FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FVE |
| Lat/Long: | 47-17-07.8150N / 068-18-45.9000W 47-17.130250N / 068-18.765000W 47.2855042 / -68.3127500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 988 ft. / 301.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 20W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of FRENCHVILLE, ME |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 04745 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1972 |
| Sectional chart: | HALIFAX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FVE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0830-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 1000-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1988 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.725 (207-543-7456) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.75/239.05 (CARIBOU RCAG).
- CLNC DLVY THRU FLIGHT SERVICES 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PQIr005/32.0 | | PRESQUE ISLE VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 21W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FRENCHVILLE | | 315/2.5 | | 257 | | 20W | | FVE | ..-. ...- . |
| ST LEONARD | | 306/18.6 | | 404 | | 22W | | YSL | -.-- ... .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL AMGR 207-436-1379. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4601 x 75 ft. / 1402 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 47-17.293483N | | 47-16.967200N |
| Longitude: | 068-19.266050W | | 068-18.262467W |
| Elevation: | 976.4 ft. | | 987.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 116 true | | 316 magnetic, 296 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 205 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline +20' TREES 0-200' FRM THRESHOLD, 240' RT, +3' GROUND 0-200' FRM THRESHOLD 245' R | | none +10' BRUSH 190' FROM THRESHOLD 200' L |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | N AROOSTOOK RGNL APT AUTH PO BOX 8 FRENCHVILLE, ME 04745 Phone 207-543-6300 |
| Manager: | DAVID FERNALD PO BOX 8 FRENCHVILLE, ME 04745 Phone 207-543-6300 ALTERNATE 207-436-1379 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/week * | | 44% | local general aviation | | 41% | air taxi | | 15% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (192KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (158KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (63KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCAR - Caribou Municipal Airport (28 nm SE)
KPQI - Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (37 nm S)
KHUL - Houlton International Airport (73 nm S)
KMLT - Millinocket Municipal Airport (99 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Jan-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunset | | 15:59 | | 20:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:34 | | 21:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jan-2009 01:54:39 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Jan-2009 20:54:39 |
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| METAR |
| KFVE | 080136Z AUTO 07007KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC012 M12/M14 A2925 RMK AO2 P0001
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| TAF |
KCAR 28nm SE | 072321Z 0800/0824 06006KT 3SM -SN BR SCT006 OVC025 TEMPO 0800/0804 3/4SM -SN BR OVC006 FM080400 03009KT 2SM -SN BR OVC006 FM081400 27009KT 3SM -SHSN BR SCT004 BKN009 FM082100 27009KT P6SM VCSH SCT009 OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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