METAR & TAF 05B
05B does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KFVE (NORTHERN AROOSTOOK RGNL) · 17.3 NM away. Conditions at 05B may differ.
METAR · KFVE
Observed 11:53Z
KFVE 121153Z AUTO 05006G15KT 2SM RA BR BKN045 OVC075 14/13 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP054 P0023 60034 70034 T01390133 10217 20139 51008
- Wind
- 050° @ 6G15 kt
- Visibility
- 2 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 14°C / 13°C
- Altimeter
- 29.71 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 686 ft
- Ceiling
- 4,500 ft AGL
- Rules
- IFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 0 NM N
- VFR sectional
- HALIFAX
- ARTCC
- ZBW · BOSTON
- NOTAM facility
- BGR (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- LUKE DYER
- Phone
- 207-868-2886
- Address
- 320 MAIN STREET, VAN BUREN ME 04785
Flight service · Hours
- FSS BGR
- BANGOR1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- CLSD OCT 15 - MAY 15 YEARLY.
- DOCK LCTD NR BASE OF BRIDGE.
- U.S. CUST AVBL 24 HRS 207-868-3391.
- FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
Other notes
- VFR USE.
- MANAGERTOWN MGR.
- MANAGERALT: CO SHERIFF'S OFC 800-432-7842.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 05B
Answer card- ICAO
- 05B
- Name
- VAN BUREN
- Location
- VAN BUREN, MAINE
- Elevation
- 440 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,440 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 21°
- Current flight rules
- IFR
- Current wind
- 050° at 6 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Van Buren Airport (05B) sits in Van Buren, Maine near the bridge and dock area. Field elevation is 440 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the facts provided, so verify the current surface and usable length before planning a landing. This field is VFR use only. It is closed yearly from October 15 to May 15, so check status before you go.
There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston aircraft unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The airport sits in a border-area environment with U.S. customs available 24 hours by phone at 207-868-3391. For clearance delivery, contact Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.
No on-field FBOs are listed. Verify services directly with the airport operator before departure. The published remarks also note an alternate contact through the county sheriff's office at 800-432-7842. With no runway data in the facts. There is no published instrument approach. This is a field where current local information matters before you launch.