Brunswick Executive Airport

Brunswick Executive Airport
Brunswick Executive Airport (as NAS Brunswick), October 2009
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMidcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority
ServesBrunswick, Maine
Elevation AMSL75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates43°53′32″N 069°56′20″W / 43.89222°N 69.93889°W / 43.89222; -69.93889
Websitewww.brunswickexecutiveairport.com
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1L/19R (Closed) 8,000 2,438 Asphalt
1R/19L 8,000 2,438 Asphalt

Brunswick Executive Airport (IATA: NHZ, ICAO: KBXM, FAA LID: BXM) is a public use general aviation airport located 2 nmi (3.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Brunswick, a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is owned by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority.[2][3]

The airport is located on the site of the former Naval Air Station Brunswick. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure committee recommended the closure of NAS Brunswick. The airport was opened for civilian aircraft use in June 2011.[4]

The airport is the central focus of Brunswick Landing: Maine's Center for Innovation, a business park.[5]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Brunswick Executive Airport is assigned BXM by the FAA[2] and NHZ by the IATA (which assigned BXM to Batom Airport in Indonesia).[6] The airport's ICAO identifier is KBXM.[7]

Presidential Visits

On July 28, 2023, Air Force One landed on the runway with President Joe Biden, for Biden to then be escorted to Auburn by a V-22 Osprey aircraft.

Facilities

Brunswick Executive Airport covers an area of 920 acres (372 ha) at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level. It has an asphalt paved runway, 1R/19L, measuring 8,000 by 200 feet (2,438 x 61 m).[2] There is also former runway 1L/19R that is closed and now marked with an X.[8] There also several closed taxiways.[9][10]

Environmental Issues

On August 19, 2024, a malfunctioning fire suppression system in Hangar 4 accidentally discharged over 1,400 gallons of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) containing toxic PFAS chemicals.[11] The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority had been previously warned of the "tremendous" potential for an accidental discharge due to deficiencies in the fire suppression systems.[12] The incident was the sixth-largest accidental discharge of AFFF in the United States in 30 years.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BXM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "Brunswick Executive Airport". Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  4. ^ Levesque, Steve (June 17, 2011). "Update on Brunswick Landing". The Times Record. Retrieved July 7, 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Reuse panel announces name for base property". The Times Record. March 17, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Batom Airport, Indonesia (IATA: BXM)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  7. ^ "Brunswick Executive – BXM (KBXM)". National Flight Data Center. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  8. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  9. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  10. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  11. ^ "Foam spill spews dangerous forever chemicals at Brunswick airport". The Portland Press Herald. August 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Inspectors warned of 'tremendous' potential for accidental foam discharge at Brunswick airport". Portland Press Herald. September 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "Brunswick Landing is Maine's biggest firefighting foam spill in 30 years". The Portland Press Herald. August 26, 2024.