48 public-use fields

Maine Airport Density Altitude

Maine has 48 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport City Field elev Worst typical afternoon DA Month
8B0 — Stephen A Bean Municipal Rangeley 1,821 ft 3,257 ft July
3B1 — Greenville Municipal Greenville 1,402 ft 2,795 ft July
59B — Newton Field Jackman 1,178 ft 2,589 ft July
KFVE — Northern Aroostook Regional Frenchville 987 ft 2,293 ft July
B21 — Sugarloaf Regional Carrabassett 880 ft 2,237 ft July
0B1 — Bethel Regional Bethel 674 ft 2,136 ft July
KIZG — White Mountain Regional Fryeburg 455 ft 2,036 ft July
7ME — Fort Kent Municipal Fort Kent 708 ft 1,970 ft July
KCAR — Caribou Municipal Caribou 620 ft 1,944 ft July
1B0 — Dexter Regional Dexter 533 ft 1,932 ft July
KPQI — Presque Isle International Presque Isle 534 ft 1,927 ft July
44B — Charles A Chase Jr Meml Field Dover/Foxcroft 520 ft 1,916 ft July
KHUL — Houlton International Houlton 489 ft 1,847 ft July
63B — Limington-Harmon Limington 292 ft 1,825 ft July
KMLT — Millinocket Municipal Millinocket 408 ft 1,798 ft July
KAUG — Augusta State Augusta 352 ft 1,792 ft July
KWVL — Waterville Regional Waterville 333 ft 1,781 ft July
B10 — Bowman Field Livermore Falls 324 ft 1,758 ft July
KSFM — Sanford Seacoast Regional Sanford 244 ft 1,747 ft July
KLEW — Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Auburn/Lewiston 288 ft 1,714 ft July
98M — Greaton Airfield Saco 170 ft 1,676 ft July
81B — Oxford County Regional Oxford 345 ft 1,664 ft July
2B7 — Pittsfield Municipal Pittsfield 197 ft 1,640 ft July
PG1 — Griffin Field Levant 200 ft 1,637 ft July
KOWK — Central Maine/Norridgewock Norridgewock 270 ft 1,629 ft July
KBGR — Bangor International Bangor 192 ft 1,627 ft July
ME6 — Wales Wales 210 ft 1,618 ft July
66B — Gillespie Field Meddybemps 200 ft 1,612 ft July
KPNN — Princeton Municipal Princeton 265 ft 1,579 ft July
KLRG — Lincoln Regional Lincoln 208 ft 1,578 ft July
0B2 — Brewer Brewer 125 ft 1,546 ft July
KOLD — Dewitt Field/Old Town Municipal Old Town 127 ft 1,467 ft July
KPWM — Portland International Jetport Portland 76 ft 1,429 ft July
KBXM — Brunswick Exec Brunswick 75 ft 1,422 ft July
KBST — Belfast Municipal Belfast 198 ft 1,421 ft July
KIWI — Wiscasset Wiscasset 70 ft 1,416 ft July
43B — Deblois Flight Strip Deblois 218 ft 1,408 ft July
B19 — Biddeford Municipal Biddeford 157 ft 1,365 ft July
08B — Merrymeeting Field Bowdoinham 61 ft 1,354 ft July
ME5 — Banks Swans Island 100 ft 1,327 ft July
KBHB — Hancock County/Bar Harbor Bar Harbor 83 ft 1,306 ft July
57B — Islesboro Islesboro 88 ft 1,287 ft July
KMVM — Machias Valley Machias 96 ft 1,259 ft July
93B — Stonington Municipal Stonington 32 ft 1,218 ft July
65B — Lubec Municipal Lubec 85 ft 1,150 ft July
ME2 — Cutler Regional Cutler 55 ft 1,113 ft July
KEPM — Eastport Municipal Eastport 45 ft 1,101 ft July
KRKD — Knox County Regional Rockland 55 ft 1,069 ft July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Maine airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Stephen A Bean Municipal (8B0) tops the list: from 1,821 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 3,257 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Maine?

Stephen A Bean Municipal (8B0) at 1,821 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.