Knox County Regional
RKD · KRKD · Rockland, Maine · Knox County · map
Knox County Regional is a public-use airport owned by Knox County, 3 miles south of Rockland, Maine, 55 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 5,412 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 58 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 17,584 takeoffs and landings a year. About 13,245 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Knox County Regional?
Its FAA code is RKD, and its ICAO code is KRKD.
Where is Knox County Regional?
It is 3 miles south of Rockland, Maine, 55 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Knox County Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 5,412 feet long.
Does Knox County Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Knox County Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Knox County Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them General Edward Lawrence Logan International, Westchester County, Laurence G Hanscom Field, Martha'S Vineyard, Nantucket Memorial. Every route
Are there flight schools at Knox County Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Knox County Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Knox County Regional?
1 pilot examiner 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 Knox County Regional…
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 RKD · ICAO KRKD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Knox County
- Elevation
- 55 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,412 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 4,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 400 ft, 5,012 ft available for landing
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 40 ft high 450 ft from the end
- Runway 03: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 26 ft high 357 ft from the end
- Runway 21: trees 50 ft high 525 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Clearance delivery | 123.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.4 | |
| Rkd and aWOS-3PT | 119.025 | |
| Bangor and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.25 | |
| Waterboro and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 207-594-7946.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure), bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Belfast Municipal (21 nm north), Wiscasset Airport (27 nm west), Augusta State Airport (34 nm northwest).
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.
- Deer and seagulls on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 13; runway end identifier lights runway 03 and 31; PAPI runway 03, 13 and 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport may be unatndd from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.
- Voluntary night cufrew in effect 10:30 pm to 6:00 am.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,356 departures from RKD in those twelve months, carrying 6,453 passengers in 12,182 seats (53% filled), to 22 destinations on 4 airlines.
All 22 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 | 54 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 2 |
| other | 1 |
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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 17,584, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,596 |
| air taxi and commuter | 4,791 |
| general aviation, travelling | 6,011 |
| general aviation, local | 4,140 |
| military | 46 |
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 Rockland from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Rockland, Maine: 4 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Maine.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Knox County Flying Club 1 aircraft · Owls Head, 1 mile away The Knox County Flying Club is a flying club based at Knox County Regional Airport (KRKD) in Owls Head, Maine.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative.
- Charles Edgar Surprenant private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Pittsfield Municipal Airport · Pittsfield, ME (44 nm) · (207) 249-8972 · [email protected]
All 8 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 11 since 1982, 3 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 Rockland 7 aircraft · 4 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Active Intelligence LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Knox County Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 1,318 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air, Tradewind Aviation
- Westchester County (HPN) 6 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED) 4 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Martha'S Vineyard (MVY) 4 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Nantucket Memorial (ACK) 3 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Lebanon Municipal (LEB) 3 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Groton-New London (GON) 2 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Teterboro (TEB) 2 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle, Tradewind Aviation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 3 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/RKD.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.