FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 AND REIL RY 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- 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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| MACHIAS | | at field | | 251 | | 19W | | MVM | -- ...- -- |
| 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 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 44-42.406850N | | 44-41.966283N |
| Longitude: | 067-28.847167W | | 067-28.584683W |
| 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: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 27 ft. trees, 245 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 460 ft. from runway, 40 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
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: | TOWN MANAGER
TOWN OFFICES
MACHIAS, ME 04654
Phone 207-255-6621 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006 | |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
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 and Seaplane Base (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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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:17 | | 08:17 |
| Sunrise | | 04:53 | | 08:53 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 00:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 21:59:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 17:59:33 |
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| METAR |
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CWSS
31nm N | 062100Z AUTO 19009KT 27/14 RMK AO1 PK WND 23017/2023 SLP159 T02710136 56004
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KBHB
41nm W | 062155Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3007 RMK AO1
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CWPE
48nm NE | 062100Z AUTO 22004KT 17/13 RMK AO1 SLP177 T01680134 58005
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| TAF |
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KBHB
41nm W | 061731Z 061818 20008G16KT P6SM SCT250 FM0200 20004KT 3SM BR OVC005 FM0400 20004KT 1/4SM FG OVC001 FM1400 22008KT P6SM SCT250 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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