Newton Field

Newton Field
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 59B
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Town of Jackman
Serves Jackman, Maine
Elevation AMSL 1,178 ft / 359 m
Coordinates 45°37′58″N 070°14′56″W / 45.63278°N 70.24889°W / 45.63278; -70.24889Coordinates: 45°37′58″N 070°14′56″W / 45.63278°N 70.24889°W / 45.63278; -70.24889
Map
59B

Location of airport in Maine

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 2,900 884 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 3,500
Based aircraft 9

Newton Field (FAA LID: 59B) is a town-owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Jackman, a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Newton Field covers an area of 132 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 1,178 feet (359 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,900 by 60 feet (884 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 9, 2012, the airport had 3,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 291 per month. At that time there were nine single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for 59B (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)

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