Eastport Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Eastport | ||||||||||
| Serves | Eastport, Maine | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 45 ft / 14 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°54′36″N067°00′46″W / 44.91000°N 67.01278°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1] | |||||||||||
Eastport Municipal Airport( ICAO : KEPM, FAA LID : EPM) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of Eastport, a city in Washington County, Maine, United States. [1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EPM by the FAA [1] but has no designation from the IATA. [2]
On October 13, 2020, the airport announced in a ceremony that it had received a $5.2 million grant from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The grant will be used to build a new runway and improve lighting and infrastructure. Expected completion date of the new runway is late 2021. [3] The airport also announced that it will be applying for a federal small airport development grant and that it is in active discussions with Cape Air for future non-stop service to Boston Logan International Airport. [4]
Eastport Municipal Airport covers an area of 252 acres (102 ha) at an elevation of 45 feet (14 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). [1]
For the 12-month period ending August 13, 2008, the airport had 1,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 100 per month. At that time there were 5 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine and 20% ultralight. [1]