# Shin Pond Seaplane Base (85B)

**Shin Pond Seaplane Base** (FAA: 85B) is a seaplane base in Patten, Maine, United States. It opened in Jun 1947. It has one runway, 6,000 ft (1,829 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/85b

## At a glance

- FAA: 85B
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Patten, Maine, United States
- Opened: Jun 1947
- Elevation: 778 ft / 237 m
- Coordinates: 46.1042, -68.5620
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,000 ft / 1,829 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35301761
- Ident: 85B

## Timeline

- Jun 1947: Shin Pond Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02W/20W | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Water | 018° / 198° |  |

## Nearby airports

- [HUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khul.md) Houlton International Airport · 37 mi / 59 km
- [PQI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpqi.md) Presque Isle International Airport · 47 mi / 76 km
- [CAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcar.md) Caribou Municipal Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [YSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cysl.md) Saint-Léonard Airport · 80 mi / 130 km
- [BGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbgr.md) Bangor International Airport · 91 mi / 146 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))
- [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/85b/data