Bradford Camps Seaplane Base
ME3 · Ashland, Maine · Piscataquis County · map
Bradford Camps Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Bradford Camps CORP, 30 miles southwest of Ashland, Maine, 815 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Bradford Camps Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is ME3.
Where is Bradford Camps Seaplane Base?
It is 30 miles southwest of Ashland, Maine, 815 feet above sea level.
Does Bradford Camps Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
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 ME3
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Bradford Camps CORP
- Elevation
- 815 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- May to November, every day, daylight hours; unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- September 2005
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16W/34W | 15,000 × 1,500 ft | Water, excellent |
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: Presque Isle International (43 nm northeast), Millinocket Municipal (47 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Shin Pond Seaplane Base (26 nm southeast), Millinocket Seaplane Base (41 nm south), Presque Isle International (43 nm northeast), Millinocket Municipal (47 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 resolve traffic pattern conflicts with ME86, VFR operations only, private seaplanes only, and all users are notified and comply with these conditions.
- Dock
- Aircraft mnt frequency 122.85.
- Flight flwg unrelbl at low altitudes.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ashland from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Ashland, Maine: 3 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.
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 Ashland 3 aircraft · 3 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Maine 529 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 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/ME3.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.