Vinalhaven Airport

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FAA: ME55

Vinalhaven Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 44-04-22.0000N (44.072778)
Longitude: 
 068-49-10.7000W (-68.819639)
Elevation: 
 72.0 feet MSL (22 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 15.2 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. N of Vinalhaven, Maine
Found On: 
 Halifax Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANE

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
MARJORIE STRATTON
PO BOX 815
VINALHAVEN, ME 04863
207-863-2042		 TOWN OF VINALHAVEN
19 WASHINGTON SCHOOL ROAD
VINALHAVEN, ME 04863
207-863-4471

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1072 feet (327 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 FDC
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Approach:  PORTLAND
118.925
118.925
118.925
118.925
BANGOR
Departure:  PORTLAND
118.925
118.925
118.925
118.925
BANGOR

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BANGOR APPROACH ON FREQS 118.925/239.3 WHEN PORTLAND APCH CTL CLSD.
   

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 ME55

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
12.1 Knox County Regional Airport
(RKD KRKD RKD)		 266 281 100LL, Jet A
21.8 Belfast Municipal Airport
(KBST BST)		 337 352 100LL, Jet A+
30.0 Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport
(BHB KBHB BHB)		 40 56 100LL, Jet A
39.1 Wiscasset Airport
(ISS KIWI IWI)		 260 275 100LL, Jet A-1+
44.1 Bangor International Airport
(BGR KBGR BGR)		 359 374 100LL, Jet A
44.6 Augusta State Airport
(AUG KAUG AUG)		 289 304 100LL, Jet A
46.0 Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport
(WVL KWVL WVL)		 307 322 100LL, Jet A+
48.0 Pittsfield Municipal Airport
(2B7)		 330 345 100LL, Jet A-1+
53.1 Dewitt Field/Old Town Municipal Airport
(OLD KOLD OLD)		 6 22 100LL, Jet A
58.7 Dexter Regional Airport
(1B0)		 342 357 100LL, MOGAS
59.2 Central Maine/Norridgewock Airport
(OWK KOWK OWK)		 311 326 100LL, MOGAS
61.3 Twitchell Airport
(3B5)		 277 292 MOGAS
63.1 Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport
(LEW KLEW LEW)		 269 284 100LL, Jet A-1+
68.8 Machias Valley Airport
(KMVM MVM)		 56 72 100LL
69.3 Portland International Jetport Airport
(PWM KPWM PWM)		 248 263 100LL, Jet A
71.8 Oxford County Regional Airport
(81B)		 274 289 100LL
80.4 Biddeford Municipal Airport
(B19)		 243 258 100LL
82.2 Limington-Harmon Airport
(63B)		 257 272 100LL
88.1 Bethel Regional Airport
(0B1)		 284 299 100LL
89.0 Greenville Municipal Airport
(3B1)		 339 354 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A11 AIRSTRIP IS LEASED TO PENOBSCOT IS AIR SVC.
A110-2 HELIPAD: N END OF RWY, FATO 80 FT X 80 FT.
A110-3 FOR CD CTC PORTLAND APCH AT 207-874-7320, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
A81-APT PORTABLE PERIMETER HELI LGTS FOR NGT OPS.
E111 IAW VFR.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: H1
NE/SW
Longest Runway: NE/SW is 1510 ft (460 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

ME55 Airport Runway Details

Helipad H1  40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 05/25/2018
Surface:  Gravel - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

Helipad H1
Elevation: 
 44.0
Latitude: 
 44-04-27.7900N
Longitude: 
 068-49-05.4300W
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type: 
 None
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair

Runway NE/SW  1510 ft x 60 ft (460 m x 18 m)
Runway Length Source:  FAA-EST as of 01/16/2019
Surface:  Gravel - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

Runway NE

Runway SW
Elevation: 
 72.0 42.0
Latitude: 
 44-04-16.0000N 44-04-28.0000N
Longitude: 
 068-49-16.8400W 068-49-04.5600W
Runway True Alignment: 
 036 216
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 None None
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Object at End: 
 HILL
Object Height: 
 50
Distance from End: 
 500

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

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