Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base

Coordinates: 44°57′09″N 068°40′28″W / 44.95250°N 68.67444°W / 44.95250; -68.67444
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Old Town Municipal Airport

Dewitt Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Old Town
ServesOld Town, Maine
Elevation AMSL126 ft / 38 m
Coordinates44°57′09″N 068°40′28″W / 44.95250°N 68.67444°W / 44.95250; -68.67444
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 3,199 975 Asphalt
12/30 3,999 1,219 Asphalt
17W/35W 8,400 2,560 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations47,160
Based aircraft51

Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base (IATA: OLD, ICAO: KOLD, FAA LID: OLD), 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.[1] The seaplane base is located on Marsh Island on the Penobscot River.[2]

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Dewitt Field covers an area of 360 acres (150 ha) 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).[1]

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.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for OLD PDF, effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ "City of Old Town, Maine - Airport". Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2008-04-26.

External links[edit]

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