FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 SEPTEMBER 2020
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 REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34: TWY LGTS - CTAF. REIL RWY 16 & 34 ON PHOTOCELL AND NOT AVLB DURG DALGT. |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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: | DWIGHT GUSS
PO BOX 53
EASTSOUND, WA 98245
Phone 360-376-5285 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 61 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | 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. |
| - | LNDG ON GRASS SFC PROHIBITED. |
| - | FOR CD FOR DEP FROM RWY 16/34, CTC VICTORIA TRML ON 133.95 OR 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 10 September 2020 at 0901Z to 08 October 2020 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (248KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (209KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (64KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| FEGBA TWO (RNAV) | |
download (123KB) |
| 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 29-Sep-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 13:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 14:11 |
| Sunset | | 18:52 | | 01:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:24 | | 02:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Sep-2020 11:44:16 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 29-Sep-2020 04:44:16 |
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| METAR |
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| KORS | 291135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/12 A3014 RMK AO2
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CWEZ
6nm NW | 291100Z AUTO RMK AO1
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KFHR
12nm SW | 291053Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01330100 TSNO
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KBLI
16nm E | 291053Z AUTO 34005KT 5SM R16/2600VP6000FT BR CLR 09/08 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP214 T00940078
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CWZO
16nm SW | 291100Z AUTO 02012KT RMK AO1
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CWWK
19nm N | 291100Z AUTO 04001KT 11/10 RMK AO1 SLP213 T01070102 58014
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| TAF |
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KBLI
16nm E | 290801Z 2908/3006 00000KT 4SM BR SKC TEMPO 2908/2912 1 1/2SM BR FM291800 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM300500 00000KT P6SM SCT200
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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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