Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport
BHB · KBHB · Bar Harbor, ME · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 08:28 PM
| Event | Local (EDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:50 AM | 08:50Z |
| Sunrise | 05:23 AM | 09:23Z |
| Sunset | 07:55 PM | 23:55Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:28 PM | 00:28Z |
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Past 24 hours category · wind · ceiling · visibility trends
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Density altitude today projected curve · departure window · takeoff roll
Winds aloft NOAA forecast · 3,000 to 53,000 ft
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Runways
RWY 17LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 169° mag · 150° true
- Dimensions
- 3,363 × 75 ft
- TPA
- 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Displaced thr
- 684 ft
- CTAF
- 123.0
Enter the left downwind (heading 349°) on the 45° at 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 17
- Threshold elev
- 79 ft
- Markings
- basic
- Approach obstacle
- Tree, 148 ft, 900 ft from threshold, 60 ft R of centerline — 5:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- TDZ elevation
- 80 ft
Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,200 ft | |
| 17/35 | 3,363 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
Taxi & takeoff
Departure & arrival
“Bangor”ATC assigns the exact frequency (in your clearance or on handoff) — which one depends on your SID (departing) or STAR (arriving).
By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 284.65 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Instrument landing systems
RWY 22
| Runway | ILS |
|---|---|
| RWY 22 | ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 108.3 (BHB) · GS 3.00° |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
BGR 114.80
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGR · Bangor | VORTAC | 114.80 · 95X | High | r156° / 32.1 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Lowest minimums here: ILS with vertical guidance · VFR sectional →
Airport info
From the field
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Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KBHB / BHB
- Coordinates
- 44.4500, -68.3615
- Elevation
- 83 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 19W
- Sectional chart
- HALIFAX
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- Airspace
- Class E
- Weather station
- AWOS-3PT · 118.35 · ☎ 207-667-7364
- ARTCC
- BOSTON (ZBW)
- Flight service (FSS)
- BANGOR · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- BHB
- Attendance
- ALL 0800-1800
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- yes
- FAR 139 class
- IV A
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Activated
- 1940/04
- Distance from city
- 8 NW
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- Usually keyed on CTAF 123.0 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 04: VASI · 22: VASI + MALSF.
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL, Jet A
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- MINOR
- Powerplant service
- MINOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Instruction, Rental
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 16 notes
General
- BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- DURG VFR CONDS WHEN WIND SPEED LESS THAN 5 KTS AS RPRTD BY AWOS OR UNICOM, ALL ACFT USING RWY 04/22 ARE REQD TO TKOF & LAND ON RWY 22 FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS.
- TWY BRAVO CLSD TO ALL ACFT GTR THAN 10000 LBS.
- PPR FOR OVERWEIGHT LDGS. PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS RQRG 14 CFR 139 ARFF. CTC AMGR.
- TWYS F & G CLSD DEC 1- MAR 31 ANNUALLY.
- SEAPLANE RAMP UNAVBL FOR ACFT OPS EXC PPR 207-667-7329.
- FICON NOT MNT MON-FRI 2100-0730, WKENDS & HOLS.
- IF CD FREQ UNAVBL CTC BANGOR APCH AT 207-561-2500 EXTN 1.
- GRASS AREAS UNAVBL FOR ACFT OPS.
- 48 HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS AT LEAST 31 PAX SEATS. CTC AMGR.
Runways
- PCR VALUE: 350/F/D/X/T
- PCR VALUE: 40/F/D/Y/U
- DUE TO HUMP AT MIDPT, OPPOSITE ENDS OF RWY NOT VSB AT GND LEVEL.
- RWY 17/35 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS. NO PART 121/PART 380 OPS EXC FOR TAX ON RWY 17/35 BTN 04/22 AND TWY H.
Lighting
- ACTVT MALSF RWY 22; REIL RWY 04; VASI RWY 04 & 22; HIRL RWY 04/22 - 122.7.
Obstructions
- 10:1 TO DTHR.
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About KBHB
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB · KBHB) is an airport in Bar Harbor, ME, at 83 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 5,200 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KBHB, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does KBHB have a control tower?
No. Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at KBHB?
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport has 2 runways; the longest is 5,200 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is KBHB?
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport is in Bar Harbor, ME, at an elevation of 83 ft MSL. Coordinates: 44.4500, -68.3615.
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