FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (171KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (127KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
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 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:18 | | 08:18 |
| Sunrise | | 04:55 | | 08:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 00:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:47:40 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 07:47:40 |
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| METAR |
| KCAR | 180954Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP267 T00171006 FZRANO
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KPQI 12nm S | 181035Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A3026 RMK AO1
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CYSL 18nm NE | 172000Z 34005KT 15SM BKN016 10/03 A3005 RMK SC6 LAST OBS/NEXT 181100UTC SLP184
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CWIY 18nm NE | 181000Z AUTO 36001KT M00/M01 RMK AO1 SLP272 T10041006 53022
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| TAF |
| KCAR | 180521Z 1806/1906 01007KT P6SM SKC FM181500 36008KT P6SM FEW030 BKN080 FM190000 02003KT P6SM SKC
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KPQI 12nm S | 180521Z 1806/1906 03004KT P6SM SKC FM181500 01006KT P6SM FEW030 BKN080 FM190000 02003KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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