Eastport Municipal Airport

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]

Eastport Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Eastport
ServesEastport, Maine
Elevation AMSL45 ft / 14 m
Coordinates44°54′36″N 067°00′46″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations1,200
Based aircraft5

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]

Facilities and aircraft

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]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for EPM PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  2. "KEPM - Eastport, Maine - Eastport Municipal Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  3. "Eastport airport groundbreaking points to future economic growth". quoddytides.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  4. "Eastport airport groundbreaking points to future economic growth". quoddytides.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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