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Caribou Municipal Airport
CAR · KCAR · Caribou, ME · 626 ft elevation · var 17W · Towered
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KCAR / CAR
- Coordinates
- 46.8715, -68.0179
- Elevation
- 626 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 17W
- Sectional chart
- HALIFAX
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- BOSTON (ZBW)
- Flight service (FSS)
- BANGOR
- NOTAM facility
- CAR
- Attendance
- ALL UNATNDD
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1940/04
- Distance from city
- 1 NW
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (EDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 03:57 AM | 07:57Z |
| Sunrise | 04:37 AM | 08:37Z |
| Sunset | 08:30 PM | 00:30Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:10 PM | 01:10Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:10 PM → 03:57 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:30 PM → 03:37 AM
Plan a flight from KCAR
Runway 01/19
4,003 ft × 100 ft · Asphalt (Good) 01
- Heading
- 004° mag · 347° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Traffic pattern
- Left
19
- Heading
- 184° mag · 167° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Runway 11/29
3,016 ft × 75 ft · Asphalt (Fair) 11
- Heading
- 105° mag · 88° true
- Markings
- basic
- Traffic pattern
- Left
29
- Heading
- 285° mag · 268° true
- Markings
- basic
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 398 ft
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ASOS | 135.125 | |
| CNTR | 124.75 | BOSTON CNTR |
| RDO | 122.3 | BANGOR RDO |
| UNIC | 122.8 | CTAF/UNICOM |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| PQI · Presque Isle | VOR-DME | 116.40 | r049° / 6.6 NM |
Approaches
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 ↗ · amdt 0A
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 ↗ · amdt 1A
Minimums & Hot Spots
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VFR sectional
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
Ownership & management
Owner
CITY OF CARIBOU
25 HIGH STREET, CARIBOU, ME
207-493-3324
Manager
PENNY THOMPSON
25 HIGH STREET, CARIBOU, ME
207-551-9442
Remarks FAA
- EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
- RWY 01/19 OBSTN LGTS ALG BOTH SIDES OF PRIM SFC AND TREE LN.
- RWY 01 +23 FT PWR POLE AND +26 FT TREES, 950 FT FM THR ACRS APCH.
- FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859 .
- ACTVT MIRL RWY 01/19 & 11/29 - CTAF.
- 800 FT AGL LGT ACFT; 1000 FT AGL MULTI & LRG SNGL ENG ACFT.
- CALL 207-493-3324 FOR HNGR AVBL.
- 24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
- GND 0-200 FT FM EOR 100-250 FT R OF CNTRLN RISING TO +8 FT.
- GND ON BOTH SIDES RISING TO +3 FT 200 FT FM RWY END.
- 524 FT DTHR; +302 FT BLAST PAD BYD END OF RWY.
- 24:1 RATIO TO DTHR.
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