# French Field (81ME)

**French Field** (FAA: 81ME) is a small airport in Ellsworth, Maine, United States. It opened in Jan 2022. It has one runway, 1,668 ft (508 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/81me

## At a glance

- FAA: 81ME
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ellsworth, Maine, United States
- Opened: Jan 2022
- Elevation: 338 ft / 103 m
- Coordinates: 44.6199, -68.5946
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,668 ft / 508 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KBHB
- Ident: 81ME

## Timeline

- Jan 2022: French Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 1,668 ft / 508 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt | 155° / 335° |  |

- 15/33 slopes 1.6%: threshold 33 at 311 ft / 95 m, threshold 15 at 338 ft / 103 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,668 ft / 508 m | #27,052 of 29,858 | #13,633 in North America | #12,116 in US |
| Elevation | 338 ft / 103 m | =30,425 of 43,403 | =14,145 in North America | =11,908 in US |
| Age | Opened 2022 | =14,253 of 15,079 | =11,429 in North America | =11,289 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [72ME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/72me.md) Philbrick Mountain Airport · 2.1 mi / 3.5 km
- [0ME4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0me4.md) Peasley Field · 10 mi / 17 km
- [07B](https://dromopedia.com/airports/07b.md) Blue Hill Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [0B2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0b2.md) Brewer Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [BHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhb.md) Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [BGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbgr.md) Bangor International Airport · 17 mi / 28 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)
- [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/81me/data