Deblois Flight Strip (FAA LID: 43B) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Deblois, a town in Washington County, Maine, United States.[1] It is currently owned by the Maine Department of Transportation, and managed by Randy Gray, Superintendent of Operations for the Eastern Region.

Deblois Flight Strip
USGS aerial image, 1996
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 43B
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Maine DOT
Serves	Deblois, Maine
Elevation AMSL	217 ft / 66 m
Coordinates	44°43′36″N 067°59′23″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 3,520 1,073 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 100
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942 as an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA). [2] [3]

Facilities and aircraft

Deblois Flight Strip covers an area of 153 acres (62 ha) at an elevation of 217 feet (66 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,520 by 75 feet (1,073 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 12, 2008, the airport had 100 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 8 per month.[1]

References

External links

• Aerial image as of 16 May 1996 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 43B
  • AirNav airport information for 43B
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 43B