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81ME French Field Airport
Ellsworth, Maine, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 81ME
Lat/Long: 44-37-11.6100N 068-35-40.6000W
44-37.193500N 068-35.676667W
44.6198917,-68.5946111
(estimated)
Elevation: 338 ft. / 103 m (estimated)
From city: 9 miles NW of ELLSWORTH, ME
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 04684

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/2022
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at BHB (14 nm SE): 118.35 (207-667-7364)
WX ASOS at BGR (15 nm NW): 127.75 (207-561-2515)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGRr157/17.9BANGOR VORTAC114.8019W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BURNHAM116/32.934818WBUP -... ..- .--.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 1668 x 40 ft. / 508 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt/turf
RWY 33 END 700 FT ASPH.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 44-37.317667N44-37.069333N
Longitude: 068-35.758500W068-35.594833W
Elevation: 338.0 ft.311.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 155 true335 true

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FRENCH FAMILY TRUST
38500 FRENCH FIELD WAY
CRAWFORD, CO 81415
Phone 970-921-7700
Manager: FRENCH FAMILY TRUST
38500 FRENCH FIELD WAY
CRAWFORD, CO 81415
Phone 970-921-7700
FLF450@AOL.COM.

Additional Remarks

CTN: PWR LINES ALG W SIDE OF RWY TWD N END RWY 15.
CTN: BLDG 40 FT FM E RWY EDGE ARND MIDPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 81ME.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBHB - Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport (14 nm SE)
KBGR - Bangor International Airport (15 nm NW)
KOLD - Dewitt Field/Old Town Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
KBST - Belfast Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
43B - Deblois Flight Strip (27 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4808:48
Sunrise05:2209:22
Sunset20:0024:00
Evening civil twilight20:3300:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Aug-2025 23:33:09
Local (UTC-4)  01-Aug-2025 19:33:09
 
METAR
KBHB 
14nm SE 
012256Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM FEW075 20/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP222 T02000094
KBGR 
14nm NW 
012253Z 06006KT 10SM FEW070 SCT250 23/07 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP217 T02330067
TAF
KBHB 
14nm SE 
011720Z 0118/0218 04008KT P6SM FEW060 FM012300 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM021600 22008KT P6SM FEW250
KBGR 
14nm NW 
011720Z 0118/0218 03010KT P6SM FEW060 FM020000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM020900 00000KT 5SM BR FEW080 FM021200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM021600 31006KT P6SM SCT250
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