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Hancock County–Bar Harbor Airport (IATA: BHB, ICAO: KBHB, FAA LID: BHB) is a county-owned, public-use airport located in Trenton, Maine, eight nautical miles (9 mi, 15 km) northwest of the central business district of Bar Harbor, a city in Hancock County, Maine, United States.[1] It serves the residents of Hancock County with commercial and charter aviation services. During the summer months, the airport becomes one of Maine's busiest, with significant private jet operations bringing visitors to the numerous summer colonies in the county, which includes Mount Desert Island. Scheduled passenger airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.[2]

Hancock County–Bar Harbor Airport
IATA: BHB ICAO: KBHB FAA LID: BHB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Hancock County, Maine
Serves	Hancock County
Location	Trenton, Maine
Elevation AMSL	83 ft / 25 m
Coordinates	44°26′59″N 068°21′42″W
Website	www.BHBairport.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 5,200 1,585 Asphalt 17/35 3,253 992 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016) 21,250 Based aircraft (2017) 33 Total Passengers Served (12 months ending Jun 2017) 16,475
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,562 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 10,100 enplanements in 2009, and 11,109 in 2010.[4] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-primary commercial service facility.[5]

History

The airport operated as Bar Harbor Naval Auxiliary Air Facility (NAAF) supporting operations of Naval Air Station Brunswick from September 1, 1943 until November 15, 1945.[6]

In July 2010, sitting United States president Barack Obama landed at the airport, in a smaller version of Air Force One, for a vacation with his family.[7]

Facilities and aircraft

Hancock County–Bar Harbor Airport covers an area of 468 acres (189 ha) at an elevation of 83 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 4/22 is 5,200 by 100 feet (1,585 x 30 m) and 17/35 is 3,253 by 75 feet (992 x 23 m).[1] The airport is an uncontrolled airport that has no control tower.[8]

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2016, the airport had 21,250 aircraft operations, an average of 58 per day: 84% general aviation, 8% scheduled commercial, 7% air taxi, and <1% military. In September 2017, there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 32 single-engine and 1 glider.[1]

Airlines and destinations

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Airlines	Destinations
Cape Air	Boston

Cape Air operates Cessna 402 twin prop aircraft with code sharing agreements with American Airlines, JetBlue Airways and United Airlines. Previously, the airport was additionally served by Silver Airways Saab 340 and PenAir during the summer months.

Statistics

Carrier shares

Carrier shares:
(November 2019 - October 2020)[9]

Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Cape Air	4,520(70.89%)
Silver Airways	1,250(29.11%)

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from BHB
(November 2019 - October 2020)[9]

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Carriers
1	Boston, Massachusetts	3,230	Cape Air

Images

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  Sign

References

Other sources

External links

• Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, official site
• Aerial image from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for BHB, effective July 14, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for BHB
  • AirNav airport information for KBHB
  • ASN accident history for BHB
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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