Northern Maine Medical Center Heliport HeliportPrivate

ME48 · Fort Kent, ME · 600 ft elevation · var 19W · Non-towered

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Airport information

FAA LID: ME48
Coordinates: 47.2649, -68.5932
Elevation: 600 ft MSL
Magnetic variation: 19W
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Airport use: Private
Control tower: No
ARTCC: BOSTON (ZBW)
Flight service (FSS): BANGOR · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
Attendance: ALL ALL
Segmented circle: No
Wind indicator: yes
Activated: 2015/01
Distance from city: 1 NE

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-23

Event	Local (EDT)	UTC
Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends	03:58 AM	07:58Z
Sunrise	04:38 AM	08:38Z
Sunset	08:35 PM	00:35Z
Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins	09:15 PM	01:15Z

Loggable night (§1.1)

09:15 PM → 03:58 AM

Night currency (§61.57)

09:35 PM → 03:38 AM

Plan a flight from ME48

Destination (ICAO)

TAS (kt)Burn (gph)Reserve (hr)Wind from (°)Wind (kt)

Night operations

Airport lighting: SS-SR

FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.

Runway H1/

60 ft × 60 ft · Concrete (Fair)

Edge lights: Peri.

Heading: n/a
Threshold elev: 600 ft
Traffic pattern: Left

Heading: n/a

Will it fit? Your aircraft's required runway length (from the POH) — checked against every runway here

ft · ≥1.5× comfortable, under 1.25× tight · saved across airports

Runway	Length	Your margin
H1/	60 ft

Communication frequencies

Tower & ground

Flight service	124.75 (LOW)

By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)

Frequency	Used by
239.05	CARIBOU RCAG (LOW)

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Nearby navigation aids

NavAid	Type	Freq	Radial / Dist magnetic
PQI · Presque Isle	VOR-DME	116.40	r346° / 35.8 NM

VFR sectional

Open ME48 on the VFR sectional (SkyVector) ↗

No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for ME48. VFR sectional link above.

Ownership & management

Owner

NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CNTR

194 E MAIN ST., FORT KENT, ME

207-834-3155

Manager

MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR

194 E MAIN ST., FORT KENT, ME

207-834-3155

Remarks FAA

General

FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.

Nearby airports

7ME · Fort Kent Municipal Airport (4 NM)ME25 · Sunrise Farms AirportPrivate (10 NM)KFVE · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (11 NM)17ME · Bresett's Mountainside AirportPrivate (25 NM)19ME · Estcourt AirportPrivate (25 NM)ME67 · Morrill AirparkPrivate (27 NM)

Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open ME48 in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator. Planning from here? Find the nearest airport with fuel or an approach, or check whether an IFR alternate is required.

About ME48

Northern Maine Medical Center Heliport (ME48) is a heliport in Fort Kent, ME, at 600 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 60 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for ME48, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.

Does ME48 have a control tower?

No. Northern Maine Medical Center Heliport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) heliport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM on the Comms & NavAids tab.

What is the longest runway at ME48?

Northern Maine Medical Center Heliport has 1 runway; the longest is 60 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.

Where is ME48?

Northern Maine Medical Center Heliport is in Fort Kent, ME, at an elevation of 600 ft MSL. Coordinates: 47.2649, -68.5932.

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