Shin Pond Seaplane Base
85B · Patten, Maine · Penobscot County · map
Shin Pond Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Scotty'S Flying Serv. INC., 8 miles northwest of Patten, Maine, 778 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Shin Pond Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 85B.
Where is Shin Pond Seaplane Base?
It is 8 miles northwest of Patten, Maine, 778 feet above sea level.
Does Shin Pond Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Shin Pond Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Shin Pond Seaplane Base?
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
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 85B
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Scotty'S Flying Serv. INC.
- Elevation
- 778 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Halifax sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02W/20W | 6,000 × 200 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- beach gear
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Millinocket Municipal (27 nm south), Houlton International (32 nm east), Presque Isle International (42 nm northeast).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Bridge and wires by TIE-UP area.
- Fuel available in emergency only.
- Numerous boats and canoes on lake.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Patten from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Patten, Maine: 6 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Maine.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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 seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 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 seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Patten 6 aircraft · 6 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 1 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 6 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/85B.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.