| 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 | ||
| 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 one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Eastsound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Orcas Island Airport is assigned ORS by the FAA and ESD by the IATA (which assigned ORS to Orpheus Island Resort Waterport in Queensland, Australia). [2] [3]
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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 | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Kenmore Air | Seattle/Boeing Field |
| San Juan Airlines | Anacortes, Bellingham, Friday Harbor |