16nm E | 182025Z 1820/1918 33004KT P6SM OVC010 FM182100 28007KT P6SM BKN250 FM182300 26006KT P6SM SKC FM190300 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM191700 26003KT P6SM SKC
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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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