Wiscasset Municipal Airport

Wiscasset Municipal Airport
IATA: ISS ICAO: KIWI FAA LID: IWI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Town of Wiscasset
Location	Wiscasset, Maine
Opened	1961
Elevation AMSL	70 ft / 21 m
Coordinates	43°57′41″N 069°42′45″W
Website	www.wiscassetairport.com
Map
ISS Location of airport in Maine Show map of Maine ISS ISS (the United States) Show map of the United States
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^[update] 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]

See also

• List of airports in Maine

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for IWI PDF
2. Great Circle Mapper: ISS / KIWI - Wiscasset, Maine
3. O'Brien, Kathleen (April 29, 2020). "Wiscasset airport receives over $3 million to repave runway". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for IWI
  • AirNav airport information for KIWI
  • ASN accident history for ISS
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures