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Wiscasset Municipal Airport

Wiscasset Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTown of Wiscasset
LocationWiscasset, Maine
Opened1961
Elevation AMSL70 ft / 21 m
Coordinates43°57′41″N 069°42′45″W / 43.96139°N 69.71250°W / 43.96139; -69.71250
Websitewww.wiscassetairport.com
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ISS is located in Maine
ISS
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Location of airport in Maine
ISS is located in the United States
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ISS (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 3,397 1,035 Asphalt

Wiscasset Municipal Airport (IATA: ISS, ICAO: KIWI, FAA LID: IWI) is a public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Wiscasset, a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. This general aviation airport is publicly owned by Town of Wiscasset.[1] As of 2007 it is not served by commercial aircraft, though scheduled air service was once available on Downeast Airlines.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Wiscasset Airport is assigned IWI by the FAA and ISS by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KIWI.[2]

Facilities

Wiscasset Municipal Airport covers an area of 196 acres (79 ha) and has one runway:

  • Runway 7/25: 3,397 x 75 ft (1,035 x 23 m), Asphalt surface

Land was purchased for the airport in 1957. The airport opened in 1961 with a 2,800 foot runway. In 1968 the runway was length was extended.[3]

On April 27, 2020, the FAA announced an award of $3.2 million to repave runway 7/25.[3]

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