Steven A. Bean Municipal Airport Explained

Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport
Faa:8B0
Type:Public
Owner:Town of Rangeley
City-Served:Rangeley, Maine
Elevation-F:1,825
Coordinates:44.9919°N -70.6647°W
Pushpin Map:USA Maine#USA
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Maine
Pushpin Label:8B0
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:3,201
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:12,350
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:6
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport is a town owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Rangeley, a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport covers an area of 125 acres (51 ha) at an elevation of 1,825 feet (556 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,201 by 75 feet (976 x 23 m).

The airport is named after the late Stephen A. Bean, who ran a flight school, and taught seaplane flying in the town of Rangeley, Maine. Steven died in a plane crash in December, 2000.

For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2010, the airport had 12,350 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% military, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 6 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine.

Instrument Approach Procedures:

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See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 .
  3. Web site: Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport | Rangeley, ME.

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