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KORS Orcas Island Airport
Eastsound, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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
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
HUHr203/19.3WHATCOM VORTAC113.0020E
YYJr076/22.7VICTORIA VOR/DME113.7017E
YVRr140/24.1VANCOUVER VOR/DME115.9017E
CVVr326/28.8PENN COVE VOR/DME117.2019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FRIDAY HARBOR004/12.628417EFHR ..-. .... .-.
SKAGIT/BAY VIEW290/24.324016EBVS -... ...- ...

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: FADED.
Operational restrictions: RWY 34 CALM WIND RWY.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 48-42.738730N48-42.261740N
Longitude: 122-54.634478W122-54.636970W
Elevation: 11.2 ft.34.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 163 magnetic, 180 true343 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 **CHANGED**   download (243KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 **CHANGED**   download (252KB)
RNAV (GPS)-A **CHANGED**   download (204KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (64KB)
 
Departure Procedures
FEGBA THREE (RNAV) **CHANGED**   download (124KB)
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 of KORS (Orcas Island Airport)
Photo by Trent Thomas
Photo taken 06-Jan-2023
Facing south at 1,500’ AGL

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:3611:36
Sunrise05:1812:18
Sunset21:1504:15
Evening civil twilight21:5704:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jul-2025 16:22:34
Local (UTC-7)  06-Jul-2025 09:22:34
 
METAR
KORS 061555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3023 RMK AO2
CWEZ 
6nm NW 
061500Z AUTO 20006KT 16/12 RMK AO1 SLP238 T01550115 51003
KFHR 
12nm SW 
061553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP238 T01440111 $
KBLI 
16nm E 
061553Z 28003KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP242 T01500111 $
CWZO 
16nm SW 
061500Z AUTO 17003KT RMK AO1
CWWK 
19nm N 
061500Z AUTO 00000KT 15/11 RMK AO1 SLP243 T01520113 50003
TAF
KBLI 
16nm E 
061124Z 0612/0712 18003KT P6SM SCT250 FM061700 19005KT P6SM SCT250 FM062100 24007KT P6SM SCT250 FM070300 19003KT P6SM SKC
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Port of Orcas 360-376-5285
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100LL
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 Updated 26-Jun-2025
 
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