# Orcas Island Airport (ESD / KORS)

**Orcas Island Airport** (IATA: ESD, ICAO: KORS) is a medium airport in Eastsound, Washington, United States. It opened in Nov 1945. It has one runway, 2,901 ft (884 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 17 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ESD / KORS
- FAA: ORS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Eastsound, Washington, United States
- Opened: Nov 1945
- Elevation: 35 ft / 11 m
- Coordinates: 48.7082, -122.9100
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,901 ft / 884 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 2 departures
- Passengers: 16,983 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.portoforcas.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcas_Island_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934833
- Weather station: KORS
- Ident: KORS

## Timeline

- Nov 1945: Orcas Island Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,901 ft / 884 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 10,188 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 12,032 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 13,853 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 14,438 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 14,072 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 5,947 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 14,311 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 16,253 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 16,934 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 17,967 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 16,983 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [RCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wa09.md) Roche Harbor Airport · United States · 12 mi / 20 km · San Juan Airlines
- [FRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhr.md) Friday Harbor Airport · United States · 14 mi / 22 km · San Juan Airlines
- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · United States · 18 mi / 29 km · San Juan Airlines
- [OTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k74s.md) Anacortes Airport · United States · 19 mi / 30 km · San Juan Airlines
- [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · United States · 86 mi / 139 km · Kenmore Air

### Charter (1)

- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 36 mi / 58 km · Kenmore Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ESD, 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) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 17K (2025) | #2,506 of 3,974 | #593 in North America | #410 in US |
| Longest runway | 2,901 ft / 884 m | =17,328 of 29,858 | =7,254 in North America | =6,126 in US |
| Elevation | 35 ft / 11 m | =40,178 of 43,403 | =18,171 in North America | =14,963 in US |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF |  | 128.250 |
| AWOS |  | 135.425 |
| WHIDBEY APP/DEP |  | 118.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [FRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhr.md) Friday Harbor Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [YDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czbb.md) Boundary Bay Airport · 26 mi / 41 km
- [NUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knuw.md) Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) · 27 mi / 44 km
- [YLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cynj.md) Langley Airport · 30 mi / 48 km

## In collections

- [Shortest runways with airline service](https://dromopedia.com/collections/shortest-scheduled) #71

## 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: “Orcas Island Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orcas_Island_Airport&oldid=1363068714), revision of 7 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/kors/data