FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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
| 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: | 44-42.406850N | | 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: | 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (175KB) |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 21:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 22:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 11:56:36 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 06:56:36 |
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| METAR |
CWSS 31nm N | 121000Z AUTO 31012G24KT M14/M18 RMK AO1 PK WND 31025/0922 SLP966 T11421177 53017
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KBHB 41nm W | 121055Z AUTO 33009KT 310V010 10SM CLR M14/M18 A2951 RMK AO1
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CWPE 48nm NE | 121000Z AUTO 31013G23KT M12/M14 RMK AO1 26 0901Z 3027 SLP937 T11221139
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| TAF |
KBHB 41nm W | 120531Z 1206/1306 34012G22KT P6SM SCT200 FM121600 32012G22KT P6SM SCT040 FM122200 30010G18KT P6SM SCT200 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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