FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MVM |
| Lat/Long: | 44-42-11.2000N / 067-28-43.0000W 44-42.186667N / 067-28.716667W 44.7031111 / -67.4786111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 96 ft. / 29.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of MACHIAS, ME |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 04654 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | HALIFAX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BGR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 AND REIL RY 36 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 122.8 (207-255-2511) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.25/290.50 (SAINT ALBANS RCAG).
- CLNC DLVY THRU BANGOR AFSS (BGR) ON FREQ 122.5.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PNNr187/38.8 | | PRINCETON VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 21W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| EASTPORT | | 257/23.5 | | 260 | | 19W | | EPM | . .--. -- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2909 x 60 ft. / 887 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 44-42.406855N | | 44-41.966287N |
| Longitude: | 067-28.847160W | | 067-28.584680W |
| Elevation: | 96.0 ft. | | 70.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% DOWN | | 0.9% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 157 true | | 356 magnetic, 337 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 210 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline RY 18 HAS +10 FT BRUSH 150 FT- 200 FT FM END OF RY, 150 FT - 200 FT L OF CNTRLN. | | 46 ft. trees, 240 ft. from runway, 230 ft. left of centerline RY 36 HAS +5 FT TREES 110 FT FM END OF RY, 90 FT L OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF MACHIAS P.O. BOX 418 MACHIAS, ME 04654 Phone 207-255-8683 |
| Manager: | CHRISTOPHER K. LOUGHLIN TOWN OFFICES MACHIAS, ME 04654 Phone 207-255-6621 TOWN MANAGER |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 16 August 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (180KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEPM - Eastport Municipal Airport (23 nm NE)
KPNN - Princeton Municipal Airport (30 nm N)
KBHB - Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (41 nm W)
KOLD - Dewitt Field, Old Town Municipal Airport (53 nm W)
KBGR - Bangor International Airport (58 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunset | | 17:44 | | 21:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 22:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:09:28 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:09:28 |
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| METAR |
CWSS 31nm N | 161400Z AUTO 12005KT 12/11 RMK AO1 SLP225 T01240109 58006
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KBHB 41nm W | 161435Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM BKN015 OVC019 14/12 A3016 RMK AO1
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CWPE 48nm NE | 161400Z AUTO 10008KT 13/11 RMK AO1 SLP233 T01260108 58005
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| TAF |
KBHB 41nm W | 161136Z 1612/1712 10003KT P6SM OVC003 FM161400 11005KT P6SM SCT008 OVC010 FM162000 12005KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC003 FM170500 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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