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59B · Newton Field

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 59B Elev 1,178 ft Lat 45° 37.97' N Lon 70° 14.93' 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: 3,601 ft. Max gradient: 0.19%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 — 3,601 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.19%
31 — 3,601 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.19%

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 · 2 matched · 7 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF

  • 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 & MOOSE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·ARPT PHONE AVBL FOR LOCAL CALLS ONLY.
  • ·FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -23C. +4 FT GRASS 50-200 FT FM THR, 80 FT R OF CNTRLN. +12 FT TREE AND BRUSH 0-20 FT FM THR, 120 FT R OF CNTRLN; +4 FT TREE 10 FT FM THR, 150 FT L OF CNTRLN.
  • ·FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD.
  • ·CALL 207-668-2111 FOR AVBL.
  • ·MNTN 122.9 WI VCNTY OF ARPT. 3 CLICKS ADZY & WX.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Newton Field is a town-owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Jackman, a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, 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: 7,000 ops in 1996

2024 total

3,500

10-yr total

35,000

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

  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1986-11-15 Mooney M20C · Other · day →
1982-06-27 Cessna 150L · Fuel exhaustion · 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 64 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 83 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 117 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 120 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 134 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 136 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois South Burlington VT 144 nm
John David Curran South Burlington VT 144 nm
Noah Ranallo South Burlington VT 144 nm
Duane Anthony Tedesco Plattsburgh NY 147 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
James Herbert Schoenmann Jackman ME 0 nm
Thomas Sheldon Coleman West Forks ME 21 nm
Levi Joseph Laroche Shirley Mills ME 31 nm
Lloyd Matthew Cuttler Carabaset Vly ME 35 nm
Thomas Lee Wallace Carabaset Vly ME 35 nm
Thomas Sawyer Fahy Carabaset Vly ME 35 nm
Peter Currier Smith Carabaset Vly ME 35 nm
Glen Anthony Davis Solon ME 46 nm
Freeman Alan Doore Barnard Twp ME 49 nm
Charles Arthur Hildebrant Dover Foxcroft ME 50 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
Rodney Brett Folsom Greenville ME 30 nm
Charles Foster Later Shirley Mills ME 31 nm
Benjamin Jason Simpson Stratton ME 33 nm
Thomas Sawyer Fahy Carabaset Vly ME 35 nm
Kevin Carl Dauphinee Bingham ME 38 nm
Shepard Carl Golub Rangeley ME 44 nm
Kevin William Mccarthy Harmony ME 44 nm
Eric Allen Toby Guilford ME 45 nm
Craig Lee Jackson North Anson ME 49 nm
Jeffrey Leonard Seaberg Phillips ME 50 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
 106 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 119 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 156 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 157 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 162 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 185 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 222 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 230 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 234 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 237 nm

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