FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BHB |
| Lat/Long: | 44-26-59.1680N / 068-21-41.6350W 44-26.986133N / 068-21.693917W 44.4497689 / -68.3615653 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 83 ft. / 25.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19W (1985) |
| From city: | 8 miles NW of BAR HARBOR, ME |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 04605 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | HALIFAX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BHB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 04/22, REIL RY 04 & MALSF RY 22 - 122.7. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.025 (207-667-7364) |
| BANGOR APPROACH: | 124.5 |
| BANGOR DEPARTURE: | 124.5 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.9 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BGRr156/32.1 | | BANGOR VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 19W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SURRY | | 223/5.8 | | 330 | | 19W | | BH | -... .... |
| BELFAST | | 103/27.9 | | 278 | | 18W | | BST | -... ... - |
| OLD TOWN | | 181/35.4 | | 272 | | 20W | | OLD | --- .-.. -.. |
| SPRUCEHEAD | | 071/39.9 | | 356 | | 18W | | SUH | ... ..- .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5200 x 100 ft. / 1585 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Double wheel: | 72.0 | | Double tandem: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | DUE TO HUMP AT MIDPOINT; OPPOSITE ENDS OF RY NOT VSB AT GND LVL. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 44-26.631513N | | 44-27.409648N |
| Longitude: | 068-22.038093W | | 068-21.540717W |
| Elevation: | 69.0 ft. | | 69.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 025 true | | 224 magnetic, 205 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. pole, 461 ft. from runway, 504 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. tree, 569 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3253 x 75 ft. / 992 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition FULL DEPTH TRANSVERSE CRACKING FULL LENGTH OF RUNWAY |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 13.0 | | Double wheel: | 20.0 |
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| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 44-27.161850N | | 44-26.700302N |
| Longitude: | 068-21.730515W | | 068-21.352038W |
| Elevation: | 78.6 ft. | | 45.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 169 magnetic, 150 true | | 349 magnetic, 330 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 684 ft. | | 111 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 830 ft. from runway, 215 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear 25:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HANCOCK COUNTY 50 STATE ST, STE 7 ELLSWORTH, ME 04605 Phone 207-667-9542 |
| Manager: | ROBERT A. COSSETTE 143 CARUSO DR SUITE 1 TRENTON, ME 04605 Phone 207-667-7329 EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: (207) 667-8866 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 124/day * | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 16% | air taxi | | 6% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GLIDER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | STAY ON PAVED AREAS. |
| - | GULLS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DURG VFR CONDS WHEN WIND SPEED LESS THAN 5 KTS AS REPORTED BY AWOS OR UNICOM ALL ACFT USING RY 04/22 SHALL TKOF AND LAND ON RY 22. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 18 December 2008 at 0901Z and 15 January 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 22 | |
download (331KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (269KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (308KB) |
| LOC/DME BC RWY 04 | |
download (283KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBST - Belfast Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
KBGR - Bangor International Airport (29 nm NW)
KOLD - Dewitt Field, Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base (33 nm NW)
KRKD - Knox County Regional Airport (39 nm SW)
KMVM - Machias Valley Airport (41 nm E)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Jan-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 16:09 | | 21:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:42 | | 21:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jan-2009 19:07:50 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Jan-2009 14:07:50 |
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| METAR |
| KBHB | 071855Z AUTO 03011KT 5SM OVC034 M08/M11 A2950 RMK AO1 P0002
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| TAF |
| KBHB | 071739Z 0718/0818 04012KT 3SM -SNPL BR SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 0718/0720 2SM -SNPL BR OVC015 FM072000 04012KT 2SM -FZRAPL OVC010 FM080000 04012KT 2SM -FZRA BR OVC006 FM080600 36010KT 4SM -FZRA BR OVC010 FM080800 27010KT 6SM -SHSN OVC020 FM081200 24012KT
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| NOTAMs |
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