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This is a list of airports in Maine (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock covers an area of 426 acres (172 ha) at an elevation of 270 feet (82 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways designated 03/21 and 15/33, both with surfaces measuring 3,999 by 90 feet (1,219 x 27 m).
Known as Stroudwater Airport, the airport received its first commercial service on August 1, 1931, when Boston-Maine Airways began a flight from Portland to Boston. [9] In 1937 the city of Portland purchased the airfield for $68,471 [ 10 ] and changed its name to Portland-Westbrook Municipal Airport ; this is the origin of its airport code, PWM ...
When the United States Air Force closed Presque Isle Air Force Base in 1961, the former Air Force Base was redeveloped. A business park, which includes Northern Maine Community College (which is closely integrated with the nearby University of Maine at Presque Isle), [10] was developed on one side of the base, while the other portion became Northern Maine Regional Airport, now Presque Isle ...
The airport is named after the late Stephen A. Bean, who ran a flight school, and taught seaplane flying in the town of Rangeley, Maine. Steven died in a plane crash in December, 2000. For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2010, the airport had 12,350 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 97% general aviation , 2% military , and <1 ...
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Knox County Regional Airport (IATA: RKD, ICAO: KRKD, FAA LID: RKD) is a county-owned, public-use airport in the town of Owls Head, Knox County, Maine, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km ) south of the central business district of Rockland, Maine . [ 1 ]
Maine's largest airport is now home to the second largest piece of the moon on Earth, according to moon rock enthusiasts who installed the extraterrestrial chunk. The moon piece is a little bigger ...