FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ME6 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-10-28.3000N / 070-01-08.2000W
44-10.471667N / 070-01.136667W
44.1745278 / -70.0189444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 210 ft. / 64 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 17W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SSW of WALES, ME |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 04280 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1999 |
| Sectional chart: | MONTREAL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BGR (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at AUG (13 nm NE): | 118.325 (207-623-0432) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LEW (14 nm SW): | 118.025 (207-783-2806) |
| WX ASOS-A at IWI (18 nm SE): | 135.725 (207-882-8094) |
- CLNC DLVY THRU FLIGHT SERVICES 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AUGr246/12.9 | | AUGUSTA VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 18W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WISCASSET | | 323/20.0 | | 407 | | 18W | | ISS | .. ... ... |
| SEBAGO | | 081/36.7 | | 227 | | 17W | | SZO | ... --.. --- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2100 x 80 ft. / 640 x 24 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition
SOFT IN SPRING; CALL PRIOR TO LNDG 207-933-4725. |
| Runway edge markings: | HAS WHITE CONE MARKINGS.
HAS WHITE 5 GALLON BUCKET MARKINGS ALONG SIDE OF RY WITH THLD MKD WITH WHITE BARREL. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. gnd, 20 ft. from runway, 70 ft. both sides of centerline | | 35 ft. tree, 123 ft. from runway, 71 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | THOMAS P. O'CONNELL
222 RIDGE ROAD
WALES, ME 04280
Phone 207-933-4725 |
| Manager: | THOMAS P. CONNELL
222 RIDGE ROAD
WALES, ME 04259
Phone 207-933-4725
ALTERNATE PHONE: 207-754-1372 (CELL) |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 25/month * | | 83% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 1,239 FT MSL TWR, 7,000 FT SE & 968 FT MSL TWR 9,600 FT SSE OF ARPT. |
| - | TWR 9,500 S. |
| - | ARPT CLSD NOV-MAY; EXCEPT FOR SKIING. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at ME6.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAUG - Augusta State Airport (13 nm NE)
KLEW - Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport (14 nm SW)
KBXM - Brunswick Executive Airport (17 nm S)
KIWI - Wiscasset Airport (18 nm SE)
81B - Oxford County Regional Airport (20 nm W)
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Times for 18-May-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:37 | | 08:37 |
| Sunrise | | 05:11 | | 09:11 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 00:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:54:27 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 07:54:27 |
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| METAR |
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KAUG
13nm NE | 181053Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP259 T00720039
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KLEW
14nm SW | 181035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3028 RMK AO1
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KIWI
18nm SE | 180953Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 03/01 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00280011 $
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| TAF |
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KAUG
13nm NE | 180833Z 1809/1906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT090 FM181500 13007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090 FM182300 15003KT P6SM BKN050 OVC090
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