FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 |
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| PNNr187/38.8 | | PRINCETON VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 21W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (178KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:59 | | 08:59 |
| Sunrise | | 05:31 | | 09:31 |
| Sunset | | 19:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 00:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 08:26:50 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 04:26:50 |
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| METAR |
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CWSS
31nm N | 130700Z AUTO 04001KT 12/11 RMK AO1 SLP121 T01160107 56010
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KBHB
41nm W | 130755Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 13/12 A2989 RMK AO1
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CWPE
48nm NE | 130700Z AUTO 00000KT 13/12 RMK AO1 SLP124 T01260122 57008
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| TAF |
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KBHB
41nm W | 130539Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM131700 18008KT P6SM OVC045 FM132300 15005KT P6SM OVC015 FM140000 15005KT P6SM OVC010 FM140300 VRB03KT P6SM OVC005 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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