FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | FHR |
Lat/Long: | 48-31-19.1000N 123-01-27.7000W 48-31.318333N 123-01.461667W 48.5219722,-123.0243611 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 112.7 ft. / 34.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 16E (2015) |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 98250 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1939 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FHR (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 NO ATTENDANCE DURING HOLIDAYS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes, ACFT IN EXCESS OF 7,500 LBS CHARGED FEE BASED ON WEIGHT - CTC ARPT MGR FOR INFO. |
International operations: | customs landing rights airport LNDG FEES CHARGED FOR AIRLINES AND CHARTERS. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 128.25 |
WX ASOS: | 135.675 (360-378-8491) |
WHIDBEY APPROACH: | 118.2 |
WHIDBEY DEPARTURE: | 118.2 |
WX AWOS-3 at ORS (12 nm N): | 135.425 (360-376-6045) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CVVr305/20.5 | | PENN COVE VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 19E |
YYJr107/22.0 | | VICTORIA VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 17E |
HUHr195/30.9 | | WHATCOM VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 20E |
YVRr155/33.7 | | VANCOUVER VOR/DME | | 115.90 | | 17E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions: | 3402 x 75 ft. / 1037 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 48-31.597325N | | 48-31.038600N |
Longitude: | 123-01.483882W | | 123-01.440532W |
Elevation: | 112.7 ft. | | 83.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | right |
Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 177 true | | 341 magnetic, 357 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 32 ft. bldg, 904 ft. from runway, 126 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 70 ft. trees, 2650 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | PORT OF FRIDAY HARBOR PO BOX 889 FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 Phone (360) 378-2688 |
Manager: | MIKE OTIS PO BOX 889 FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 Phone (360) 378-4724 CELL:360-317-8674 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 151 | Single engine airplanes: | | 138 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | Helicopters: | | 6 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 123/day * | 50% | local general aviation | 29% | air taxi | 22% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | CUSTOMS APRON LOCATED ON EAST SIDE OF TERMINAL RAMP. |
- | FOR CD CTC WHIDBEY APCH AT 360-257-3310. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFFECT CTC AMGR 360-378-4724. |
- | SOFT GROUND BETWEEN TIE-DOWNS NE PARKING AREA. |
- | PREFERRED RY 16 IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS. |
- | DUE TO HIGH CONCENTRATION OF TFC INVOF ARPT RECOMMEND LDG LGTS OR FORWARD VISIBILITY LGTS TURNED ON WHILE UTILIZING ARPT. |
- | ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 55 FT, 24 HR PPR. CTC ARPT MGR 360-378-4724 OR CELL 360-317-8674. |
- | 128.25 MONITORED INTMTLY. |
- | BIRD ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
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 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (306KB) |
NDB RWY 34 | |
download (201KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (56KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (339KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KORS - Orcas Island Airport (12 nm N)
KNUW - Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (18 nm SE)
KOKH - AJ Eisenberg Airport (21 nm SE)
KBVS - Skagit Regional Airport (24 nm E)
KBLI - Bellingham International Airport (25 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo courtesy of longbachnguyen.com
Photo taken 24-Feb-2010
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 20-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 12:39 |
Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 13:13 |
Sunset | | 20:09 | | 03:09 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:43 | | 03:43 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Apr-2021 10:27:33 |
Local (UTC-7) | 20-Apr-2021 03:27:33 |
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METAR |
KFHR | 200953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T00610050 TSNO
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CWZO 8nm W | 201000Z AUTO 02001KT RMK AO1
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CWYJ 11nm SW | 201000Z AUTO 25001KT 06/04 RMK AO1 SLP226 T00610044 51006
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KORS 12nm NE | 201015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3019 RMK AO2
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CWLM 13nm SW | 201000Z AUTO 28001KT 10/05 RMK AO1 SLP224 T01030050 51006
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CYWH 13nm SW | 200400Z 23003KT 190V250 15SM SCT230 12/07 A3018 RMK CI3 LAST STFD OBS/NEXT 201300Z SLP221
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CWEZ 15nm N | 201000Z AUTO 22003KT 10/04 RMK AO1 SLP221 T01010035 51007
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CWPF 17nm W | 201015Z AUTO 36004KT 08/04 RMK AO1 SLP223 T00840044 50005
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CYYJ 18nm NW | 201000Z 26005KT 15SM FEW250 09/04 A3019 RMK CI1 CI TR SLP225
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KNUW 18nm SE | 200956Z 00000KT 10SM FEW110 FEW250 09/06 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP238 T00890061
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TAF |
CYWH 13nm SW | 200120Z 2001/2004 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT230 RMK NXT FCST WILL BE ISSUED AT 201415Z
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CYYJ 18nm NW | 200538Z 2006/2106 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 BECMG 2018/2020 07008KT BECMG 2103/2105 VRB03KT RMK NXT FCST BY 201200Z
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KNUW 18nm SE | 2007/2107 VRB06KT 9999 FEW100 SCT250 QNH3016INS FM202000 29006KT 9999 FEW040 SCT250 QNH3013INS T06/2013Z T16/2023Z FS30173
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NOTAMs |
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