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'''Lincoln Regional Airport''' {{Airport codes||KLRG|LRG}} is a public [[airport]] located {{convert|2|nmi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of the [[central business district]] of [[Lincoln, Maine|Lincoln]], a town in [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]], [[Maine]], [[United States]]. It is owned by the Town of Lincoln.<ref name=FAA />
'''Lincoln Regional Airport''' {{Airport codes||KLRG|LRG}} is a public [[airport]] located {{convert|2|nmi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of the [[central business district]] of [[Lincoln, Maine|Lincoln]], a town in [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]], [[Maine]], [[United States]]. It is owned by the Town of Lincoln.<ref name=FAA />


Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter [[location identifier]] for the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]], this airport is assigned '''LRG''' by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KLRG Great Circle Mapper: KLRG - Lincoln, Maine (Lincoln Regional Airport)]</ref> (which assigned '''LRG''' to [[Lora Lai]], [[Pakistan]]<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=LRG Aviation Safety Network: LRG / OPLL - Lora Lai Airport, Pakistan]</ref>).
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter [[location identifier]] for the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]], this airport is assigned '''LRG''' by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KLRG Great Circle Mapper: KLRG - Lincoln, Maine (Lincoln Regional Airport)]</ref> (which assigned '''LRG''' to Lora Lai, [[Pakistan]]<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=LRG Aviation Safety Network: LRG / OPLL - Lora Lai Airport, Pakistan]</ref>).


== Facilities and aircraft==
== Facilities and aircraft==

Revision as of 06:24, 21 November 2012

Lincoln Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTown of Lincoln
ServesLincoln, Maine
Elevation AMSL208 ft / 63 m
Coordinates45°21′44″N 068°32′05″W / 45.36222°N 68.53472°W / 45.36222; -68.53472
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 2,804 855 Asphalt
6W/24W 2,400 732 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations3,800
Based aircraft34

Lincoln Regional Airport (ICAO: KLRG, FAA LID: LRG) is a public airport located 2 nmi (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Lincoln, a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is owned by the Town of Lincoln.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LRG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned LRG to Lora Lai, Pakistan[3]).

Facilities and aircraft

Lincoln Regional Airport covers an area of 59 acres (24 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runways (17/35) measuring 2,804 x 75 ft (855 x 23 m). It also has one seaplane landing area (6W/24W) measuring 2,400 x 100 ft (732 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,800 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day, 100% of which were general aviation. There are 34 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single engine, 3% multi-engine and 6% ultralight.[1]

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