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78B · Buckhorn Camps Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US

ID 78B Elev 500 ft Lat 45° 39.25' N Lon 68° 56.97' 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

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

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
NW — 4,000 ft 500 ft Water No —
SE — 4,000 ft 500 ft Water No —
E — 3,000 ft 500 ft Water No —
W — 3,000 ft 500 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 · 9 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·MANY SHALLOW ROCKY AREAS DURING LOW WATER CONDITIONS IN MIDDLE OF LAKE.
  • ·MANY SHALLOW ROCKY AREAS AROUND THE DOCKING AREA.
  • ·FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
  • ·UNUSUAL POSTAL ADS: BUCKHORN CAMPS MIDDLE JO-MARY LAKE, T-4 INDIAN PURCHASE TOWNSHIP, P.O.
  • ·BOX 240 MILLINOCKET MAINE 04462.
  • ·CELL SVC SPORADIC: 207-723-1548 (LODGE) 207-460-6134 (CELL).
  • ·RCMD E-MAIL:[email protected].
  • ·SHALLOW AREAS W/ ROCKS NEAR ISLAND WEST OF THE NW/SE SEA LANE.
  • ·DOCK EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

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 56 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 101 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 132 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 134 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 155 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 165 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 182 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 193 nm
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 193 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois South Burlington VT 194 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
Andrew Francis Hartt Millinocket ME 11 nm
Freeman Alan Doore Barnard Twp ME 15 nm
Charles Arthur Hildebrant Dover Foxcroft ME 29 nm
John Robert Brenenstuhl Dover Foxcroft ME 29 nm
David Arthur Sandilands Enfield ME 31 nm
Levi Joseph Laroche Shirley Mills ME 34 nm
Richard Scott Skinner Mount Chase ME 34 nm
Gregory David Harvey Sr Greenbush ME 40 nm
Thomas Sheldon Coleman West Forks ME 45 nm
Morey Byron Hayes Glenburn ME 45 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
Reid Herbert Campbell Millinocket ME 11 nm
Robert Glen Horne Jr Millinocket ME 11 nm
Douglas Keith Hafford East Millinocket ME 16 nm
William Thomas Usher Brownville ME 20 nm
William J Gallant Brownville ME 20 nm
Shayne Edward Mcswine Brownville ME 20 nm
Evan Malcolm Henry Medford ME 22 nm
Dwight Romez Russell Milo ME 24 nm
Keith Strange Lincoln ME 26 nm
Alan Wallace Bay Lincoln ME 26 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
 96 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 134 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 181 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 184 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 203 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 203 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 240 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 242 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 266 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 272 nm

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