Presque Isle International
PQI · KPQI · Presque Isle, Maine · Aroostook County · map
Presque Isle International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Presque Isle, 1 mile northwest of Presque Isle, Maine, 534 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 7,441 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 21 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 8 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 8,404 takeoffs and landings a year. About 21,536 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Presque Isle International?
Its FAA code is PQI, and its ICAO code is KPQI.
Where is Presque Isle International?
It is 1 mile northwest of Presque Isle, Maine, 534 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Presque Isle International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 01/19, is 7,441 feet long.
Does Presque Isle International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Presque Isle International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Presque Isle International?
Airline flights go to 4 airports, the busiest of them General Edward Lawrence Logan International, Portland International Jetport, Bangor International, Tweed/New Haven. Every route
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 Presque Isle International…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PQI · ICAO KPQI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Presque Isle
- Elevation
- 534 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Halifax sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 7,441 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 6,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 115 ft high 2,500 ft from the end
- Runway 10: tree 44 ft high 1,300 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, four lights on the left, rr 31 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Pqi and aWOS-3PT | 118.025 | |
| Caribou and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.75 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 207-764-7248.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Houlton International (35 nm south), Northern Aroostook Regional (37 nm north).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 01; runway end identifier lights runway 19; PAPI runway 19 and 28; high-intensity runway lights runway 01/19; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - 122.6.
- PAPI visual general aviation NON-STD.
- Paew adjacent to runways and taxiways (mowing) may 1 through nov 1.
- Ctn small drone (UAS) act from surface to 400 feet above ground level (1040-MSL) 3.5 NM south of airport dur daylight hours.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -36C.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 659 departures from PQI in those twelve months, carrying 21,270 passengers in 48,388 seats (44% filled), to 4 destinations on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle International → General Edward Lawrence Logan International PQI–BOS | 355 | 21,270 | JetBlue Airways |
| Presque Isle International → Portland International Jetport PQI–PWM | 256 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Presque Isle International → Bangor International PQI–BGR | 47 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Presque Isle International → Tweed/New Haven PQI–HVN | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 4 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 17 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 8,404, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,222 |
| air taxi and commuter | 4,210 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,999 |
| general aviation, local | 920 |
| military | 53 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Presque Isle from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Presque Isle, Maine: 9 piston singles, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 business jet, 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 2 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 Presque Isle 13 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 business jets
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Maine 529 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 355 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) 256 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Bangor International (BGR) 47 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Tweed/New Haven (HVN) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Maine 66 landing places
- Maine 1,427 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PQI.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 29, 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.