Houlton International
HUL · KHUL · Houlton, Maine · Aroostook County · map
Houlton International is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Houlton, 2 miles east of Houlton, Maine, 489 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 5,015 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KHUL · observed 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (280°) at 14 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- Temperature 53°F (12°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.71 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 at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,500 feet VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 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 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHUL 062053Z AUTO 28014G21KT 10SM SCT050 12/01 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 27028/2041 SLP064 T01170006 51016
TAF KHUL 061720Z 0618/0718 27016G26KT P6SM BKN045 FM062100 29013G21KT P6SM SCT045 FM070000 29011KT P6SM SCT040 FM070500 28005KT P6SM SCT200 FM071600 19007KT P6SM BKN050
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 HUL · ICAO KHUL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Houlton
- Elevation
- 489 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- November to April, Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm; unattended; May to October, Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- customs available
- On the chart
- Halifax sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,015 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 2,700 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Houlton and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.25 | |
| Hul and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.025 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 207-532-1584.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Houlton from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Houlton, Maine: 4 piston singles, 1 piston twin. 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 · 6 since 1982, 1 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.
- Usda recatering facility available.
- Dusk to dawn. Activate runway end identifier lights runway 05 and 23; PAPI runway 05; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
- Faded.
- Faded.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- For aft hours aces to terminal building use frequency 122.8.
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.