Wales Airport
ME6 · Wales, Maine · Androscoggin County · map
Wales Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles ssw of Wales, Maine, 210 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 2,100 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Wales Airport?
Its FAA code is ME6.
Where is Wales Airport?
It is 2 miles ssw of Wales, Maine, 210 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Wales Airport?
Its one runway, 04/22, is 2,100 feet long, grass.
Does Wales Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wales Airport?
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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Wales Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ME6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 210 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
- 17W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1999
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,100 × 80 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 04: gnd 15 ft high 20 ft from the end
- Runway 22: tree 44 ft high 200 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 airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Augusta State Airport (13 nm northeast), Auburn/Lewiston Municipal (14 nm southwest), Brunswick Executive (17 nm south), Wiscasset Airport (18 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Augusta State Airport (13 nm northeast), Auburn/Lewiston Municipal (14 nm southwest), Brunswick Executive (17 nm south), Wiscasset Airport (18 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
- All operations daylight VFR only and users are notified of this condition.
- 1239 feet above sea level tower 7000 feet southeast and 968 feet above sea level tower 9600 feet sse of airport.
- Has white plastic barrel edge markers.
- Has white plastic barrel edge markers.
- Has white plastic barrel markers along side of runway with thld marked with single plastic white barrel.
- Has white plastic barrel markers along side of runway with thld marked with single white barrel.
- Soft in spring.
- Airport closed NOV-MAY except for skiing.
- Aircraft should mnt 122.8 in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Wales from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Wales, Maine: 1 balloon. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Maine.
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 (11 nm) · (207) 440-3642 · [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 (34 nm) · (207) 839-2443 · [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 (34 nm) · (617) 953-8764 · [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 (45 nm) · (207) 249-8972 · [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 airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport 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 airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Wales 1 aircraft · 1 balloons
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 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 67 landing places
- Maine 1,426 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ME6.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.