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KCAR · Caribou Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KCAR FAA CAR Elev 626 ft Lat 46° 52.29' N Lon 68° 1.07' 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: 4,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 347.3° 4,003 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
19 167.3° 4,003 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
11 086° 3,016 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
29 266° 3,016 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.02%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 135.125
  • CNTR BOSTON CNTR 124.750
  • RDO BANGOR RDO 122.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCAR on LiveATC ↗

  • VOR-DME PQI

    Presque Isle

    116.40 MHz · DME 116.40 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 12 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 11 threshold displaced 398 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Runway 11 threshold displaced 398 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (1)

  • Runway 11 threshold displaced 398 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 11–29: H3016X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL RWY 29: Thld dsplcd 398´

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·MAINE 63 CARIBOU MUNI (CAR)(KCAR) 1 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N46º52.30´ W68º01.09´ 620 B TPA—See Remarks AOE NOTAM FILE CAR RWY 01–19: H4003X100 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL RWY 01: Ground.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwys 01–19 and 11–29—CTAF.
  • ·Unattended. 24 hr fuel avbl with credit card.
  • ·TPA 800´ AGL light acft, 1000´ AGL multi and large single engine acft.
  • ·Rwy 01 +23´ pwr pole and +26´ trees, 950´ fm thr acrs apch.
  • ·Rwy 01–19 obstruction lgts along both sides of primary sfc and tree line.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 207-551-9442
  • ·ASOS 135.125 (207) 544–7089.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.3 (BANGOR RADIO) ®BOSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.75 CLNC DEL 124.75 (Boston Center) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859 .
  • ·PRESQUE ISLE (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 116.4 PQI Chan 111 N46º46.45´ W68º05.67´ 049º 6.6 NM to fld. 592/21W.
  • ·DME unusable: 180º–200º byd 30 NM blo 3,400´ VOR unusable: 000º–030º byd 40 NM 040º–070º byd 40 NM 080º–090º byd 40 NM 130º–165º byd 40 NM 180º–185º byd 40 NM 200º–210º byd 40 NM 220º–235º byd 40 NM blo 19,000´ 236º–260º byd 40 NM 270º–280º byd 40 NM 286º–296º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 286º–296º byd 81 NM 300º–355º byd 40 NM HALIFAX L–32I IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · CAR

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 19,756 ops in 1990

2024 total

3,200

10-yr total

34,700

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=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1993-09-02 Piper PA-24-250 · 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 139 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 183 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 215 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 216 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 237 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 246 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois South Burlington VT 261 nm
John David Curran South Burlington VT 261 nm
Noah Ranallo South Burlington VT 261 nm
Duane Anthony Tedesco Plattsburgh NY 263 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
David John Barbosa Caribou ME 4 nm
Robert James Mockler Caribou ME 4 nm
Jeffrey Louis Cyr Saint David ME 25 nm
Wayne Robert Huff Winterville Plt ME 28 nm
Richard Scott Skinner Mount Chase ME 49 nm
Andrew Francis Hartt Millinocket ME 78 nm
Robert Charles Gretzke Forest City Twp ME 79 nm
Freeman Alan Doore Barnard Twp ME 97 nm
David Arthur Sandilands Enfield ME 100 nm
Thomas John Goetz Woodland ME 106 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
Stephen Arthur Smith Caribou ME 4 nm
John Mowery Record Perham ME 8 nm
Jimmy Vaughn Jr Wade ME 9 nm
John William Fletcher Presque Isle ME 11 nm
Frederic Nyle Grooms Presque Isle ME 11 nm
Michael Spaulding Lavoie Presque Isle ME 11 nm
Donald Palmer Presque Isle ME 11 nm
Wade Harold Thurston Presque Isle ME 11 nm
James Warren Quinn Presque Isle ME 11 nm
Roland William Wight Presque Isle ME 11 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
 175 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 216 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 264 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 265 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 275 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 286 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 322 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 323 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 347 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 348 nm

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