Down East Community Hospital Heliport
ME52 · Machias, Maine · Washington County · map
Down East Community Hospital Heliport is a private heliport owned by Down East Community Hospital in Machias, Maine, 150 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 40 by 40 feet of asphalt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ME52
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Down East Community Hospital
- Elevation
- 150 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Magnetic variation
- 18W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2015
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Asphalt, good |
Radio frequencies
| Bangor and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.25 |
Aircraft registered in Machias from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Machias, Maine: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Maine.
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
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.