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KORS · Orcas Island Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KORS FAA ORS Elev 31 ft Lat 48° 42.49' N Lon 122° 54.60' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,901 ft. Max gradient: 0.81%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 — 2,901 ft 60 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.81%
34 — 2,901 ft 60 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.81%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS 135.425
  • CTAF 128.250
  • WHIDBEY APP/DEP 118.200

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KORS on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 8 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34; TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34; TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34; TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16; MIRL RWY 16/34; TWY LGTS - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER ON & INVOF RWY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT - AMGR.
  • ·ADNL TSNT TURF TIEDOWNS S OF SEGEMENTED CIRCLE.
  • ·NGT CIRCLING APCH NA FM W SIDE OF RWY.
  • ·FOR CD FOR DEP FROM RWY 16/34, CTC VICTORIA TRML AT 604-586-4561.
  • ·PAPI UNSUBL BYD 2 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. 3 FT SIGN 126 FT L & 19 FT FM THR; DITCH 100 FT R OF THR.
  • ·CREDIT CARD SELF SVC H24.
  • ·REIL RWY 16 & 34 PHOTOCELL NOT AVBL DALGT.
  • ·ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO 5/15/59.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

1

8.3% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 58,272 ops in 2002

2024 total

35,000

10-yr total

391,823

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 94% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.06

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=10

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-26 Maule M-5-235C · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2023-10-13 PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA 46-350P · CFIT · day →
2022-04-13 Europa XS Mono · CFIT · day →
2018-06-16 Piper PA · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-02-04 Cessna 172K · Weather · VMC · day →
2011-09-24 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-02-01 Cessna 182 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-08-28 Mooney M20C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-06-09 Beech E35 · Engine failure · day →
1994-09-17 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in WA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,589 A&P Mechanics 9,329 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 68 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 7 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 58 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 39 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 54 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 13 ODA Organizational Designations 13 Schools Flight Schools 57 FBO Fixed Base Operators 40 Clubs Flying Clubs 36 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 20

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Travis Paul Holland Bellingham WA 18 nm
Summer Martell Port Townsend WA 36 nm
Cecilia Aragon Everett WA 53 nm
Jelica Matic Everett WA 53 nm
Jay Todhunter Kenmore WA 63 nm
Michelle Rose Cowan Kenmore WA 63 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 69 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 69 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 69 nm
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 78 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Eric Gene Gourley Eastsound WA 4 nm
Richard James Fant Eastsound WA 4 nm
Richard Gerard Klaus Jr Olga WA 6 nm
Anthony Gruber Simpson Olga WA 6 nm
Grant Edwin Schumaker Deer Harbor WA 7 nm
Christopher Robert Caps Deer Harbor WA 7 nm
Kaden William Fitzpatrick Blakely Island WA 9 nm
Norman Douglas Lilyroth Lummi Island WA 9 nm
Christopher Vernon Blaine Roche Harbor WA 11 nm
Ronald Wayne Fowler Lopez Island WA 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Eric Gene Gourley Eastsound WA 4 nm
Loren Gene Ahrens Eastsound WA 4 nm
Mark Edwin Gibbons Eastsound WA 4 nm
Raymond Eugene Kingsley Eastsound WA 4 nm
Gordon Robert Koenig Eastsound WA 4 nm
Geoffrey Lawrence Schussler Eastsound WA 4 nm
Jerry Donald Smith Eastsound WA 4 nm
David Walter Baney Eastsound WA 4 nm
Wayne Louis Munich Eastsound WA 4 nm
Shane Bryan Perry Eastsound WA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 12 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 44 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 54 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 88 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 88 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 100 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 160 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 191 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 197 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 200 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.