Augusta Seaplane Base
M00 · Augusta, Maine · Kennebec County · map
Augusta Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 3 miles south of Augusta, Maine, 23 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Augusta Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is M00.
Where is Augusta Seaplane Base?
It is 3 miles south of Augusta, Maine, 23 feet above sea level.
Does Augusta Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Augusta Seaplane Base?
4 pilot examiners 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 M00
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 23 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
- Magnetic variation
- 18W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1986
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13W/31W | 2,500 × 100 ft | Water |
- Runway 13W: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 80 ft high 1,090 ft from the end
- Runway 31W: trees 160 ft high 2,560 ft from the end
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: Augusta State Airport (3 nm north), Waterville Regional (17 nm north), Wiscasset Airport (19 nm south), Brunswick Executive (24 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Augusta State Airport (3 nm north), Waterville Regional (17 nm north), Wiscasset Airport (19 nm south), Brunswick Executive (24 nm south).
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
- Provided all traffic is west of runway; altitudes are estabd at 800 above sea level.
- Docks removed durg winter months OCT-MAY.
- Trees and hills alg river edge on both sides of sealane to +200 feet.
- Location has tidal fluctuation of 4 feet.
- Sealane poorly marked; ireg shaped channel.
- Unmarked shoals east of sealane.
- Daytime use only.
- GPS coordinates of dock 44-18-48.41, 069-46-24.98.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Augusta from the FAA register
41 aircraft are registered to owners in Augusta, Maine: 35 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter. 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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
Charter operators and airlines based in Augusta:
- Maine Instrument Flight 5 aircraft on the certificate
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Paul Gregory Mckeown private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Turner, ME (20 nm) · (207) 440-3642 · [email protected]
- Charles Edgar Surprenant private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Pittsfield Municipal Airport · Pittsfield, ME (35 nm) · (207) 249-8972 · [email protected]
- Marvin Randall Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Portland International Jetport · Portland, ME (44 nm) · (617) 953-8764 · [email protected]
- James Victor Loranger private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gorham, ME (45 nm) · (207) 839-2443 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
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 Augusta 41 aircraft · 35 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 1 turboprops
- Maine Instrument Flight 21 aircraft in town
- University of Maine System 2 aircraft in town
- Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 2 aircraft in town
- Maine Instrument Flight 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- 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/M00.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 26, 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.