FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 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
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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (64KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| FEGBA TWO (RNAV) | |
download (122KB) |
| 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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Times for 25-Feb-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 14:30 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 15:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:48 | | 01:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:19 | | 02:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Feb-2025 12:03:34 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 25-Feb-2025 04:03:34 |
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| METAR |
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| KORS | 251155Z AUTO 16014G21KT 5SM -RA BR OVC021 08/07 A2953 RMK AO2
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CWEZ
6nm NW | 251100Z AUTO 14038G46KT 08/05 RMK AO1 PK WND 14050/1000 SLP981 T00820049 55000
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KFHR
12nm SW | 251153Z AUTO 15021G32KT 10SM FEW015 BKN055 OVC070 08/06 A2952 RMK AO2 PK WND 15038/1055 RAB16E49 SLP997 P0000 60000 T00830056 10100 20083 53014
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KBLI
16nm E | 251153Z AUTO 15020G31KT 10SM BKN025 OVC031 08/05 A2955 RMK AO2 PK WND 16044/1126 SLP014 P0001 60001 70007 T00830050 10100 20083 53008
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CWZO
16nm SW | 251100Z AUTO 16034G41KT RMK AO1 PK WND 15045/1001
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CWWK
19nm N | 251100Z AUTO 13009G20KT 09/05 RMK AO1 4PAST HR 3002 PK WND 13022/1042 SLP007 P0002 T00880050 50004
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KBLI
16nm E | 251140Z 2512/2612 13025G40KT P6SM BKN025 BKN035 FM251500 13014G23KT 6SM -RA OVC025 FM252100 20007KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM260200 16005KT P6SM OVC022
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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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