KORS · Orcas Island Airport

EASTSOUND, WASHINGTON · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runway

2,901

Longest ft · 16/34

48.71N

122.91W

Orcas Island Airport serves Eastsound, Washington at 31 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 2,901 by 60 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	2,901 × 60 ft	asphalt (good)	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 31 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	31 ft	2,444 ft	2,113 ft	3,170 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,231 ft	2,678 ft	2,240 ft	3,360 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,431 ft	2,912 ft	2,366 ft	3,550 ft
35°C afternoon	2,438 ft	2,914 ft	2,367 ft	3,551 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 2,901 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (3,551 ft). Plan hot-day departures for the morning and check the POH. The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KORS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBLI Bellingham International Airport	16 nm E	6,700 ft
KBVS Skagit Regional Airport	24 nm SE	5,480 ft
KCLM William R Fairchild International Airport	42 nm SW	6,347 ft
KAWO Arlington Municipal Airport	44 nm SE	5,332 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KORS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KORS, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KORS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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