Orcas Island Airport (KORS), Washington
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Orcas Island Airport (KORS) serves Eastsound, Washington, with a single paved runway and no towered control. It is a general aviation field with a single fuel option and no jet fuel available on site.
Runways
Orcas Island Airport has one paved runway, 16/34, 2,901 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Orcas Island Airport has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 4:30pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Orcas Island Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is W33, 11 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Orcas Island Airport recorded 3,339 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at KORS builds through spring and peaks in August before tapering off toward winter.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 465 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 6.2 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Orcas Island Airport has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
Night circling approaches are not authorized from the west side of the runway.
REIL is activated on Runway 16 and 34, PAPI on Runway 16, MIRL on Runway 16/34, and taxiway lights via CTAF. The REIL photocell on Runway 16 and 34 is not available during daylight.
Runway 34 is the calm wind runway.
A 3-foot sign is located 126 feet left and 19 feet from the threshold; a ditch is located 100 feet right of the threshold.
For clearance delivery for departures from Runway 16/34, contact Victoria Terminal.
Noise abatement procedures are in effect; contact the airport manager for details.
Deer are present on and in the vicinity of the runway.
Fuel is available via credit card self-service, continuously (H24).
The PAPI is unusable beyond 2 degrees left and beyond 5 degrees right of centerline.
Additional transient turf tiedowns are located south of the segmented circle.
Landing on the grass surface is not authorized.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Orcas Island Airport has five airfields within 23 NM. The closest is Friday Harbor (KFHR), 12.07 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KORS
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Frequently asked questions
What fuel is available at KORS?
Orcas Island Airport offers 100LL only, with no Jet A available. Fuel is dispensed through a credit card self-service system operating continuously, so pilots should plan accordingly for turbine-fueled aircraft needing an alternate stop.
Is there customs service at Orcas Island Airport?
Orcas Island Airport (KORS) has no onsite customs processing. The nearest customs facility is located at W33, approximately 11 nautical miles away, so operators arriving from outside the US should plan a stop there.
What operational restrictions apply to Runway 16/34 at KORS?
Runway 16/34 at Orcas Island Airport has a calm wind designation on Runway 34, and the PAPI on Runway 16 is unusable beyond 2 degrees left and 5 degrees right of centerline. Night circling approaches from the west side of the runway are also not authorized.