History

The vision for the airport had its beginnings in 1957 when the town purchased two parcels totaling 106 acres from J.B. Sutter.  The following year the town purchased three more parcels from L.H. Grover (25 acres), E.G. & J.E. Getchell (1.4 acres) and A.H. Weeks (14.5 acres). The airport began in earnest in 1958 when the Board of Selectman, headed by 1st Selectman Harold Campbell submitted a grant application to the then Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) for the creation of an airport. This early grant was used to pay for the recently acquired land and to begin the design process that would eventually become the airport’s only runway.  The airport’s official property map (the one recognized by the FAA) can be viewed by clicking Item # 9 in the ALP section below.

Wiscasset Municipal Airport opened in 1961 (exact date unknown at this time) with a 2,600 foot long turf runway originally designated 4-22.  The airport's original hangar was constructed about the same time. Throughout the years since additional land was acquired, the runway extended and a parallel taxiway constructed. Photos of the airport are available below. This table lists various milestones in the history of the airport.

1958

  • Land Acquisition

    Note(s): Harold Campbell, 1st Selectman

  • Relocation Of Chewonki Neck Road

    Note(s): Helen C. Erskine, Town Clerk

  • Design Turf Runway

    Note(s): David Soule, Town Attorney

1961

  • Construct Turf Landing Strip

    Note(s): 2,600 feet long x 250 feet wide. Designated Runway 4-22.

1962

  • Extended And Paved Runway

    Note(s): Runway now 2,800 feet x 75 feet

  • Installed Runway Edge Lights

  • Constructed Aircraft Apron

  • Constructed Stub Taxiway (Apron To Runway)

1964

  • Apron Expansion

1968

  • Runway Extension

    Note(s): Runway now 3,400 feet x 75 feet

  • Acquired Land

  • Expanded Aircraft Apron

1975

  • Purchased Land For Non-Directional Radio Beacon

    Note(s): Site located off Route 27 in Edgecomb

1982

  • Runway Overlay

    Note(s): Runway now designated 7-25

1985

  • Airport Master Plan Update

1990

  • Town Acquired Terminal Building

    Note(s): Formerly Weight Watchers Building

1994

  • Conduct Airport Master Plan Study

1995

  • Remove Obstructions

1995

  • Expand Apron & Construct Taxiway

    Note(s): Taxiway connects apron to Runway 25

1997

  • Improve Runway Safety Area

1999

  • Airport Master Plan Update

2001

  • Acquire Land For Taxiway Extension

    Note(s): Former Soule Property

2003

  • Extend Taxiway (Design)

2005

  • Extend Taxiway (Phase I)

2006

  • Extend Taxiway (Phase II)

    Note(s): Airport now has full length parallel taxiway

2007

  • Replace Rotating Beacon

  • Replace Hazard Beacon

    Note(s): Whaleback Ridge in Woolwich

2008

  • Decommission NDB

    Note(s): FAA issued formal land release

2009

  • Construct Snow Removal Equipment Building

2014

  • Airport Master Plan Update

    Note(s): Grant approved in 2010

  • Environmental Assessment

    Note(s): Grant approved in 2013

2016

  • New Airport Website Launches