# Buckhorn Camps Seaplane Base (78B)

**Buckhorn Camps Seaplane Base** (FAA: 78B) is a seaplane base in Norcross/Millinocket/, Maine, United States. It opened in May 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 ft (1,219 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/78b

## At a glance

- FAA: 78B
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Norcross/Millinocket/, Maine, United States
- Opened: May 1949
- Elevation: 500 ft / 152 m
- Coordinates: 45.6542, -68.9495
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35247995
- Weather station: KMLT
- Ident: 78B

## Timeline

- May 1949: Buckhorn Camps Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NW/SE | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 500 ft / 152 m | Water |  |  |
| E/W | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 500 ft / 152 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [BGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbgr.md) Bangor International Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [HUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khul.md) Houlton International Airport · 64 mi / 104 km
- [PQI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpqi.md) Presque Isle International Airport · 84 mi / 135 km
- [BHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhb.md) Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport · 88 mi / 142 km
- [CYSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cysg.md) Saint-Georges Airport · 90 mi / 145 km

## 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/78b/data