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57B · Islesboro Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 57B Elev 92 ft Lat 44° 18.15' N Lon 68° 54.64' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.72%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 — 2,400 ft 50 ft ASPH-E No 0.72%
19 271° 2,400 ft 50 ft ASPH-E No 0.72%

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 · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·ARPT CLSD NGTS, DAYTIME USE ONLY.
  • ·NOISE ABATEMENT - MNTN RWY HDG TO 1000 FT AGL.
  • ·HELIPAD: NW CORNER OF RAMP.
  • ·FOR CD CTC BANGOR APCH AT 207-561-2500 EXTN 1.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·APCH RATIO 0:1 TO DTHR DUE TO 35 FT TREE, 0 FT FM DTHR, 120 FT L. 35-45 FT TREES, 0- 200 FT FM THR, 90-125 FT L OF CNTRLN AND 120-125 FT L AND R OF CNTRLN. 10 FT ROAD, 107 FT R OF CNTRLN; 45 FT TREES 100-200 FT FM THR, 120 FT R OF CNTRLN; 10-20 FT BRUSH 100-200 FT FM THR, 105 FT L OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Islesboro Airport is a town owned public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Islesboro, a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 2,500 ops in 1996

2024 total

1,150

10-yr total

11,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Engine failure / power loss 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-06-15 Cessna U206F · Engine failure · day →
1996-02-05 Cessna 180D · Engine failure · VMC · day →

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 34 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 58 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 68 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 75 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 96 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 117 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 117 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 136 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 137 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 146 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
William Thomas Norfleet Lincolnville ME 5 nm
Drew Edward Martens Northport ME 5 nm
Thomas Ian Schleicher Northport ME 5 nm
James Gould Cloud Camden ME 9 nm
Jonathan David Ward Camden ME 9 nm
Eliot Wolfgang Low Camden ME 9 nm
Steven Joshua Wagner Belfast ME 9 nm
Michael Randolph Mitchell Searsport ME 10 nm
Adam Wesley Webster Rockport ME 12 nm
Brad Raymond Olsen Rockport ME 12 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
Daniel Roger Dufault Lincolnville ME 5 nm
Jay Newell Foster Lincolnville ME 5 nm
James Millard Rutland Lincolnville ME 5 nm
Robert Adolph Herfort Jr Castine ME 7 nm
Brian Jay Pierce Camden ME 9 nm
Nicholas Adam Vaillancourt Swanville ME 11 nm
Karl Lewis Erickson Hope ME 13 nm
Brian Leroy Underhill Hope ME 13 nm
Jack Walters Searsmont ME 13 nm
Michael Kenneth Mcknight Stockton Springs ME 13 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
 17 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 72 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 116 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 131 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 135 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 164 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 171 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 181 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 211 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 212 nm

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