Shin Pond
85B · Patten, Maine · Penobscot County · map
Shin Pond is a public-use airfield 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).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 85B
- Kind
- Airfield · 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
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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 |
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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 airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Maine.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Bridge and wires by TIE-UP area.
- Fuel available in emergency only.
- Numerous boats and canoes on lake.
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.