Belfast Municipal Airport

Airport Overview

Belfast Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration airport code BST, International Civil Aviation Organization airport code KBST, Federal Aviation Administration site number 07837), located between the North and South phases of the Belfast Airport Business Park (the airport’s terminal/administration Building is located at 22 Wright Brothers Drive, Belfast, or at 44°24’34.2" North, 69°00’30.1" West), is a 218-acre general aviation airport, located at 197.6 feet above mean sea level. Runway 15-33 is the airport’s runway; it measures 4,000 feet long and 100 feet wide, and is paved and lighted.

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The airport itself is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Runway 15-33 is also open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, unless it is closed due to poor surface conditions or due to other impacts (which will be communicated via the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) system).  You can view current conditions from a live camera feed by clicking here.  City staff are at the airport on an irregular basis only, and surface conditions are only reported/updated between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m, Monday through Friday, December through March (those months when freezing temperatures occur on a regular basis).

Proposed Belfast 2021 - 2023 DBE Plan

The City of Belfast hereby announces its fiscal year 2021, 2022, and 2023 goal of 0.63% for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) projects for Belfast Municipal Airport.   The proposed goal and its rationale are available for inspection on the City of Belfast’s website (click here) or in the office of the Belfast Airport Manager, Belfast Municipal Airport, 22 Wright Brothers Drive, Belfast, ME 04915 for 30 days from the date of this publication.  Please call (207) 338-3370, Ext. 600 to confirm availability.

 Comments on the DBE goal can be sent to the following: Kenn Ortmann, Airport Manager, Belfast Municipal Airport, c/o 131 Church Street, Belfast, ME 04915, or via email at airport2@cityofbelfast.org


Covid-19 Special Statement

Physical access to the airport property and terminal building by the general public is governed by 17-A M.R.S.A. Section 402. The terminal is only staffed part time and is not sanitized following every visit. 

Please note that as of August 2, 2021 masks are required for all visitors to the Terminal.

Please call 207-338-3370 x 600 or 603-970-1947 if you need assistance.

Airport Facilities & Equipment

The UNICOM frequency for Belfast Municipal Airport is 122.975 MHz.

  • 2 UNICOM clicks activates the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOSAV with ceilometer)
  • 3 UNICOM clicks activates the low intensity runway lights and the runway end identifier lights (REILs).
  • 5 UNICOM clicks activates the medium intensity runway lights and the runway end identifier lights (REILs).
  • 7 UNICOM clicks activates the high intensity runway lights and the runway end identifier lights (REILs).

Tie downs and engine block heater outlets located at the newer, western apron (to the northwest of the terminal/administration building) are available on a first-come, first-served basis at no charge. Please note, the airport does not supply tie down ropes. The airport has a terminal/administration building with heat and air conditioning that is available to the aviation community, and there is also free wireless internet available (BST Guest) at the airport. Also please note, there is no fuel system at the airport at the current time so fuel cannot be purchased.  We hope to have 100LL by October 2021.

Airport Manager

For all airport-related matters, please contact Airport Manager Kenneth Ortmann via phone at (603) 970-1947 or email at airport2@cityofbelfast.org.

If you are a pilot who uses the airport and have suggestions on how it may be improved, or if you are a pilot who would like to use the airport but is currently unable to because the airport is lacking in infrastructure, in facilities, or in some other aspect, please share that information with the Airport Manager.

Airport Information Resources

Fixed Base Operators Serving Belfast Municipal Airport

Belfast Municipal Airport has 1 fixed base operator:

DG Aviation LLC

Services provided: inspection, maintenance, and repair services for general aviation aircraft up to and including light twins; flight instructor on staff for biennial flight reviews and instrument proficiency checks; and short- and long-term hangar rentals.

Contact information: Dave Aldrich (Certified Flight Instructor, Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument): 207-338-0298 or 239-784-7472; Jim Watts (Inspection Authorization, Airframe and Powerplant): 207-631-3311

Ground Transportation Serving Belfast Municipal Airport

Taxi service to and from the airport is available from 6 AM to 6 PM from Bay Taxi (207-338-1993). Reservations at least 24 hours in advance are strongly recommended!  Car rentals are available from Enterprise Rent-A-Car ( 207-338-0945 or 800-RENTACAR). Enterprise Rent-A-Car is able to pick up individuals at the airport and bring them back to their location (6 Belmont Avenue, Belfast) to pick up their rental car, provided that it is during their normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), that they have an existing car rental reservation, and that they call Enterprise Rent-A-Car once they have landed at the airport.  Reservations at least 48 hours in advance are strongly recommended!

Private Hangars at Belfast Municipal Airport

Limited space is currently available at the airport for the construction of new private hangars. For more information, please contact Airport Manager Kenneth Ortmann via phone at 603-970-1947, or via email or download an information packet (PDF). (Please note, while subletting of hangars is allowed, the Airport Manager does not maintain a comprehensive list of existing private hangars available for sublease.)


Business Development at Belfast Municipal Airport

Belfast Municipal Airport’s closed runway (10-28) serves as an ideal area for future commercial aviation development, an area consisting of 13 acres of level, dry land in close proximity to utilities. An access road currently connects this potential business development site with the south phase of the immediately adjacent Belfast Airport Business Park. The City of Belfast will potentially consider any business development proposal for this site that is be FAA-compliant. If you have interest in bringing your aviation-related business to Belfast Municipal Airport, please contact Airport Manager Kenneth Ortmann via phone at 603-970-1947, or via email, or download an information packet.

Open Projects

Seamless Gutter for Lowe hangar and Terminal building.  Click /DocumentCenter/View/4050

Other Information

Airport Projects

Recent (2019) construction of New Runway 15 Partial Parallel Taxiway and Runway 33 Bypass Taxiway.

A public information meeting to discuss the project, its schedule, and typical items of work anticipated during construction (such as trucking routes, dust mitigation, working hours, and blasting procedures was held on the evening of August 23rd, 2018, in Council Chambers at Belfast City Hall.

Other documents related to this project:

2016 Airport Master Plan Update - Phase II