Friday Harbor Airport (KFHR), Washington
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Friday Harbor Airport (KFHR) serves the San Juan Islands in Washington State with a single paved runway and on-site CBP inspection services. Business aviation activity accounts for the large majority of the field's annual operations, most of it flowing through the summer months.
Runways
Friday Harbor Airport has one paved runway, 16/34, 3,402 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Friday Harbor Airport has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Friday Harbor Airport has US Customs and Border Protection clearance available onsite, with general clearance for international arrivals.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Friday Harbor Airport recorded 5,130 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Traffic at KFHR concentrates in the summer, with July and August each seeing well over double the operations recorded in the slower winter months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 718 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Friday Harbor Airport averages 0.3 days above 90°F in July and 9.0 freeze days in February. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 73.3°F, and December the coldest, at 46.3°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Friday Harbor Airport has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
Aircraft with a wingspan greater than 55 feet require prior permission, arranged 24 hours in advance by contacting the airport manager.
For clearance delivery, contact Whidbey Approach.
REIL for runways 16 and 34, PAPI for runways 16 and 34, and MIRL for runway 16/34 are pilot-activated on CTAF.
Runway 16 is preferred in calm wind conditions.
Noise abatement procedures are in effect; contact the airport manager.
For noise abatement, avoid takeoffs between 2200 and 0700.
Bird activity occurs on and in the vicinity of the airport.
The PAPI is unusable beyond 3 degrees right of centerline.
The ground is soft between the tie-downs in the northeast parking area.
Due to a high concentration of traffic in the vicinity of the airport, landing lights or forward visibility lights are recommended while using the airport.
Frequency 128.25 is monitored intermittently.
The customs apron is located on the east side of the terminal ramp.
Transient turbine aircraft parking for durations under one hour is located 250 feet south of the terminal ramp.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Friday Harbor Airport has five airfields within 25 NM. The closest is Lopez Island, 4.14 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KFHR
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jet A fuel available at KFHR?
Friday Harbor Airport (KFHR) stocks only 100LL avgas; no Jet A is available on the field. Operators of jet aircraft needing fuel should plan an alternate stop before or after using this airport.
Are there parking restrictions for larger aircraft at Friday Harbor Airport?
Aircraft with a wingspan greater than 55 feet require prior permission at KFHR, arranged 24 hours ahead through the airport manager. Transient turbine aircraft parking for under one hour is located 250 feet south of the terminal ramp.
Does KFHR have customs clearance available?
Yes, CBP inspection services are available on-site at Friday Harbor Airport, with the customs apron located on the east side of the terminal ramp. Confirm arrangements before arrival since the field is not staffed around the clock.