Terminal Procedures

KORS — Orcas Island

EASTSOUND, WA · 7 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA ORSElevation 34 ft1 runwayLongest 2,901 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume NW-1Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 3 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 163PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 341PDF
RNAV (GPS)-A chart previewRNAV (GPS)-A2PDF

Departure procedures

ChartAmendment
FEGBA THREE (RNAV) chart previewFEGBA THREE (RNAV)PDF

Obstacle departure procedures

ChartAmendment
SQURL TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) chart previewSQURL TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KORS airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all 0800-1630
ARTCC
Vancouver Center
Flight service
Seattle
NOTAM facility
ORS (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
17E
Traffic pattern altitude
1,000 ft
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
November 1945
Airport area
64 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Seattle
Last FAA inspection
2024-08-28

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KORS radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF128.25
Approach118.2132.7Whidbey

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

2,901 × 60 ft1634N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KORS, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
16/342,901 ft60 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  16 180°TPAPI (4-box) 3.48°
  34PAPI (2-box) 4° · right-hand circuit

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KORS is

Latitude, longitude48.7083370, -122.9105950
Elevation34 ft
From Eastsound1 nm N

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FAA remarks for KORS

  • ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO 5/15/59.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34; TWY LGTS - CTAF. REIL RWY 16 & 34 PHOTOCELL NOT AVBL DALGT.
  • RWY 34 CALM WIND RWY.
  • 3 FT SIGN 126 FT L & 19 FT FM THR; DITCH 100 FT R OF THR.
  • FADED.
  • PAPI UNSUBL BYD 2 DEGS LEFT AND BYD 5 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • 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.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Instrument coverage

Orcas Island’s three instrument approaches are all RNAV (GPS), and together serve both ends of runway 16/34. This provides an instrument procedure for either runway direction, but none based on another navigation type. With only one 2,901 ft runway, aircraft requiring more runway for take-off or landing cannot use another strip at the field.

Wider chart context

Among nearby airports, Whidbey Island NAS and Bellingham International have substantially broader chart sets than Orcas Island. Friday Harbor and Skagit Regional have much thinner coverage, while Delaurentis has fewer charts still. The Seattle Sectional adds wider-area VFR context, including visual navigation information and the relationship between Orcas Island and surrounding airports, beyond the procedure-specific instrument charts.

Airports near KORS

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KFHRFriday HarborFRIDAY HARBOR, WA12 nm S4
KBLIBellingham IntlBELLINGHAM, WA16 nm E13
KNUWWhidbey Island NAS (Ault Fld)OAK HARBOR, WA24 nm SE17
KBVSSkagit RgnlBURLINGTON/MOUNT VERNON, WA24 nm SE4
KOKHDelaurentisOAK HARBOR, WA29 nm S3
0S9Jefferson County IntlPORT TOWNSEND, WA39 nm S3
KNOWPort Angeles CGASPORT ANGELES, WA40 nm SW3
KCLMWilliam R Fairchild IntlPORT ANGELES, WA42 nm SW7

VFR charts covering KORS

Common questions about KORS

What charts are available for KORS?

7 current FAA charts for Orcas Island, including 3 instrument approachs, 1 departure procedure. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KORS?

CTAF 128.25. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KORS?

Orcas Island has 1 runway. The longest is 16/34 at 2,901 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KORS have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KORS has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 3 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KORS a towered airport?

No — Orcas Island has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KORS charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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