FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CAR |
| Lat/Long: | 46-52-17.9000N / 068-01-05.5000W 46-52.298333N / 068-01.091667W 46.8716389 / -68.0181944 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 620 ft. / 189.0 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, ALL SAT-SUN UNATNDD |
| 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 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RYS 01/19 & 11/29 - CTAF. |
| 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 |
| LIMESTONE | | 304/7.2 | | 220 | | 19W | | LIF | .-.. .. ..-. |
| ST LEONARD | | 219/21.1 | | 404 | | 22W | | YSL | -.-- ... .-.. |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 46-52.094295N | | 46-52.736680N |
| Longitude: | 068-00.896288W | | 068-01.107738W |
| Elevation: | 614.1 ft. | | 617.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 347 true | | 187 magnetic, 167 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. gnd, 201 ft. from runway, 149 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear RY 01 GND, 0-200 FT FM EOR 100 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN RISING TO +8 FT. | | 15 ft. gnd, 675 ft. from runway, 275 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 3016 x 75 ft. / 919 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 46-52.130978N | | 46-52.152503N |
| Longitude: | 068-01.570345W | | 068-00.847520W |
| Elevation: | 620.0 ft. | | 619.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 107 magnetic, 087 true | | 288 magnetic, 268 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 34 ft. bldg, lighted, 398 ft. from runway, 95 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear GROUND ON 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: | AUSTIN BLEES 25 HIGH STREET CARIBOU, ME 04736 Phone 207-493-3324 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 79/week * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 06 August 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 01/19 HAS OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF PRIMARY SFC AND TREE LINE. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (171KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (127KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (178KB) |
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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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:54 | | 08:54 |
| Sunrise | | 05:28 | | 09:28 |
| Sunset | | 19:46 | | 23:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:19 | | 00:19 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 08:23:11 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 04:23:11 |
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| METAR |
| KCAR | 130754Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 11/11 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01110106
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KPQI 12nm S | 130755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW002 11/08 A2982 RMK AO1
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CYSL 18nm NE | 122000Z 00000KT 15SM SCT040TCU BKN140 18/13 A2987 RMK TCU4AC2 LAST OBS/NEXT 130800 UTC SLP116
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CWIY 18nm NE | 130700Z AUTO 00000KT 10/10 RMK AO1 SLP122 T01020100 53003
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| TAF |
| KCAR | 130539Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 1306/1310 3SM BR SCT005 FM131500 18005KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN080
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KPQI 12nm S | 130539Z 1306/1406 00000KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 1306/1310 4SM BR SCT008 FM131200 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM131500 18005KT 6SM -SHRA BKN090 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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