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).
Weather right now KPQI · observed 5:56 pm EDT (21:56 UTC), 12 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 12 knots, gusting to 25
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 4,700 feet
- Temperature 50°F (10°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.75 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,500 feet VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 15 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPQI 062156Z AUTO 31012G25KT 10SM OVC047 10/01 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 30027/2135 SLP103 T01000011
TAF KPQI 061720Z 0618/0718 29018G28KT P6SM BKN045 FM062100 29015G23KT P6SM SCT045 FM070000 29011G19KT P6SM SCT040 WS020/30035KT FM070500 28005KT P6SM SCT200 FM071600 19009KT P6SM BKN050
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
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.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Maine.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.