FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 APRIL 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ORS |
| Lat/Long: | 48-42-30.0000N / 122-54-38.1000W
48-42.500000N / 122-54.635000W
48.7083333 / -122.9105833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 34.7 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: | 1034.7 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34, PAPI RY 16 AND REIL RYS 16 & 34, & TWY LGTS - 128.25. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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. (604) 586-4560
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
SELF SVC 24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
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 |
| Gradient: | S |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 48-42.738717N | | 48-42.261682N |
| Longitude: | 122-54.634422W | | 122-54.636918W |
| Elevation: | 11.2 ft. | | 34.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 163 magnetic, 180 true | | 343 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 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: | 10 ft. road, 387 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear | | 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: | ANTHONY G. SIMPSON
PO BOX 53
EASTSOUND, WA 98245
Phone 360-376-5285 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 59 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 58 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 114/day * | | 43% | transient general aviation | | 36% | local general aviation | | 16% | commercial | | 5% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CTC AMGR 360-376-5285. PREFERRED RWY 16 IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS. |
| - | ADNL TSNT TURF TIEDOWNS SOUTH OF SEGEMENTED CIRCLE. |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF RY. |
| - | NIGHTTIME CIRCLING APCHS NOT PERMITTED FROM WEST SIDE OF RY. |
| - | CALL (604) 586-4561 OR 133.95 CD WITH VICTORIA TRML FOR DEP FM RWY 34 CALL (360) 257-2887 CD WITH WHIDBEY APCH FOR DEP RWY 16 LNDG ON GRASS SFC PROHIBITED. |
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 April 2019 at 0901Z to 23 May 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (64KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| FEGBA TWO (RNAV) | |
download (99KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (336KB) |
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 Karen Speck
Photo taken 16-Aug-2017
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Orcas Island Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-May-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunrise | | 05:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 03:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:32 | | 04:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-May-2019 10:04:17 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 21-May-2019 03:04:17 |
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| METAR |
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| KORS | 210955Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC070 10/10 A2972 RMK AO2
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CWEZ
6nm NW | 210900Z AUTO 09/09 RMK AO1 2PAST HR 8007 SLP063 P0001 T00940090 50008
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KFHR
12nm SW | 210953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 10/08 A2973 RMK AO2 RAE52 SLP068 P0000 T01000083
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KBLI
16nm E | 210953Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM SCT075 BKN090 OVC110 09/08 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP070 T00940078
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CWZO
16nm SW | 210900Z AUTO 33003KT RMK AO1
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74S
16nm SE | SuperAWOS
210935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 09/09 A2973
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CWWK
19nm N | 210900Z AUTO 25001KT 10/09 RMK AO1 6PAST HR 8007 SLP072 P0006 T01020093 50030
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KBLI
16nm E | 210521Z 2106/2206 16006KT P6SM -RA OVC030 TEMPO 2106/2109 4SM -RA OVC015 FM210900 00000KT 4SM BR OVC015 TEMPO 2109/2112 4SM -RA OVC015 FM211200 00000KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM211500 25003KT P6SM OVC015 FM212100 28005KT P6SM OVC100 FM220000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
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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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