FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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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| 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
RY CNTRLN AND NUMBERS FADED. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS FADED. |
| 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 poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 210 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline
RY 18 HAS +8 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 +20 FT TREES 108 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: | BETSY FITZGERALD
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 13 August 2008 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 21:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 22:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 05:00:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 00:00:11 |
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| METAR |
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CWSS
31nm N | 100400Z AUTO 24003KT M04/M05 RMK AO1 SLP070 T10391050 58006
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KBHB
41nm W | 100435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M05 A2976 RMK AO1
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CWPE
48nm NE | 100400Z AUTO 34003KT M02/M07 RMK AO1 SLP063 T10151065 58001
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KBHB
41nm W | 092333Z 1000/1024 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM101400 02008KT P6SM SCT100 FM101800 04012G20KT P6SM OVC045 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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