Eastsound (ESD) to Friday Harbor (FRD)
Flight time
≈ 0h 50m
Bearing
202° S
Eastsound (ESD) to Friday Harbor (FRD) is 14 miles (22 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ESD–FRD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Kenmore Air Harbor was the only carrier flying nonstop ESD–FRD; the Cessna 208 Caravan was the most common aircraft at 99% of departures; flights ran 47% full.
Departures
130
April 2026
Seats
1,115
both directions
Passengers
521
both directions
Load factor
46.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ESD–FRD?
Kenmore Air Harbor was the only carrier to fly nonstop ESD–FRD in April 2026 (130 departures).
- M5
Kenmore Air Harbor
130 departures · 1,115 seats
Share of departures100.0%46.7%
Load
What plane flies ESD–FRD?
In April 2026, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew 99% of ESD–FRD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna 208 Caravan
129 departures · 46.9% load
99.2% - Pilatus PC-12
1 departures · 16.7% load
0.8%
How has ESD–FRD traffic changed?
Nonstop ESD–FRD departures rose from 108 in May 2025 to 130 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ESD–FRD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
108 departures · 451 passengers
48.8%
Load
June 2025
112 departures · 428 passengers
45.8%
Load
July 2025
119 departures · 492 passengers
48.3%
Load
August 2025
123 departures · 484 passengers
46.3%
Load
September 2025
96 departures · 396 passengers
49.8%
Load
October 2025
76 departures · 312 passengers
48.6%
Load
November 2025
50 departures · 216 passengers
52.5%
Load
December 2025
56 departures · 239 passengers
52.0%
Load
January 2026
57 departures · 241 passengers
52.0%
Load
February 2026
65 departures · 291 passengers
56.0%
Load
March 2026
106 departures · 448 passengers
52.5%
Load
April 2026
130 departures · 521 passengers
46.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FRD → ESD
49.5% full
78 departures · 333 passengers
ESD → FRD
42.4% full
52 departures · 188 passengers
Nonstop ESD–FRD traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Eastsound
US
Orcas Island Airport
Coordinates
48.71°N, 122.91°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Eastsound (ESD) from Friday Harbor (FRD)?
ESD to FRD is 14 miles (22 km / 12 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ESD to FRD?
A nonstop covers the 14-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ESD–FRD?
In April 2026, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew the largest share of departures (99.2%), followed by the Pilatus PC-12 (0.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying ESD–FRD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 14-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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