Friday Harbor Airport

Friday Harbor Airport (IATA: FRD, ICAO: KFHR, FAA LID: FHR) is a public use airport located just southwest of the town center of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island in the U.S. state of Washington. It is owned by the Port of Friday Harbor.^[1]

Friday Harbor Airport
IATA: FRD ICAO: KFHR FAA LID: FHR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Port of Friday Harbor
Serves	Friday Harbor, Washington
Elevation AMSL	113 ft / 34 m
Coordinates	48°31′19″N 123°01′28″W
Website	www.portfridayharbor.org/airport}
Map
FRD/KFHR/FHR Location of airport in Washington Show map of Washington (state) FRD/KFHR/FHR FRD/KFHR/FHR (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 3,402 1,037 Asphalt
Statistics
Passenger volume (12 months ending February 2020) 23,000 Scheduled flights 2,801 Aircraft operations (2016) 44,840 Based aircraft (2020) 151
Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] BTS[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Friday Harbor Airport is assigned FHR by the FAA and FRD by the IATA.^[3]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.^[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Beechcraft Model 18 carrying freight to Friday Harbor from the Washington mainland

Friday Harbor Airport covers an area of 145 acres (59 ha) which contains one runway (16/34) with a 3,402 x 75 ft (1,037 x 23 m) asphalt pavement.

In 2016, the airport had 44,840 aircraft operations, an average of 123 per day: 72% general aviation and 29% air taxi. In May 2020, there were 151 aircraft based at this airport: 138 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, and 6 helicopter.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Kenmore Air	Eastsound, Everett, Seattle–Boeing, Victoria
San Juan Airlines	Anacortes, Bellingham, Eastsound, Everett, Lopez Island

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
FedEx Feeder	Seattle/Tacoma

Statistics

Carrier shares

Carrier shares (March 2019 – February 2020)^[2]

Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Kenmore Air	19,370(85.2%)
San Juan Airlines	3,370(14.8%)

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from ATW (March 2019 – February 2020)^[2]

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Carriers
1	Seattle–Boeing, Washington	6,580	Kenmore
2	Eastsound, Washington	3,280	Kenmore, San Juan
3	Renton, Washington	1,650	—

In popular culture

Friday Harbor is the default starting location in the flight simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator X.

See also

• List of airports in Washington

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for FHR PDF, effective May 21, 2020
2. "Friday Harbor (FHR) Summary Statistics". Retrieved March 15, 2020.
3. Great Circle Mapper: FRD / KFHR - Friday Harbor, Washington
4. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. p. 106. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

External links

• Port of Friday Harbor: Airport Section
• Friday Harbor Airport at Washington State DOT
• FAA Terminal Procedures for FHR, effective October 31, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for FHR
  • AirNav airport information for KFHR
  • ASN accident history for FRD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures