Douglass Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 43-44-13.2800N (43.737022)
Longitude: 
 070-36-38.2030W (-70.610612)
Elevation: 
 270.0 feet MSL (82 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 14.4 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. NW of Standish, Maine
Found On: 
 New York Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
BENJAMIN R DOUGLASS
PO BOX 158
STANDISH, ME 04084
207-632-4870		 BENJAMIN R DOUGLASS
PO BOX 158
STANDISH, ME 04084
207-632-4870

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 12/1992
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1270 feet (387 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

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    Area Code: 207
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade

    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near ME51

    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
    3.1 Limington-Harmon Airport
    (63B)    		 300 314 100LL
    14.2 Portland International Jetport Airport
    (PWM KPWM PWM)    		 112 127 100LL, Jet A
    17.4 Biddeford Municipal Airport
    (B19)    		 159 173 100LL
    21.0 Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport
    (SFM KSFM SFM)    		 191 205 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    23.4 Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport
    (LEW KLEW LEW)    		 37 52 100LL, Jet A-1+
    25.8 Oxford County Regional Airport
    (81B)    		 12 27 100LL
    30.5 Skyhaven Airport
    (KDAW DAW)    		 207 221 100LL
    36.4 Laconia Municipal Airport
    (LCI KLCI LCI)    		 254 268 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    41.1 Wiscasset Airport
    (ISS KIWI IWI)    		 70 85 100LL, Jet A-1+
    42.2 Bethel Regional Airport
    (0B1)    		 348 363 100LL
    47.5 Hampton Airfield Airport
    (7B3)    		 191 205 100LL, MOGAS
    49.6 Augusta State Airport
    (AUG KAUG AUG)    		 44 59 100LL, Jet A
    50.4 Concord Municipal Airport
    (CON KCON CON)    		 230 244 100LL, Jet A
    55.3 Mount Washington Regional Airport
    (HIE KHIE HIE)    		 313 327 100LL
    55.9 Berlin Regional Airport
    (BML KBML BML)    		 334 348 100LL, Jet A
    60.2 Manchester Boston Regional Airport
    (MHT KMHT MHT)    		 217 231 100LL, Jet A
    62.5 Waterville Regional Airport
    (WVL KWVL WVL)    		 39 54 100LL, Jet A+
    63.8 Dean Meml Airport
    (5B9)    		 289 303 100LL
    65.2 Lawrence Municipal Airport
    (LWM KLWM LWM)    		 200 214 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    66.9 Central Maine/Norridgewock Airport
    (OWK KOWK OWK)    		 28 43 100LL, MOGAS

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    Remarks

    A110-2 FOR CD CTC PORTLAND APCH AT 207-874-7320, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
    E111 PRVDD VFR.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 14W/32W
    Longest Runway: 14W/32W is 7000 ft (2134 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    ME51 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 14W/32W  7000 ft x 500 ft (2134 m x 152 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 14W

    Runway 32W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, MOGAS
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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