Northern Aroostook Regional
FVE · KFVE · Frenchville, Maine · Aroostook County · map
Northern Aroostook Regional is a public-use airport, 3 miles east of Frenchville, Maine, 987 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 4,600 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KFVE · observed 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC), 27 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (280°) at 19 knots, gusting to 27
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 3,800 feet
- Temperature 46°F (8°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.70 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 26 knots, gusting to 37, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 17 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 4,500 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFVE 062053Z AUTO 28019G27KT 10SM OVC038 08/01 A2970 RMK AO2 PK WND 29034/2028 RAB1954E06B26E39 SLP060 P0000 60000 T00780006 53021
TAF KFVE 061720Z 0618/0718 29026G37KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM062200 29017G28KT P6SM BKN035 FM070000 30014G24KT P6SM SCT035 WS020/30035KT FM070500 26005KT P6SM SCT200 FM071600 19008KT P6SM VCSH OVC045
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FVE · ICAO KFVE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 987 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Halifax sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1972
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,600 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Caribou and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.75 | |
| Fve and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.725 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 207-543-7456.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Frenchville from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Frenchville, ME as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 14 and 32; PAPI runway 32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.