# Gillespie Field (66B)

**Gillespie Field** (FAA: 66B) is a small airport in Meddybemps, Maine, United States. It opened in May 1971. It has one runway, 1,635 ft (498 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/66b

## At a glance

- FAA: 66B
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Meddybemps, Maine, United States
- Opened: May 1971
- Elevation: 200 ft / 61 m
- Coordinates: 45.0296, -67.3660
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,635 ft / 498 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillespie_Field_(Maine) (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15221687
- Weather station: CWSS · WMO 71607
- Ident: 66B

## Timeline

- May 1971: Gillespie Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,635 ft / 498 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,635 ft / 498 m | =27,334 of 29,858 | =13,695 in North America | =12,174 in US |
| Elevation | 200 ft / 61 m | =33,877 of 43,403 | =15,491 in North America | =13,040 in US |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =4,595 in North America | =4,505 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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- [ME88](https://dromopedia.com/airports/me88.md) Morrison's Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/66b/data