Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base

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FAA: M57


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METAR: K8B0 160055Z AUTO 27004KT 6SM -SN OVC021 M12/M15 A2988 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: K8B0 (2.2 NM at True Heading of 0)
Visibility: 6SM
Flight Category: MVFR
Altimeter: 1011.9
Temperature: -12 C (10.4 F)
Dewpoint: -15 C (5 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 44-57-11.9000N (44.953306)
Longitude: 
 070-39-47.0000W (-70.663056)
Elevation: 
 1518.0 feet MSL (463 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 14.8 W (as of January 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. N of Rangeley, Maine
Found On: 
 Montreal Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
KEITH DESCHAMBEAU
2640 MAIN ST
RANGELEY, ME 04970
207-864-5307		 KEITH DESCHAMBEAU
PO BOX 987
RANGELEY, ME 04970
207-864-5307

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 07/1993
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
MAY-OCT/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2518 feet (767 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 BGR
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQ 124.25/290.50 (BANGOR RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 207
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Mountain Air Services
   Update FBO info		 Unicom 122.8 864-5307 100LL
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Bangor(BGR)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near M57

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
2.3 Stephen A Bean Municipal Airport
(8B0)		 357 372 100LL, Jet A
31.5 Berlin Regional Airport
(BML KBML BML)		 224 239 100LL, Jet A
32.3 Bethel Regional Airport
(0B1)		 191 206 100LL
36.8 Central Maine/Norridgewock Airport
(OWK KOWK OWK)		 112 127 100LL, MOGAS
48.4 Oxford County Regional Airport
(81B)		 170 185 100LL
49.1 Waterville Regional Airport
(WVL KWVL WVL)		 120 135 100LL, Jet A+
51.5 Mount Washington Regional Airport
(HIE KHIE HIE)		 227 241 100LL
53.0 Augusta State Airport
(AUG KAUG AUG)		 135 150 100LL, Jet A
54.6 Moosehead Aero Marine Seaplane Base
(52B)		 54 69 100LL
55.9 Pittsfield Municipal Airport
(2B7)		 100 115 100LL, Jet A-1+
56.1 Greenville Municipal Airport
(3B1)		 56 71 100LL, Jet A
56.7 Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport
(LEW KLEW LEW)		 163 178 100LL, Jet A-1+
60.6 Dexter Regional Airport
(1B0)		 86 101 100LL, MOGAS
62.2 Caledonia County Airport
(LLX KCDA CDA)		 248 262 100LL
66.6 Northeast Kingdom International Airport
(EFK KEFK EFK)		 267 281 100LL, Jet A+
71.4 Limington-Harmon Airport
(63B)		 180 195 100LL
72.1 Wiscasset Airport
(ISS KIWI IWI)		 145 160 100LL, Jet A-1+
77.6 Belfast Municipal Airport
(KBST BST)		 114 129 100LL, Jet A+
77.8 Dean Meml Airport
(5B9)		 228 242 100LL
78.5 Bangor International Airport
(BGR KBGR BGR)		 95 110 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 SGFNT BOAT ACT IN SUMMER MONTHS.
A110-2 FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
A110-3 COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -27C.
A16 ALTN PHONE: 207-252-6630.
A75 DOCK SPACE AVBL.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 06W/24W
Longest Runway: 06W/24W is 7000 ft (2134 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

M57 Airport Runway Details

Waterway 06W/24W  7000 ft x 1000 ft (2134 m x 305 m)
Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

Waterway 06W

Runway 24W
Elevation: 
 1518.0 1518.0
Latitude: 
 44-56-53.6000N 44-57-30.2000N
Longitude: 
 070-40-27.3000W 070-39-06.8000W
Runway True Alignment: 
 057 237
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 Yes
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

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