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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Feb-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 14:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 15:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 01:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 02:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Feb-2025 19:34:17 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 21-Feb-2025 11:34:17 |
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| METAR |
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| KORS | 211915Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM -RA FEW040 FEW055 07/07 A3010 RMK AO2
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CWEZ
6nm NW | 211900Z AUTO 03010KT 07/06 RMK AO1 SLP196 T00690059 56012
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KFHR
12nm SW | 211853Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM -RA OVC060 09/04 A3010 RMK AO2 RAB01 SLP193 P0000 T00890044
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KBLI
16nm E | 211853Z 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW010 OVC070 06/06 A3010 RMK AO2 RAE1759B47 SLP202 P0000 T00610061
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CWZO
16nm SW | 211900Z AUTO 04010KT RMK AO1
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CWWK
19nm N | 211900Z AUTO 08003KT 07/06 RMK AO1 SLP205 T00670055 55006
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KBLI
16nm E | 211721Z 2118/2218 36005KT P6SM -RA FEW010 OVC070 FM212100 13007KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM220300 15014G25KT 6SM -RA BR OVC022 FM220900 16012G24KT P6SM VCSH OVC020
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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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