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| website = | pushpin_map = USA Maine#USA| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Maine| pushpin_label = EPM| r1-number = 14/32| r1-length-f = 4,002| r1-length-m = 1,219| r1-surface = Asphalt| stat-year = 2008| stat1-header = Aircraft operations| stat1-data = 1,200| stat2-header = Based aircraft| stat2-data = 7Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport>ID=EPMown=PU|site=07963.*A}}, effective 2009-07-02.}}Eastport Municipal Airport {{airport codes||KEPM|EPM}} is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of Eastport, a city in Washington County, Maine, United States.Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EPM by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.WEB,weblink KEPM - Eastport, Maine - Eastport Municipal Airport, Great Circle Mapper, 2009-08-09, On October 13, 2020, the airport announced in a ceremony that it had received a $5.2 million grant from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The grant will be used to build a new runway and improve lighting and infrastructure. Expected completion date of the new runway is late 2021.WEB, Eastport airport groundbreaking points to future economic growth,weblink 2020-11-15, quoddytides.com, The airport also announced that it will be applying for a federal small airport development grant and that it is in active discussions with Cape Air for future non-stop service to Boston Logan International Airport.WEB, Eastport airport groundbreaking points to future economic growth,weblink 2020-11-15, quoddytides.com,

Facilities and aircraft

Eastport Municipal Airport covers an area of {{convert|252|acre|ha}} at an elevation of 45 feet (14 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).For the 12-month period ending August 13, 2008, the airport had 1,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 100 per month. At that time there were 5 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine and 20% ultralight.

See also

• List of airports in Maine

References

External links

• Aerial photo as of 15 May 1996 from USGS The National Map
• {{FAA-procedures|EPM}}
• {{US-airport-minor|EPM}}