Biddeford Municipal Airport is a public use airport

Airport

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 in York County

York County, Maine

York County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, the population was 197,131. Its county seat is Alfred.Founded in 1636, it is the oldest county in Maine and one of the oldest in the United States....

, Maine

Maine

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, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the City of Biddeford

Biddeford, Maine

Biddeford is a town in York County, Maine, United States. It is the largest town in the county, and is the sixth-largest in the state. It is the most southerly incorporated town in the state and the principal commercial center of York County. The population was 21,277 at the 2010 census...

 and is located two nautical miles (3.70 km) south of the central business district

Central business district

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.

Facilities and aircraft

Biddeford Municipal Airport covers an area of 126 acres (51 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 157 feet (48 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 19, 2008, the airport had 23,150 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 100% general aviation

General aviation

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 with a few military

Military aviation

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. At that time there were 48 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 and 4% multi-engine.

External links

• Aerial photo as of 29 April 1998 from USGS The National Map