Sanford Seacoast Regional
SFM · KSFM · Sanford, Maine · York County · map
Sanford Seacoast Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Sanford, 4 miles southeast of Sanford, Maine, 244 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 6,389 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)) and about 134 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 36,738 takeoffs and landings a year. About 43 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Sanford Seacoast Regional?
Its FAA code is SFM, and its ICAO code is KSFM.
Where is Sanford Seacoast Regional?
It is 4 miles southeast of Sanford, Maine, 244 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Sanford Seacoast Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 07/25, is 6,389 feet long.
Does Sanford Seacoast Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Sanford Seacoast Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas).
Where can you fly nonstop from Sanford Seacoast Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Nantucket Memorial, Bridgeport/Sikorsky, Fishers Island, Westchester County, East Hampton. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sanford Seacoast Regional?
6 pilot examiners and 15 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 Sanford Seacoast 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 SFM · ICAO KSFM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Sanford
- Elevation
- 244 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- October to May, every day, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; June to SEPT, every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- New York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 6,389 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 4,999 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 30 ft high 1,074 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS), threshold displaced 388 ft, power line 18 ft high 695 ft from the end
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 885 ft, tree 68 ft high 516 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.075 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.725 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.75 | |
| Sfm and aWOS-3PT | 120.025 | |
| Waterboro and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 207-324-1958.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Portsmouth International AT Pease (20 nm south), Portland International Jetport (23 nm northeast), Laconia Municipal (33 nm west).
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.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate odals runway 25; runway end identifier lights runway 07; PAPI runway 07 and 25; high-intensity runway lights 07/25; medium-intensity runway lights 14/32; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. Taxiway lights not working daylight hours.
- Approach ratio 49:1 at dthr.
- Approach ratio 20:1 at dthr.
- Calm wind preferred runway 32.
- 24 hour fuel available with major credit card for 100LL, a and mogas.
- Conditions not mnt daily 4:00 pm to 7:00 am est.
- High vol fixed and rotary wing flight training in vicinity.
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
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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 11 departures from SFM in those twelve months, carrying 14 passengers in 88 seats (16% filled), to 9 destinations on 2 airlines.
All 9 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 | 109 |
| multi-engine | 9 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 10 |
| other | 4 |
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 36,738, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 7,138 |
| general aviation, local | 28,000 |
| military | 100 |
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 Sanford from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Sanford, Maine: 3 piston singles, 1 helicopter. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 15 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Mark Albert Favolise private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Sanford, ME (0 nm) · (207) 432-9866 · [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 (21 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 (23 nm) · (617) 953-8764 · [email protected]
- Jared Patrick Curtis private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · North Hampton, NH (25 nm) · (202) 280-3592 · [email protected]
- Gregory Stuart Livernois private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Sky Bright, Inc. · Gilford, NH (30 nm) · (386) 243-5944 · [email protected]
- Christopher Allen Thresher private pilot, commercial and instrument, commercial pilot, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Manchester, NH (42 nm) · (603) 203-0486 · [email protected]
All 30 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 20 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 Sanford 4 aircraft · 3 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- Wings With the Word 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 20 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Maine 529 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nantucket Memorial (ACK) 3 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation, CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Bridgeport/Sikorsky (BDR) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Fishers Island (FID) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Westchester County (HPN) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- East Hampton (HTO) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Smyrna (MQY) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Syracuse Hancock International (SYR) 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 67 landing places
- Maine 1,426 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SFM.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.