French Field
81ME · Ellsworth, Maine · Hancock County · map
French Field is a private airport owned by French Family Trust, 9 miles northwest of Ellsworth, Maine, 338 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 1,668 feet of asphalt and grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 81ME
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- French Family Trust
- Elevation
- 338 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Halifax sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2022
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,668 × 40 ft | Asphalt and grass |
Aircraft registered in Ellsworth from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Ellsworth, Maine: 8 piston singles, 2 drones. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Maine.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Ctn: pwr lines alg west side of runway twd north end runway 15.
- Runway 33 end 700 feet asphalt.
- Ctn: building 40 feet from east runway edge around midpt.
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.