# Friday Harbor Airport (FRD / KFHR)

**Friday Harbor Airport** (IATA: FRD, ICAO: KFHR) is a medium airport in Friday Harbor, Washington, United States. It opened in Mar 1939. It has one runway, 3,402 ft (1,037 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 22 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FRD / KFHR
- FAA: FHR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Friday Harbor, Washington, United States
- Opened: Mar 1939
- Elevation: 113 ft / 34 m
- Coordinates: 48.5237, -123.0246
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,402 ft / 1,037 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 22,379 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.portfridayharbor.org/airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Harbor_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2368364
- Weather station: KFHR
- Ident: KFHR

## Timeline

- Mar 1939: Friday Harbor Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,402 ft / 1,037 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 177° / 357° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 15,379 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 18,558 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 19,525 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 21,809 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 22,691 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 8,707 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 20,360 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 20,693 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 24,789 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 25,076 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 22,379 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

8 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [LPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/s31.md) Lopez Island Airport · United States · 5.0 mi / 8.0 km · San Juan Airlines
- [RCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wa09.md) Roche Harbor Airport · United States · 8.1 mi / 13 km · San Juan Airlines
- [ESD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kors.md) Orcas Island Airport · United States · 14 mi / 22 km · Kenmore Air
- [OTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k74s.md) Anacortes Airport · United States · 17 mi / 27 km · San Juan Airlines
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · Canada · 21 mi / 33 km · Kenmore Air
- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · United States · 29 mi / 47 km · San Juan Airlines
- [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · United States · 76 mi / 123 km · Kenmore Air

### Cargo (1)

- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 81 mi / 131 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from FRD, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- MRR [San Juan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/san-juan-airlines) · 4
- M5 [Kenmore Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenmore-air) · 3

### Cargo (1)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 22K (2025) | #2,397 of 3,974 | #559 in North America | #385 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,402 ft / 1,037 m | =13,098 of 29,858 | =5,320 in North America | =4,449 in US |
| Elevation | 113 ft / 34 m | =36,423 of 43,403 | =16,519 in North America | =13,832 in US |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =343 in North America | =322 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | WHIDBEY APP/DEP | 118.200 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 135.675 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 128.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [ESD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kors.md) Orcas Island Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · 20 mi / 33 km
- [NUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knuw.md) Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) · 21 mi / 33 km
- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [CLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclm.md) William R Fairchild International Airport · 35 mi / 57 km
- [YDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czbb.md) Boundary Bay Airport · 38 mi / 61 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Friday Harbor Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Friday_Harbor_Airport&oldid=1365146292), revision of 20 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhr/data
