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KHUL · Houlton International Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KHUL FAA HUL Elev 489 ft Lat 46° 7.39' N Lon 67° 47.53' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,015 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 31.1° 5,015 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
23 211.1° 5,015 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
01 352° 2,700 ft 60 ft ASP No 0.15%
19 172° 2,700 ft 60 ft ASP No 0.15%

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 132.025
  • CNTR BOSTON CNTR 120.250
  • RDO BANGOR RDO 122.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 23 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 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05; MIRL Rwy 05–23. 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 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05; MIRL Rwy 05–23. 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 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05; MIRL Rwy 05–23—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 on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·MAINE 71 GREENVILLE JUNCTION CURRIER'S SPB (21M) 0 N UTC–5(–4DT) N45º28.70´ W69º37.16´ 1029 NOTAM FILE BGR WATERWAY 18W–36W: 10000X3000 (WATER) WATERWAY 36W: Rgt tfc.
  • ·SEAPLANE REMARKS: Attended May–Oct dalgt hrs.
  • ·SPB may be unusable from mid–Nov to mid–May due to fall ice formation, spring ice break–up and other adverse conditions.
  • ·Acft may rqr skis during winter months due to frozen sfc conditions.
  • ·For SPB conditions call 207–695–2778. 150´ radio twr 200´ W of sealane and 150´ radio twr 1000´ SW of sealane.
  • ·Be alert for recreational boats during summer months and snowmobiles during winter months.
  • ·Be alert: nearby 52B Moosehead Aero Marine SPB (1.1 mi east) utilize same CTAF 122.9.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 207-695-2778
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Be alert: Nearby 52B Moosehead Aero Marine SPB (1.1 mi east) utilize same CTAF 122.9 mnt 3B1 CTAF 122.8 if able for lcl tfc.
  • ·GRIFFIN FLD (See LEVANT on page 73) HAMLIN'S MARINA & SPB SPB (See NEWPORT on page 77) HANCOCK CO/BAR HARBOR (See BAR HARBOR on page 59) HOULTON INTL (HUL)(KHUL) 2 E UTC–5(–4DT) N46º07.48´ W67º47.54´ 489 B AOE NOTAM FILE HUL RWY 05–23: H5015X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30, D–57 MIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·RWY 01–19: H2700X60 (ASPH)
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A+, A1+ LGT Dusk–Dawn.
  • ·Attended Nov–Apr Mon–Fri 1200–2030Z‡, May–Oct Mon–Fri 1100–2130Z‡.
  • ·For Jet A fuel after hrs call 207–538–7997. 100LL is avbl 24 hrs with major credit card.
  • ·For after hrs access to terminal building use frequency 122.8.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (207) 532-1325
  • ·ASOS 132.025 (207) 532–1584.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.2 (BANGOR RADIO) ®BOSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859 .
  • ·MILLINOCKET (VH) (DH) VOR/DME 117.9 MLT Chan 126 N45º35.20´ W68º30.93´ 063º 44.3 NM to fld. 553/20W.
  • ·DME unusable: 330º–350º byd 35 NM blo 6,000´ VOR unusable: 030º–040º byd 40 NM 272º–278º byd 40 NM 279º–289º byd 40 NM blo 5,900´ 279º–289º byd 82 NM 290º–297º byd 40 NM 330º–340º byd 35 NM blo 6,000´ 334º–343º byd 40 NM 349º–355º byd 40 NM MONTREAL HALIFAX H–11D, L–32I IAP, AD NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

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Houlton AAF

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IATA · HUL

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 20,500 ops in 1990

2024 total

12,700

10-yr total

127,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 94% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

7.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.31

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=6

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-11-08 Piper PA 24-250 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2015-08-27 Piper PA44 · Under/overshoot · IMC · night →
2014-01-17 Eurocopter AS350B3 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2012-07-26 BAYLISS MILTON A III X-AIR · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-08-08 Tidd Wesley Mini-Max · Fuel exhaustion · dusk →
1996-04-25 Cessna 140 · 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 105 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 153 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 181 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 184 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 205 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 218 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 231 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 245 nm
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 249 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois South Burlington VT 249 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
Richard Scott Skinner Mount Chase ME 33 nm
Robert Charles Gretzke Forest City Twp ME 34 nm
David John Barbosa Caribou ME 43 nm
Robert James Mockler Caribou ME 43 nm
Andrew Francis Hartt Millinocket ME 47 nm
Thomas John Goetz Woodland ME 60 nm
David Arthur Sandilands Enfield ME 61 nm
Wayne Robert Huff Winterville Plt ME 64 nm
Gregory David Harvey Sr Greenbush ME 68 nm
Freeman Alan Doore Barnard Twp ME 69 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
Matthew Allen Vowell Houlton ME 2 nm
Nevada Heide Houlton ME 2 nm
Terrance Edwin Beals Ludlow ME 5 nm
Robert Alan Malone Hodgdon ME 5 nm
Duane Ernest Maheu Amity ME 13 nm
William Cleveland Green Jr Cary Plt ME 13 nm
Todd Denis Hebert Monticello ME 15 nm
James Virgil Lynch Island Falls ME 21 nm
Robert Charles Gretzke Forest City Twp ME 34 nm
John William Fletcher Presque Isle ME 35 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
 136 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 183 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 230 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 236 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 251 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 259 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 283 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 288 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 319 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 326 nm

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