Steven A. Bean Municipal Airport

Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 8B0) is a town owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Rangeley, a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTown of Rangeley
ServesRangeley, Maine
Elevation AMSL1,825 ft / 556 m
Coordinates44°59′31″N 070°39′53″W
Map
8B0 is located in Maine
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Location of airport in Maine
8B0 is located in the United States
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8B0 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 3,201 976 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations12,350
Based aircraft6

Facilities and aircraft

Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport covers an area of 125 acres (51 ha) at an elevation of 1,825 feet (556 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,201 by 75 feet (976 x 23 m).[1]

The airport is named after the late Stephen A. Bean, who ran a flight school, and taught seaplane flying in the town of Rangeley, Maine. Steven died in a plane crash in December, 2000.

For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2010, the airport had 12,350 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% military, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 6 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine.[1]

Instrument Approach Procedures:

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See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 8B0 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  3. "Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport | Rangeley, ME".
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