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05B · Van Buren Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US

ID 05B Elev 440 ft Lat 47° 9.53' N Lon 67° 55.92' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
NW — 4,000 ft 200 ft Water No —
SE — 4,000 ft 200 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·CLSD OCT 15 - MAY 15 YEARLY.
  • ·DOCK LCTD NR BASE OF BRIDGE.
  • ·CUST AVBL 24 HRS 207-868-3391.
  • ·FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
  • ·ALT: CO SHERIFF'S OFC 800-432-7842.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Designees in ME

CFI Flight Instructors 259 A&P Mechanics 682 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 7 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 13 FBO Fixed Base Operators 26 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 2 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Charles Edgar Surprenant Pittsfield ME 156 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 200 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 232 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 233 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 254 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 262 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois South Burlington VT 274 nm
John David Curran South Burlington VT 274 nm
Noah Ranallo South Burlington VT 274 nm
Duane Anthony Tedesco Plattsburgh NY 274 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jeffrey Louis Cyr Saint David ME 14 nm
David John Barbosa Caribou ME 19 nm
Robert James Mockler Caribou ME 19 nm
Wayne Robert Huff Winterville Plt ME 32 nm
Richard Scott Skinner Mount Chase ME 66 nm
Andrew Francis Hartt Millinocket ME 96 nm
Robert Charles Gretzke Forest City Twp ME 96 nm
Freeman Alan Doore Barnard Twp ME 114 nm
David Arthur Sandilands Enfield ME 118 nm
Thomas John Goetz Woodland ME 122 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Arthur Edward Haines Sinclair ME 12 nm
Launie Richard Martin Sinclair ME 12 nm
Lionel Joseph Chamberland Jr Saint David ME 14 nm
Mark James Madore Saint David ME 14 nm
Stephen Arthur Smith Caribou ME 19 nm
John Mowery Record Perham ME 20 nm
Jimmy Vaughn Jr Wade ME 24 nm
Michael Joseph Bouchard Fort Kent ME 27 nm
John William Fletcher Presque Isle ME 28 nm
Frederic Nyle Grooms Presque Isle ME 28 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Maine Seaplanes, LLC
Owls Head, ME
 192 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 233 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 280 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 282 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 289 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 303 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 340 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 340 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 362 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 363 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.