Newton Field
Airport
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Newton Field (FAA LID: 59B) is a town-owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Jackman, a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Town of Jackman | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jackman, Maine | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,178 ft / 359 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°37′58″N 070°14′56″W | ||||||||||
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  59B Location of airport in Maine  59B 59B (the United States) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Facilities and aircraft
Newton Field covers an area of 132 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 1,178 feet (359 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,900 by 60 feet (884 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 9, 2012, the airport had 3,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 291 per month. At that time there were nine single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]