Merrymeeting Field
08B · Bowdoinham, Maine · Sagadahoc County · map
Merrymeeting Field is a public-use airport, 1 mile southeast of Bowdoinham, Maine, 61 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 1,935 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Merrymeeting Field?
Its FAA code is 08B.
Where is Merrymeeting Field?
It is 1 mile southeast of Bowdoinham, Maine, 61 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Merrymeeting Field?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 1,935 feet long, grass.
Does Merrymeeting Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Merrymeeting Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Cavu Flight Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Merrymeeting Field?
3 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 08B
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,935 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 14: threshold displaced 425 ft, trees 65 ft high 50 ft from the end
- Runway 32: threshold displaced 143 ft, trees 35 ft high 240 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Brunswick Executive (7 nm south), Wiscasset Airport (8 nm east), Auburn/Lewiston Municipal (17 nm west), Augusta State Airport (20 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Brunswick Executive (7 nm south), Wiscasset Airport (8 nm east), Auburn/Lewiston Municipal (17 nm west), Augusta State Airport (20 nm north).
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 only.
- No line of sight between runway ends.
- Wildlife on or in the vicinity of airport.
- Winter operations (nov 1 - may 1) skis only - runway not plowed.
- Runway 14 has +15 feet roadway 95 feet right and +15 feet building 125 feet left at thld.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bowdoinham from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Bowdoinham, Maine: 9 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Maine.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Cavu Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Freeport, 15 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Paul Gregory Mckeown private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Turner, ME (22 nm) · (207) 440-3642 · [email protected]
- Marvin Randall Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Portland International Jetport · Portland, ME (28 nm) · (617) 953-8764 · [email protected]
- James Victor Loranger private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gorham, ME (31 nm) · (207) 839-2443 · [email protected]
All 10 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Bowdoinham 11 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 helicopters
- Cavu Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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 67 landing places
- Maine 1,426 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/08B.json.
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 26, 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.