Riverside Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 45-11-00.1970N (45.183388)
Longitude: 
 069-14-08.1620W (-69.235601)
Elevation: 
 342.0 feet MSL (104 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 15.2 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. N of Dover Foxcroft, Maine
Found On: 
 Montreal Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
GEORGE W. GREENE
24 SOUTH STREET
DOVER FOXCROFT, ME 04426
207-564-2890		 G.W.B.C. GREENE
24 SOUTH STREET
DOVER FOXCROFT, ME 04426
207-564-2890

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 12/1985
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
MAY-NOV/MON-FRI/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1342 feet (409 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 207
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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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near ME85

    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
    10.7 Dexter Regional Airport
    (1B0)    		 180 195 100LL, MOGAS
    21.4 Greenville Municipal Airport
    (3B1)    		 321 336 100LL, Jet A
    23.4 Moosehead Aero Marine Seaplane Base
    (52B)    		 318 333 100LL
    25.6 Pittsfield Municipal Airport
    (2B7)    		 193 208 100LL, Jet A-1+
    27.5 Dewitt Field/Old Town Municipal Airport
    (OLD KOLD OLD)    		 120 135 100LL, Jet A
    28.4 Bangor International Airport
    (BGR KBGR BGR)    		 142 157 100LL, Jet A
    36.2 Millinocket Municipal Airport
    (MLT KMLT MLT)    		 39 55 100LL, Jet A
    36.6 Millinocket Seaplane Base
    (70B)    		 26 42 100LL
    38.8 Central Maine/Norridgewock Airport
    (OWK KOWK OWK)    		 223 238 100LL, MOGAS
    43.3 Waterville Regional Airport
    (WVL KWVL WVL)    		 205 220 100LL, Jet A+
    47.4 Belfast Municipal Airport
    (KBST BST)    		 168 183 100LL, Jet A+
    57.0 Augusta State Airport
    (AUG KAUG AUG)    		 205 220 100LL, Jet A
    57.6 Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport
    (BHB KBHB BHB)    		 139 154 100LL, Jet A
    61.4 Shin Pond Seaplane Base
    (85B)    		 27 43 100LL
    61.6 Stephen A Bean Municipal Airport
    (8B0)    		 259 274 100LL, Jet A
    62.0 Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base
    (M57)    		 257 272 100LL
    67.6 Knox County Regional Airport
    (RKD KRKD RKD)    		 175 190 100LL, Jet A
    76.1 Wiscasset Airport
    (ISS KIWI IWI)    		 195 210 100LL, Jet A-1+
    80.0 Machias Valley Airport
    (KMVM MVM)    		 110 126 100LL
    81.0 Bethel Regional Airport
    (0B1)    		 236 251 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
    E111 VFR USE ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09W/27W
    Longest Runway: 09W/27W is 3600 ft (1097 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    ME85 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 09W/27W  3600 ft x 300 ft (1097 m x 91 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 09W

    Runway 27W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

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

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