Gorham Airport
2G8 · Gorham, New Hampshire · Coos County · map
Gorham Airport is a public-use airport owned by Gorham Water & Sewer Dept., 1 mile northwest of Gorham, New Hampshire, 835 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,828 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Gorham Airport?
Its FAA code is 2G8.
Where is Gorham Airport?
It is 1 mile northwest of Gorham, New Hampshire, 835 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Gorham Airport?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,828 feet long, grass.
Does Gorham Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Gorham Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Gorham Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2G8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Gorham Water & Sewer Dept.
- Elevation
- 835 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1961
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,828 × 60 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 12: threshold displaced 250 ft, trees 47 ft high 15 ft from the end
- Runway 30: threshold displaced 250 ft, trees 58 ft high 251 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
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: Berlin Regional (11 nm north), White Mountain Regional (26 nm southeast), Stephen A Bean Municipal (43 nm northeast), Auburn/Lewiston Municipal (44 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Berlin Regional (11 nm north), Mount Washington Regional (15 nm west), Bethel Regional (17 nm east), White Mountain Regional (26 nm southeast).
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 New Hampshire · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- NON-COMPLIANCE with far 157.
- Rflg and maintenance of aircraft is prohibited.
- Tiedown space available. Tiedown anchors required.
- Aer 30 soft in spring/heavy rains.
- Trees both sides of runway +50 feet.
- Trees both sides of runway +50 feet.
- Runway 12/30 edges and ends marked by yellow cones.
- Ctlg obtsn exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Approach slp 10:1 to dthr.
- Runway surface rolling and uneven.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Airport oprd and maintenance by town of Gorham water and sewer dept.
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 Gorham from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Gorham, New Hampshire: 2 piston singles. 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 New Hampshire.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 engineering representative.
- Paul Gregory Mckeown private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Turner, ME (42 nm) · (207) 440-3642 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 1 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 Gorham 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New Hampshire 393 since 1982 · 57 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New Hampshire 25 landing places
- New Hampshire 1,557 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2G8.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 27, 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.