Lincoln Regional Airport (Maine)
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Lincoln Regional Airport is a public airport
located 2 nmi (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district
of Lincoln, a town in Penobscot County
, Maine
, United States
. It is owned by the Town of Lincoln.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned LRG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned LRG to Lora Lai, Pakistan
).
paved runway
s (17/35) measuring 2,804 x 75 ft (855 x 23 m). It also has one seaplane
landing area (6W/24W) measuring 2,400 x 100 ft (732 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,800 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day, 100% of which were general aviation
. There are 34 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single engine, 3% multi-engine and 6% ultralight.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 2 nmi (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Lincoln, a town in Penobscot County
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is part of the Bangor, Maine, New England County Metropolitan Area . As of 2010, the population was 153,923...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the Town of Lincoln.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, this airport is assigned LRG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned LRG to Lora Lai, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
).
Facilities and aircraft
Lincoln Regional Airport covers an area of 59 acres (23.9 ha) which contains one asphaltAsphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s (17/35) measuring 2,804 x 75 ft (855 x 23 m). It also has one seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
landing area (6W/24W) measuring 2,400 x 100 ft (732 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,800 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day, 100% of which were general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
. There are 34 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single engine, 3% multi-engine and 6% ultralight.