AirNav: ME28 - Forest Lake Seaplane Base

ME28

Forest Lake Seaplane Base
Cumberland, Maine, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	ME28
Lat/Long:	43-49-25.2800N 070-19-48.1900W 43-49.421333N 070-19.803167W 43.8236889,-70.3300528 (estimated)
Elevation:	274 ft. / 84 m (estimated)
Variation:	17W (1995)
From city:	4 miles NW of CUMBERLAND, ME
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	04021

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at PWM (11 nm S):	119.05 (207-419-5584)
WX AWOS-3PT at LEW (14 nm N):	118.025 (207-783-2806)
WX AWOS-3PT at BXM (17 nm E):	134.875 (207-409-1747)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ENEr044/26.9		KENNEBUNK VOR/DME		117.10		17W
AUGr236/37.6		AUGUSTA VOR/DME		114.95		18W

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 4W/22W

Dimensions:	5400 x 600 ft. / 1646 x 183 m
Surface:	water
Operational restrictions:	HAS ONE SUBMERGED ISLAND AREA ADJ TO THE W BOUNDARY OF RY 22W; IT IS CLEARLY VISIBLE FM THE AIR AND IS NOT WITHIN THE DEFINED AREA OF THE SEALANE.
	RUNWAY 4W	RUNWAY 22W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Runway 9W/27W

Dimensions:	3100 x 300 ft. / 945 x 91 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 9W	RUNWAY 27W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Runway 14W/32W

Dimensions:	2850 x 200 ft. / 869 x 61 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 14W	RUNWAY 32W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CHARLES H GARLAND 40 FOREST LAKE ROAD CUMBERLAND, ME 04021 Phone 207-829-6191
Manager:	CHARLES H GARLAND 40 FOREST LAKE ROAD CUMBERLAND, ME 04021 Phone 207-206-2333

Additional Remarks

-	904 FT RADIO TWR 2.5 MILES FM SPB BEARING 014 DEG.
-	464 FT RADIO TWR 1.5 MILES FM SPB BEARING 217 DEG.
-	314 FT RADIO TWR 0.9 MILES FM SPB BEARING 295 DEG.
-	FOR CD CTC PORTLAND APCH AT 207-874-7320, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at ME28.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPWM - Portland International Jetport (11 nm S)
KLEW - Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
KBXM - Brunswick Executive Airport (17 nm E)
81B - Oxford County Regional Airport (21 nm N)
B19 - Biddeford Municipal Airport (22 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:12	09:12
Sunrise	05:43	09:43
Sunset	19:50	23:50
Evening civil twilight	20:21	00:21

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Aug-2026 02:29:39
Local (UTC-4)	12-Aug-2026 22:29:39

METAR

KPWM 11nm S	130151Z 22004KT 10SM SCT110 19/17 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 T01940167 $
KLEW 13nm N	130156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT110 20/14 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP093 T02000139
KBXM 17nm E	122033Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM FEW080 FEW090 BKN120 25/15 A2977 RMK AO2

TAF

KPWM
11nm S

121854Z 1219/1318 17008KT P6SM FEW070 SCT080 SCT100 FM122300 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN100 PROB30 1303/1308 6SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC080 FM130800 VRB05KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080

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