Twitchell Airport

Coordinates: 44°11′20.200″N 70°13′58.30″W / 44.18894444°N 70.2328611°W / 44.18894444; -70.2328611
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Twitchell Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDirigo Aerospace Solutions, LLC (FBO)
LocationTurner, Maine
Elevation AMSL356 ft / 108.5 m
Coordinates44°11′20.200″N 70°13′58.30″W / 44.18894444°N 70.2328611°W / 44.18894444; -70.2328611
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 2,104 641 Asphalt
11/29 2,151 656 Turf
4W/22W 10,000 3,048 Water
15W/33W 5,000 1,524 Water

Twitchell Airport (FAA LID: 3B5) (aka Twitchell's Airport/Seaplane Base) in Turner, Maine, United States, was a public, privately owned airport. It had one asphalt runway, one turf, and Androscoggin River access for water landings. It averaged 98 flights per day, and had approximately 73 aircraft based on its field.[1]

Twitchell Airport had a fixed-base operator (FBO), Dirigo Aerospace Solutions, LLC. It offered major and minor maintenance jobs, fleet maintenance, fuel, hangar space for rent, and a Skyhawk for rent. DAS also supported seaplane operations with 100LL at the seaplane dock and all seaplane maintenance needs.

Twitchell Airport closed November 2022.[2]

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  1. ^ AirNav.com: 3B5, AirNav.com, 2007, accessed January 29, 2007.
  2. ^ SunJournal.com, SunJournal.com, 2022, accessed January 4, 2023.