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KB19 · Biddeford Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KB19 FAA B19 Elev 157 ft Lat 43° 27.85' N Lon 70° 28.34' 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: 3,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.28%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 55.9° 3,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.28%
24 235.9° 3,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.28%

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).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • CLD PORTLAND CLNC DEL 126.050
  • A/D PORTLAND APP/DEP 119.750
  • RDO BANGOR RDO 122.250
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 6 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 06; PAPI RWY 06; MIRL RWY 06/24. 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 06; PAPI RWY 06; MIRL RWY 06/24. 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 06; PAPI RWY 06; MIRL RWY 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 06; PAPI RWY 06; MIRL RWY 06/24 - 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 & TURKEYS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·NOISE ABATEMENT CTC AMGR FOR DTLS.
  • ·ULTRALIGHT & PRCHT ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC PORTLAND APCH AT 207-874-7320, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·CALM WIND RWY. 7 FT BRUSH 78 FT FM THR, 151 FT R OF CNTRLN; 5 FT BRUSH 114 FT FM THR, 166 FT L OF CNTRLN. +6-8 FT BRUSH & ROCK LEDGE 10-55 FT FM THR, 228 FT R OF CNTRLN. 24 HR FUEL W/MAJOR CREDIT CARD - SELF SVC.
  • ·CALL AHD FOR HNGR AVBLTY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

2

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 47,780 ops in 1990

2024 total

15,000

10-yr total

150,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.67

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=8

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-10-05 Beech A36 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2012-06-15 Cessna 170 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2011-04-10 Cessna 402B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-08-27 Presley RV-4 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-07-22 Beech BE-36 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1989-02-01 Beech A-36 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1988-08-11 Bell 47G5 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-07-15 DUBOIS Beta Bird · Weather · 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
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 13 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 14 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 16 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 35 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 39 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 49 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 51 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 60 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 62 nm
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 70 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
Paul Bernard Hodak Arundel ME 2 nm
Kieran Mackenzie White Arundel ME 2 nm
Richard Hector Rossignol Biddeford ME 4 nm
Ronald Gerard Fleurent Biddeford ME 4 nm
Jeffrey John Surran Biddeford ME 4 nm
Michael Lee Pahel Saco ME 5 nm
Theodore Robert Wilbar-Sandidge Saco ME 5 nm
Stanley John Gary Kennebunk ME 6 nm
Donald Edward Martel Kennebunk ME 6 nm
David Justin Meehan Jr Kennebunk ME 6 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
John Edward Gunther Dayton ME 2 nm
Erik Alan Day Arundel ME 2 nm
Lisa Ann Clemmey Arundel ME 2 nm
Chris Oelschlegel Arundel ME 2 nm
Philip Gerard Lemelin Biddeford ME 4 nm
Norman Ralph Rossignol Biddeford ME 4 nm
Giorgio Sarzanini Biddeford ME 4 nm
Dirck Ashenfelter Biddeford ME 4 nm
Gary L Nadeau Biddeford ME 4 nm
David Ryan Greaton Saco ME 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 13 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 34 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 48 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 56 nm
Maine Seaplanes, LLC
Owls Head, ME
 70 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 93 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 109 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 118 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 126 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 130 nm

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