FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (245KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A **CHANGED** | |
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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Times for 07-Feb-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 15:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 15:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:18 | | 01:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 01:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Feb-2025 04:17:02 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 07-Feb-2025 20:17:02 |
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| METAR |
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| KORS | 080355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC045 02/M01 A3026 RMK AO2
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CWEZ
6nm NW | 080300Z AUTO 15009KT 03/M03 RMK AO1 SLP243 T00281026 53011
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KFHR
12nm SW | 080353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC047 03/M03 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00281028
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KBLI
16nm E | 080353Z 03004KT 10SM OVC048 M02/M05 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP256 T10171050
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CWZO
16nm SW | 080300Z AUTO 15010KT RMK AO1
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CWWK
19nm N | 080300Z AUTO 01003KT M01/M06 RMK AO1 SOG 05 3011 SLP251 T10101055
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KBLI
16nm E | 071729Z 0718/0818 03006KT P6SM SKC FM072200 06007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM080200 09005KT P6SM OVC040 FM080800 05005KT P6SM -SN OVC025 FM081200 02004KT P6SM 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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