METAR & TAF KCAR
Current METAR
Observed 07:54Z
KCAR 280754Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 07/00 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP238 T00670000
- Wind
- 120° @ 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 7°C / 0°C
- Altimeter
- 30.22 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- -563 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
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
- 1 NM NW
- VFR sectional
- HALIFAX
- Pattern altitude
- 800 ft AGL · 1,420 ft MSL
- ARTCC
- ZBW · BOSTON
- NOTAM facility
- CAR (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- PENNY THOMPSON
- Phone
- 207-551-9442
- Address
- 25 HIGH STREET, CARIBOU ME 04736
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 11
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 330° / 150° | 4,003 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 11/29Favored | 71° / 251° | 3,016 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7', gnd, 201' from thr, 149' R of cntrln, slope 1 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34', bldg, 398' from thr, 95' R of cntrln, slope 5 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
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
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
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
- Runway 01 has a 23-foot power pole and 26-foot trees located 950 feet from the threshold across the approach.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery, if unable to contact on flight service station frequency, contact Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859.Show FAA
- Runway 01/19 has obstruction lights along both sides of the primary surface and tree line.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Medium intensity runway lights are activated on runways 01/19 and 11/29 by using the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- 100LL24-hour fuel is available with credit card.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 01From ground level zero to 200 feet from the end of runway 01, 100 to 250 feet right of centerline, terrain rises to plus 8 feet.Show FAA
- 29From ground level on both sides of runway 29, terrain rises to plus 3 feet 200 feet from the runway end.Show FAA
- 29Runway 29 has a far part 77 code of 524 feet to the displaced threshold; there is a plus 302-foot blast pad beyond the end of the runway.Show FAA
- 29Runway 29 has an obstruction clearance slope of 24 to 1 to the displaced threshold.Show FAA
Other notes
- This condition existed prior to 1959.Show FAA
- Traffic pattern altitude is 800 feet above ground level for light aircraft and 1000 feet above ground level for multi-engine and large single-engine aircraft.Show FAA
- Call 207-493-3324 for hangar availability.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KCAR
Answer card- ICAO
- KCAR
- Name
- CARIBOU MUNI
- Location
- CARIBOU, MAINE
- Elevation
- 620.3 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,420.3 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 01/19 · 4,003 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 17°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 120° at 4 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 11
Caribou Muni sits in Caribou, Maine. The field elevation is 620.3 ft MSL. It has two asphalt runways. The longest is runway 01/19 at 4,003 ft. Runway 11/29 is 3,016 ft. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is 800 ft AGL for light aircraft. That works out to 1,420.3 ft MSL. Multi-engine and large single-engine aircraft use 1,000 ft AGL. The airport uses medium intensity runway lights on both runways. They are activated by keying the common traffic advisory frequency.
Caribou Municipal Airport is the on-field FBO. It carries 100LL. 24-hour fuel is available with credit card. Call the field directly at (207) 493-4237 for FBO details. Hangar availability is handled at 207-493-3324.
There are a few items a first-time pilot should brief. Runway 01 has terrain and tree obstructions near the approach end. Runway 29 has a displaced threshold with a blast pad beyond the runway end. The airport also notes obstruction lighting along both sides of runway 01/19 and the tree line. If you need clearance delivery and cannot reach flight service, Boston ARTCC is listed as the backup contact. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement for any current operational notes before you go.