Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base
M57 · Rangeley, Maine · Franklin County · map
Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 2 miles north of Rangeley, Maine, 1,518 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is M57.
Where is Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 2 miles north of Rangeley, Maine, 1,518 feet above sea level.
Does Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Chickadee Aviation LLC and Sandy River Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner 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 M57
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,518 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- May to October, around the clock
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1993
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06W/24W | 7,000 × 1,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Bangor and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.25 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Also here
- charter flights
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Stephen A Bean Municipal (2 nm north), Berlin Regional (32 nm southwest), Waterville Regional (49 nm southeast).
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
- Sgfnt boat act in summer months.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -26C.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Rangeley from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Rangeley, Maine: 9 piston singles, 1 turboprop. 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Chickadee Aviation LLC 4 aircraft · Rangeley, 3 miles away Chickadee Aviation is a Part 61 flight school located at Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Maine.
- Sandy River Flying Club 2 aircraft · Phillips, 15 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Rangeley:
- Acadian Seaplanes LLC 8 aircraft on the certificate Acadian Seaplanes operates amphibious seaplane charter services in the Northeast and Southeast United States, based in Rangeley, Maine.
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. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
- Paul Gregory Mckeown private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Turner, ME (45 nm) · (207) 440-3642 · [email protected]
All 2 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.
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 · 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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Rangeley 10 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- Acadian Aircraft Leasing LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Chickadee Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Acadian Seaplanes LLC 8 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Chickadee Aviation LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Sandy River Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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 66 landing places
- Maine 1,426 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/M57.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.