Van Buren
05B · Van Buren, Maine · Aroostook County · map
Van Buren is a public-use airfield owned by the Town of van Buren in Van Buren, Maine, 440 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 05B
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of van Buren
- Elevation
- 440 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- 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 |
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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 airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Maine.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- VFR use.
- Closed oct 15 - may 15 yearly.
- Dock located NR base of bridge.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.