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KCAR Caribou Municipal Airport
Caribou, Maine, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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
PQIr049/6.6PRESQUE ISLE VOR/DME116.4021W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ST LEONARD219/21.140422WYSL -.-- ... .-..

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: 46-52.094367N46-52.736550N
Longitude: 068-00.896033W068-01.107733W
Elevation: 614.2 ft.617.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 007 magnetic, 347 true187 magnetic, 167 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: 46-52.130867N46-52.152483N
Longitude: 068-01.570300W068-00.847600W
Elevation: 620.0 ft.619.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 107 magnetic, 087 true288 magnetic, 268 true
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Runway end identifier lights: no
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 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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From to KCAR

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:0508:05
Sunrise04:4408:44
Sunset20:2800:28
Evening civil twilight21:0801:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 23:32:28
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 19:32:28
 
METAR
KCAR 042305Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR FEW005 OVC055 18/17 A2956 RMK AO2
KPQI 
12nm S 		042315Z AUTO 20004KT 5SM FEW012 SCT021 BKN031 17/16 A2955 RMK AO1 P0004
CYSL 
18nm NE 		042000Z 17004KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN011TCU 20/16 A2960 RMK TCU7 LAST OBS/NEXT 050800UTC SLP026
CWIY 
18nm NE 		042300Z AUTO 15001KT 18/17 RMK AO1 8004 SLP018 T01790170 50060
TAF
KCAR 041739Z 0418/0518 12005KT P6SM VCSH SCT005 OVC012 FM042200 29005KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT007 OVC015CB FM050000 28005KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM050300 30005KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC003 FM051400 31009KT 5SM BR VCSH SCT003 OVC012
KPQI 
12nm S 		042053Z 0421/0518 14007KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM042200 29005KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT007 OVC015CB FM050000 28005KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM050300 30005KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC003 FM051400 31009KT 5SM BR VCSH SCT003 OVC012 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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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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 100LL 
$6.15 
 Updated 26-Sep-2008
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