Van Buren Seaplane Base
05B · Van Buren, Maine · Aroostook County · map
Van Buren Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the Town of van Buren in Van Buren, Maine, 440 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Van Buren Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 05B.
Where is Van Buren Seaplane Base?
It is in Van Buren, Maine, 440 feet above sea level.
Does Van Buren Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 05B
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of van Buren
- Elevation
- 440 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Halifax sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 21W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1979
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 4,000 × 200 ft | Water |
- Runway SE: brdg 66 ft high 1,320 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Northern Aroostook Regional (17 nm northwest), Presque Isle International (29 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Long Lake Seaplane Base (12 nm west), Northern Aroostook Regional (17 nm northwest), Caribou Municipal (18 nm south), Presque Isle International (29 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Maine · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR use.
- Closed oct 15 - may 15 yearly.
- Dock located NR base of bridge.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Van Buren from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Van Buren, Maine: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Maine.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Van Buren 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Maine 529 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Maine 66 landing places
- Maine 1,427 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/05B.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.