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KORS Orcas Island Airport
Eastsound, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: ORS
Lat/Long: 48-42-30.0075N / 122-54-38.1615W
48-42.500125N / 122-54.636025W
48.7083354 / -122.9106004
(estimated)
Elevation: 31 ft. / 9 m (estimated)
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
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: VANCOUVER CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ORS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1630
Pattern altitude: 1031 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT VASI RY 16, REIL RYS 16 & 34, &TWY LGTS - 128.25.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HUHr203/19.3WHATCOM VORTAC113.0020E
YYJr072/22.7VICTORIA VOR/DME113.7021E
YVRr136/24.1VANCOUVER VORTAC115.9021E
CVVr326/28.8PENN COVE VOR/DME117.2019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FRIDAY HARBOR003/11.828420EFHR ..-. .... .-.
LOPEZ ISLAND341/13.835621EOPZ --- .--. --..
SKAGIT/BAY VIEW285/24.324021EBVS -... ...- ...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF SVC 24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2900 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 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 48-42.738650N48-42.261600N
Longitude: 122-54.634450W122-54.637600W
Elevation: 8.2 ft.31.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.2%1.2%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (2.90 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none150 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 267 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 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: BEATRICE S. VON TOBEL
PO BOX 53
EASTSOUND, WA 98245
Phone 360-376-5285

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 73
Single engine airplanes: 66
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 143/day *
48% transient general aviation
33% local general aviation
15% commercial
4% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CTC AMGR 360-376-5285.
- ADNL TSNT TIEDOWNS SOUTH OF SEGEMENTED CIRCLE.
- DEER ON AND INVOF RY.

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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) -A **NEW**   download (210KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW**   download (37KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (107KB)

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 of KORS (Orcas Island Airport)
Photo by Douglas Cole
Photo taken 14-Sep-2008
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From to KORS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0715:07
Sunrise07:4315:43
Sunset16:1800:18
Evening civil twilight16:5400:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 07:18:23
Local (UTC-8)  30-Nov-2009 23:18:23
 
METAR
KORS 010650Z AUTO 33010KT 10SM BKN023 OVC031 07/03 A3022 RMK AO2
CWEZ 
6nm NW 		010600Z AUTO 32004KT 06/02 RMK AO1 SLP237 T00610024 52012
KFHR 
12nm SW 		010653Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP242 T00560011
KBLI 
16nm E 		010653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC026 05/04 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP245 T00500039
CWZO 
16nm SW 		010600Z AUTO 03015KT RMK AO1 PK WND 03019/0556
CWWK 
19nm N 		010600Z AUTO 03003KT 05/05 RMK AO1 SLP240 T00520049 53005
TAF
KBLI 
16nm E 		010520Z 0106/0206 00000KT P6SM SCT060 FM011000 04005KT P6SM VCFG SCT002 FM011500 04007KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Aeronautical Services 360-378-2640
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100LL
SS $5.25 
 Updated 15-Aug-2009
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Orcas Island Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Orcas Island Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Kangaroo House B&B on Orcas Island 360-376-2175
888-371-2175
[web site]
[email]
 Internet access, Lodging

More info about Kangaroo House B&B on Orcas Island
0.3 miles
free shuttle		   1 read  write
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Hotels near Orcas Island Airport

Miles Price ($)
ROSARIO RESORT AND SPA 4.6 189

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Orcas Island Airport

1 in Eastsound
1 in Roche Harbor
3 in Ferndale
3 in Anacortes
13 in Bellingham
 

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