FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024
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 ON PHOTOCELL AND NOT AVLB DURG 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:SELF SVC 24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| 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 edge markings: | MARKINGS ARE 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 FM 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 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 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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (254KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (206KB) |
| 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 14:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 15:12 |
| Sunset | | 16:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2024 13:02:30 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Nov-2024 05:02:30 |
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| METAR |
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| KORS | 081255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/09 A3011 RMK AO2
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CWEZ
6nm NW | 081200Z AUTO 19006KT 10/08 RMK AO1 SLP200 T00960075 58012
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KFHR
12nm SW | 081253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00780056
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KBLI
16nm E | 081253Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 06/06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00560056
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CWZO
16nm SW | 081200Z AUTO 17006KT RMK AO1
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CWWK
19nm N | 081200Z AUTO 03002KT 08/07 RMK AO1 SLP209 T00810071 58010
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KBLI
16nm E | 081124Z 0812/0912 15003KT P6SM BKN120 BKN200 FM082000 18006KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM090300 09004KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM090600 17002KT P6SM -RA OVC050
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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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