Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base explained

Old Town Municipal Airport
Nativename:Dewitt Field
Iata:OLD
Icao:KOLD
Faa:OLD
Type:Public
Owner:City of Old Town
City-Served:Old Town, Maine
Elevation-F:126
Elevation-M:38
Coordinates:44.9525°N -68.6744°W
R1-Number:4/22
R1-Length-F:3,199
R1-Length-M:975
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:12/30
R2-Length-F:3,999
R2-Length-M:1,219
R2-Surface:Asphalt
R3-Number:17W/35W
R3-Length-F:8,400
R3-Length-M:2,560
R3-Surface:Water
Stat-Year:2006
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:47,160
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:51
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, also known as Dewitt Field, is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Old Town, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is owned by the City of Old Town. The seaplane base is located on Marsh Island on the Penobscot River.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Dewitt Field covers an area of 360acres at an elevation of 126 feet (38 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 3,999 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m) and 4/22 measuring: 3,199 x 75 ft (975 x 23 m). It also has one seaplane landing area (17W/35W) measuring 8,400 x 100 ft (2,560 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 47,160 aircraft operations, an average of 129 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 51 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 10% helicopter and 2% ultralight.

See also

References

  1. , effective 2008-04-10
  2. Web site: City of Old Town, Maine - Airport . 2008-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090912001544/http://www.old-town.lib.me.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B8A8C0E5C-F0D1-4217-9F4F-787FD37719FF%7D . 2009-09-12 . dead .