Orcas Island Airport

Orcas Island Airport
IATA: ESD – ICAO: KORS – FAA LID: ORS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Port of Orcas
Location	Eastsound, Washington
Elevation AMSL	31 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	48°42′29″N 122°54′38″W / 48.70806°N 122.91056°W / 48.70806; -122.91056Coordinates: 48°42′29″N 122°54′38″W / 48.70806°N 122.91056°W / 48.70806; -122.91056
Map
ESD Location of airport in Washington
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 2,900 884 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 61,600 Based aircraft 75
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Orcas Island Airport (IATA: ESD, ICAO: KORS, FAA LID: ORS) is a public airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of the central business district of Eastsound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States.^[1]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned ORS by the FAA but has been assigned ESD from the IATA. ORS has been assigned to Orpheus Island Resort Waterport in Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

Facilities and aircraft

Orcas Island Airport covers an area of 64 acres (26 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 2,900 x 60 ft (884 x 18 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 61,600 aircraft operations, an average of 168 per day: 69% general aviation, 20% air taxi and 11% scheduled commercial. There are 75 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single engine and 4% multi-engine.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

References

External links

• Orcas Island Airport at WSDOT Aviation
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for ORS
  • AirNav airport information for KORS
  • ASN accident history for ESD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures