KFVE · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport

FRENCHVILLE, MAINE · SMALL AIRPORT

988

Elevation ft

Runway

4,600

Longest ft · 14/32

47.29N

68.31W

Northern Aroostook Regional Airport serves Frenchville, Maine at 988 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 4,600 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
14/32	4,600 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 988 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	988 ft	2,631 ft	2,214 ft	3,321 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,188 ft	2,865 ft	2,341 ft	3,511 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,388 ft	3,099 ft	2,467 ft	3,701 ft
35°C afternoon	3,625 ft	3,145 ft	2,492 ft	3,739 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 4,600 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,739 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KFVE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPQI Presque Isle International Airport	37 nm S	7,441 ft
KHUL Houlton International Airport	73 nm S	5,015 ft
KOLD Dewitt Field - Old Town Municipal Airport	141 nm S	8,400 ft
KBGR Bangor International Airport	150 nm S	11,440 ft
KBHB Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport	170 nm S	5,200 ft
KWVL Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport	175 nm S	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFVE

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KFVE, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KFVE or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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