Bowman Field is a privately owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located four nautical miles (4.6 mi, 7.4 km) southeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Livermore Falls

Livermore Falls, Maine

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, a town in Androscoggin County

Androscoggin County, Maine

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, Maine

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, United States

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.

Facilities and aircraft

Bowman Field covers an area of 20 acres (8.1 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 327 feet (100 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 2/20 with a turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 2,201 by 120 feet (671 x 37 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2010, the airport had 2,500 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 208 per month. At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 and 27% ultralight.

External links

• Aerial photo as of 1 May 1998 from USGS The National Map