AirNav: KCAR - Caribou Municipal Airport

KCAR

Caribou Municipal Airport
Caribou, Maine, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:	CAR
Lat/Long:	46-52-17.4000N / 068-01-04.5000W 46-52.290000N / 068-01.075000W 46.8715000 / -68.0179167 (estimated)
Elevation:	626 ft. / 190.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	20W (2000)
From city:	1 mile NW of CARIBOU, ME
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code:	04736

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:	CAR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0700-1530
Pattern altitude:	TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 800 FT AGL; TPA FOR MULTI & LARGE SINGLE ENGINE ACFT 1000 FT AGL.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 01/19 & 11/29 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)
International operations:	international airport of entry

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS:	135.125 (207-496-3153)
WX AWOS-3 at PQI (11 nm S):	118.025 (207-764-7248)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQ 124.75/239.05 (CARIBOU RCAG).
CLNC DLVY PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQ 124.75.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PQIr049/6.6		PRESQUE ISLE VOR/DME		116.40		21W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ST LEONARD		219/21.1		404		22W		YSL	-.-- ... .-..
FRENCHVILLE		178/25.7		257		20W		FVE	..-. ...- .

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:

4003 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

30.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 1

RUNWAY 19

Latitude:

46-52.094367N

46-52.736550N

Longitude:

068-00.896033W

068-01.107733W

Elevation:

614.2 ft.

617.2 ft.

Gradient:

0.2%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

007 magnetic, 347 true

187 magnetic, 167 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

7 ft. gnd, 201 ft. from runway, 249 ft. right of centerline
GND, 100-250 FT RIGHT OF CNTLN RISING TO +8 FT

15 ft. gnd, 675 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear
GND, 100-250 FT RIGHT OF CNTLN, RISING 1-3 FEET.

Runway 11/29

Dimensions:

3017 x 75 ft. / 920 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

30.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

MARKINGS FADED.

RUNWAY 11

RUNWAY 29

Latitude:

46-52.130867N

46-52.152483N

Longitude:

068-01.570300W

068-00.847600W

Elevation:

620.0 ft.

619.3 ft.

Gradient:

0.5%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

107 magnetic, 087 true

288 magnetic, 268 true

Markings:

basic, in poor condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

15 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline
8-10 FOOT BRUSH 94 FT FM THLD 70 FT LEFT. 8-10 FOOT BRUSH 100 FEET FROM THRESHOLD, 90 FEET RIGHT. 12 FOOT TREES 170 FEET FROM THRESHOLD.

33 ft. bldg, lighted, 550 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
BOTH SIDES RISING TO +3 FT 200 FT FM RY END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF CARIBOU 25 HIGH STREET CARIBOU, ME 04736 Phone 207-493-3324
Manager:	STEVEN BUCK 25 MAIN STREET CARIBOU, ME 04736 Phone 207-493-3324 EXT. 230.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		7
Single engine airplanes:		5
Multi engine airplanes:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 79/week *
61%	local general aviation
29%	transient general aviation
10%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 21 August 2006

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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19		download (197KB)
VOR-A		download (148KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPQI - Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (11 nm S)
KFVE - Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (28 nm NW)
KHUL - Houlton International Airport (46 nm S)
KMLT - Millinocket Municipal Airport (78 nm S)
KLRG - Lincoln Regional Airport (93 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Nov-2008

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:12	11:12
Sunrise	06:46	11:46
Sunset	15:51	20:51
Evening civil twilight	16:24	21:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Nov-2008 02:20:13
Local (UTC-5)	21-Nov-2008 21:20:13

METAR

KCAR	220154Z AUTO 30003KT 8SM -SN OVC033 M07/M10 A3003 RMK AO2 SNB41 SLP184 P0000 T10671100
KPQI 12nm S	220155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC037 M07/M09 A3001 RMK AO1
CYSL 18nm NE	212100Z 28003KT 15SM OVC025 M05/M09 A2993 RMK SC8 LAST OBS/NEXT 221200 UTC SLP153
CWIY 18nm NE	220100Z AUTO 00000KT M08/M09 RMK AO1 SLP184 T10801093 53020

TAF

KCAR	212320Z 2200/2224 26010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 FM220400 36008KT P6SM OVC035 FM221200 34012G20KT 6SM -SHSN OVC030 FM221400 34015G25KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC020 FM221600 32018G28KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN VV010 FM221800 32025G35KT 1/2SM SN BLSN VV005 FM222300 30018G2
KPQI 12nm S	212320Z 2200/2224 26010KT P6SM BKN050 FM220400 36008KT P6SM OVC035 FM221200 34012G20KT 6SM -SHSN OVC030 FM221400 34015G25KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC020 FM221600 32018G28KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN VV010 FM221800 32025G35KT 1/2SM SN BLSN VV005 FM222300 30020G30KT 1SM

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

City of Caribou (self-serve fuel)

207-493-4237

no information available

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SS	100LL $6.15
Updated 26-Sep-2008

1 read

write

SS=Self service

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