Hamlin'S Marina & Seaplane Base
9B7 · Newport, Maine · Penobscot County · map
Hamlin'S Marina & Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Hamlins Marine C/O Dan Higgins, 2 miles northeast of Newport, Maine, 200 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Hamlin'S Marina & Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 9B7.
Where is Hamlin'S Marina & Seaplane Base?
It is 2 miles northeast of Newport, Maine, 200 feet above sea level.
Does Hamlin'S Marina & Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Hamlin'S Marina & Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Dexter Aero Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hamlin'S Marina & Seaplane Base?
1 pilot examiner and 4 aviation medical examiners 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 9B7
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Hamlins Marine C/O Dan Higgins
- Elevation
- 200 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
- In the FAA's files since
- October 2025
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03W/21W | 6,996 × 1,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Pittsfield Municipal (7 nm southwest), Bangor International (19 nm east), Waterville Regional (26 nm southwest), Dewitt Fld/Old Town Municipal (26 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Pittsfield Municipal (7 nm southwest), Dexter Regional (9 nm north), Griffin Field (12 nm east), Bangor International (19 nm east).
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Newport from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Newport, Maine: 9 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Dexter Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · Stetson, 7 miles away
Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
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, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative.
- Charles Edgar Surprenant private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Pittsfield Municipal Airport · Pittsfield, ME (7 nm) · (207) 249-8972 · [email protected]
All 7 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.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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 seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Newport 9 aircraft · 9 piston singles
- Dexter Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Accidents and incidents in Maine 529 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 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/9B7.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.