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KSFM · Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 19 NTSB events

ID KSFM FAA SFM Elev 244 ft Lat 43° 23.63' N Lon 70° 42.48' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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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: 6,389 ft. Max gradient: 0.27%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 58.2° 6,389 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
25 238.2° 6,389 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
14 120° 4,999 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.27%
32 300° 4,999 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.27%

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 · 5 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.025
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.725
  • A/D PORTLAND APP/DEP 119.750
  • RDO BANGOR RDO 122.250
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.075

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 21 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 ODALS Rwy 25; REIL Rwy 07; PAPI Rwy 07 and Rwy 25; HIRL 07–25; MIRL 14–32; twy lgts. 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 ODALS Rwy 25; REIL Rwy 07; PAPI Rwy 07 and Rwy 25; HIRL 07–25; MIRL 14–32; twy lgts. 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 ODALS Rwy 25; REIL Rwy 07; PAPI Rwy 07 and Rwy 25; HIRL 07–25; MIRL 14–32; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT ODALS Rwy 25; REIL Rwy 07; PAPI Rwy 07 and Rwy 25; HIRL 07–25; MIRL 14–32; twy lgts—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

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·86 MAINE SANFORD SEACOAST RGNL (SFM)(KSFM) 4 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N43º23.63´ W70º42.48´ 244 B NOTAM FILE SFM RWY 07–25: H6389X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–65, D–100 HIRL RWY 07: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·RWY 14–32: H4999X100 (ASPH) D–72, 2S–91 MIRL 0.3% up NW RWY 14: PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 21´.
  • ·RWY 32: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·Attended Oct–May 1200–2200Z‡, Jun–Sept 1200–0000Z‡.
  • ·Conds not mnt dly 2100–1200Z‡.
  • ·High vol fixed and rotary wing flt trng in vcnty. 24 hr fuel avbl with major credit card for 100LL, Jet A & MOGAS.
  • ·Calm wind preferred Rwy 32.
  • ·FBO aft hrs call–out fee—207–324–8919.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 207-324-3172
  • ·AWOS–3PT 120.025 (207) 324–1958.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.075 ®PORTLAND APP/DEP CON 119.75 ®BOSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.2 CLNC DEL 121.725 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when Apch clsd ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
  • ·KENNEBUNK (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 117.1 ENE Chan 118 N43º25.54´ W70º36.81´ 262º 4.6 NM to fld. 192/17W.
  • ·DME unusable: 030º–184º byd 25 NM blo 2,000´ 185º–230º byd 25 NM blo 2,500´ 268º–278º byd 30 NM blo 4,600´ VOR unusable: 017º–040º byd 40 NM 130º–133º byd 40 NM 192º–202º byd 40 NM blo 2,500´ 192º–202º byd 48 NM blo 5,000´ 192º–202º byd 69 NM 203º–294º byd 40 NM 295º–305º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 295º–305º byd 52 NM 306º–359º byd 40 NM ILS 111.5 I–SFM Rwy 07.
  • ·SEACOAST AIRFIELD (See ELIOT on page 67) SHIN POND SPB (See PATTEN on page 80) SINCLAIR LONG LAKE SPB (92B) 3 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N47º11.59´ W68º13.89´ 581 B NOTAM FILE BGR WATERWAY 15W–33W: 25000X4000 (WATER) WATERWAY 07W–25W: 15800X2640 (WATER)
  • ·FUEL MOGAS SEAPLANE REMARKS: Attended 1400Z‡–dusk.
  • ·For fuel after hrs call 207–543–7584.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 207-543-7584
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
  • ·STEPHEN A BEAN MUNI (See RANGELEY on page 84) NEW YORK H–11D, 12K, L–32H IAP HALIFAX NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Sanford NAAF

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NTSB events

19 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 79,100 ops in 2008

2024 total

36,738

10-yr total

437,946

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 96% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 2
  • Other 1

All time · n=19

  • Other 8
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Fire / smoke 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-07-13 CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT AS PIPER SPORT · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2024-10-17 FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2021-06-05 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Loss of control · day →
2019-09-28 Robinson R44 · Other · VMC · day →
2004-01-25 Stinson 108-3 · Fire · VMC · day →
1999-09-13 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1999-07-15 Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 · Weather · VMC · day →
1999-02-27 Gulfstream American AA-5B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1997-03-14 Piper PA-28-161 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-12-12 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
1994-07-12 FREEMAN PRO-STAR II · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-06-24 Robinson R22 · Weather · day →
1992-08-28 Piper PA-46-350 · Other · day →
1992-07-25 Robinson R22A · Other · VMC · day →
1992-07-05 Cessna 180 · Weather · day →
1992-02-15 Cessna,Cessna 150,172M · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1991-10-18 Cessna 150L · Other · day →
1987-04-22 Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-05-12 Cessna,Piper 172P,PA-28-161 · 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
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 3 nm
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 22 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 27 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 28 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 30 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 41 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 52 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 54 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 55 nm
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 61 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
Neil Philip Minschwaner Sanford ME 3 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 3 nm
Cynthia Lee Daigle Sanford ME 3 nm
Bradford Wayne Taylor Sanford ME 3 nm
Michael Alexander Burns Sanford ME 3 nm
Charles Gerald Fraser Wells ME 5 nm
Kristy Suzanne Johnson-Fenton Wells ME 5 nm
Mary Allison Navia Wells ME 5 nm
Joy Cacoulidis North Berwick ME 6 nm
Clive Ian Spedding Springvale 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
Neil Philip Minschwaner Sanford ME 3 nm
Timothy George Hebert Sanford ME 3 nm
Eric Wayne Logan Sanford ME 3 nm
Robert Louis Modzelski Sanford ME 3 nm
John Richard Owens Sanford ME 3 nm
Robert Leo Connelly Jr Sanford ME 3 nm
Clifford Eugene Carter Jr Sanford ME 3 nm
Gregory Jon Petzack Sanford ME 3 nm
Kevin Robert Frank Sanford ME 3 nm
Jonathan Alexander Sutherland Sanford ME 3 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
 23 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 27 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 37 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 49 nm
Maine Seaplanes, LLC
Owls Head, ME
 80 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 86 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 107 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 110 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 116 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 120 nm

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