Buckhorn Camps
78B · Norcross/Millinocket/, Maine · Penobscot County · map
Buckhorn Camps is a public-use airfield in Norcross/Millinocket/, Maine, 500 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 78B
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 500 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- buoy
- On the chart
- Halifax sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 4,000 × 500 ft | Water | |
| E/W | 3,000 × 500 ft | Water |
- Runway NW: trees 60 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
- Runway SE: trees 60 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
- Runway E: trees 60 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
- Runway W: trees 60 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Norcross/Millinocket/ from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Norcross/Millinocket/, ME as the owner's town.
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Many shallow rocky areas during low water conditions in middle of lake.
- Dock
- Shallow areas with rocks near island west of the northwest/southeast sea lane.
- Many shallow rocky areas around the docking area.
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.