Orcas Island Airport Explained

Orcas Island Airport
Iata:ESD
Icao:KORS
Faa:ORS
Type:Public
Owner:Port of Orcas
Location:Eastsound, Washington
Elevation-F:31
Coordinates:48.7081°N -122.9106°W
Pushpin Map:USA Washington#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Washington
Pushpin Label:ESD
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:2,900
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2014)
Stat1-Data:41,800
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2017)
Stat2-Data:74
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Orcas Island Airport is a public airport located north of the central business district of Eastsound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States.[1]

ORS has been assigned to Orpheus Island Resort Waterport in Queensland, Australia.[2] [3]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-primary commercial service facility.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Orcas Island Airport covers an area of 64acres which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 2,900 x 60 ft (884 x 18 m).

In 2014, the airport had 41,800 aircraft operations, an average of 114 per day: 79% general aviation, 16% commercial, and 5% air taxi. In July 2017, there were 74 aircraft based at this airport: 70 single engine and .

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Notes and References

  1. , effective July 20, 2017
  2. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KORS Great Circle Mapper: KORS / ESD - Eastsound, Washington (Orcas Island Airport)
  3. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/ORS Great Circle Mapper: ORS - Queensland, Australia (Orpheus Island Resort Waterport)
  4. Web site: List of NPIAS Airports. FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 27 July 2017. 21 October 2016.