Belfast Municipal Airport

RFQ

The CITY OF BELFAST is seeking to retain the services of a consultant, experienced in the practice of airport planning and engineering advisory services in the State of Maine, as a multi-year Airport Engineer.  Proposals are due no later than 2 PM local time on December 15, 2020.  Please click here for a copy of the full RFQ.


Please click here for Questions and Answers regarding the RFQ.


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).

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. Airport tenants, charter and medical transport passengers, aircrews and medical personnel have full access to the airport and terminal with the caveat the terminal is only staffed part time and may not be sanitized following every visit. 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; this is used to activate the medium intensity runway lights (MIRLs) (3 UNICOM clicks for low intensity, 5 UNICOM clicks for medium intensity, and 7 UNICOM clicks for high intensity) and the runway end identifier lights (REILs) for runway 15-33.  2 UNICOM clicks activates the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS AV with ceilometer).

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 at the airport. Also please note, there is no fuel system at the airport at the current time so fuel cannot be purchased.

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

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 any list regarding which existing private hangars may be 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.

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