Dexter Regional Airport
Encyclopedia
Dexter Regional Airport is a public use airport
in Penobscot County
, Maine
, United States
. It is owned by the Town of Dexter
and is located three nautical miles (5.56 km) east of the central business district
.
of 533 feet (162 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,009 by 80 feet (917 x 24 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 10, 2008, the airport had 6,963 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 100% general aviation
with a few ultralights. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine
, 9% ultralights, 3% multi-engine, and 3% helicopter
s.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in Penobscot County
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is part of the Bangor, Maine, New England County Metropolitan Area . As of 2010, the population was 153,923...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the Town of Dexter
Dexter, Maine
Dexter is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,890 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bangor, Maine metropolitan statistical area...
and is located three nautical miles (5.56 km) east of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
.
Facilities and aircraft
Dexter Regional Airport covers an area of 311 acres (125.9 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 533 feet (162 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,009 by 80 feet (917 x 24 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 10, 2008, the airport had 6,963 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 100% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
with a few ultralights. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, 9% ultralights, 3% multi-engine, and 3% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s.
External links
- Aerial photo as of 27 May 1996 from USGS The National Map