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KMVM · Machias Valley Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KMVM FAA MVM Elev 96 ft Lat 44° 42.19' N Lon 67° 28.72' 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: 2,880 ft. Max gradient: 0.90%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 157.3° 2,880 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.90%
36 337.3° 2,880 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.90%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR BOSTON CNTR 124.250
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 22 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 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. 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 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. 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 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36—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 and wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·MAINE 75 LUCKY LANDING MARINA SPB (See BANGOR on page 59) MACHIAS VALLEY (MVM)(KMVM) 1 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N44º42.19´ W67º28.72´ 96 B NOTAM FILE BGR RWY 18–36: H2880X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 0.9% up N RWY 36: REIL.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 207-271-0808
  • ·AWOS–AV 122.8 (207) 255–2511.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®BOSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.25 CLNC DEL 122.5 (BANGOR RADIO) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
  • ·BANGOR (VH) (H) VORTACW 114.8 BGR Chan 95 N44º50.51´ W68º52.44´ 116º 60.2 NM to fld. 360/19W.
  • ·MEDDYBEMPS GILLESPIE FLD (66B) 1 W UTC–5(–4DT) N45º01.78´ W67º21.96´ 200 NOTAM FILE BGR RWY 16–34: 1635X50 (TURF) RWY 16: Trees.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 temporarily CLOSED and not being mntnd.
  • ·Rwy not plowed winter months. 36´ pwr ln 280´ N of Rwy 16 mkd with balls.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 603-726-6587
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
  • ·MERRYMEETING FLD (See BOWDOINHAM on page 61) MILLINOCKET MILLINOCKET SPB (70B) 7 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N45º43.70´ W68º50.67´ 492 NOTAM FILE BGR WATERWAY ALL–WAY: 4000X500 (WATER)
  • ·FUEL 100LL SEAPLANE REMARKS: Attended May–Oct dawn–dusk.
  • ·Arpt clsd 31 Oct through 30 Apr.
  • ·Water level fluctuates 10´ +/– lowest in Sep and Oct.
  • ·Preferred tkf and ldg direction for SPB Rwy 04–22.
  • ·Significant amount of boat activity sharing sea lanes.
  • ·Buoys have been added to identify rocks at low water levels.
  • ·Location of buoys rqr tkf and ldg direction of Rwy 04–22 with buoys at outer edges of sea lane.
  • ·Unlighted 199´ cell twr located 2 SM at 132º from dock.
  • ·Twr underlies downwind to baseleg of pattern when ldg to the southwest.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 207-723-8378
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – HALIFAX L–32I IAP HALIFAX HALIFAX NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 33,140 ops in 2004

2024 total

1,200

10-yr total

12,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

83.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-09-14 Beech C23 · Weather · VMC · day →
2007-06-26 Piper PA-24-250 · Other · 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 81 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 122 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 133 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 141 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 161 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 179 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 182 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 197 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 200 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 210 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 Charles Rier Jonesport ME 12 nm
Sean Michael Graves Eastport ME 24 nm
Thomas John Goetz Woodland ME 28 nm
Roger Allen Clyne Birch Harbor ME 31 nm
Ronald Arthur Cramer Hancock ME 36 nm
James William Dennison Bar Harbor ME 37 nm
James Clayton Brown Bar Harbor ME 37 nm
Charles Lawrence Sidman Bar Harbor ME 37 nm
Paul Allen Cyr Mariaville ME 39 nm
John Robert White Lamoine ME 39 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
Todd Paul Levesque Machias ME 0 nm
Timothy Charles Look Jonesboro ME 4 nm
Robert Louis Pellegrini Milbridge ME 21 nm
Richard Jon Laitala Cherryfield ME 21 nm
Victor Stephen Kunitsky Jr Steuben ME 24 nm
Timothy Wilson Malone Perry ME 24 nm
Gary Eugene Mccrossin Woodland ME 28 nm
Lawrence Edward Grant Woodland ME 28 nm
Cole Gregory Bridges Calais ME 29 nm
Francis Raymond Beaulieu Calais ME 29 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
 80 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 137 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 179 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 196 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 196 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 212 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 229 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 245 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 273 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 275 nm

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