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KORS — Orcas Island
Eastsound, WA · field elevation 35 ft · NON-ATCT
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KORS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KORS 100615Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM OVC055 12/11 A2993 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 170° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 5,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- -326 ft · pressure altitude 25 ft
- Observed
- 14 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 34 | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
3 within 20 nm, closest 7 nm. Last image 4 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KORS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KORS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 48.70834, -122.91060
- Elevation
- 35 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1513Z / 0038Z
- Magnetic variation
- 17°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Seattle
- County
- San Juan, WA
Everything else KORS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,901 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 128.25
- Approach
- 132.7
- Approach
- 118.2
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFHR Friday Harbor12 nm
- KBLI Bellingham Intl16 nm
- KNUW Whidbey Island NAS (Ault Fld)24 nm
- KBVS Skagit Rgnl24 nm
- KOKH Delaurentis29 nm
- KNRA Coupeville Nolf33 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KORS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Washington airports
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.