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
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Land Acquisition
Note(s): Harold Campbell, 1st Selectman
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Relocation Of Chewonki Neck Road
Note(s): Helen C. Erskine, Town Clerk
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Design Turf Runway
Note(s): David Soule, Town Attorney
1961
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Construct Turf Landing Strip
Note(s): 2,600 feet long x 250 feet wide. Designated Runway 4-22.
1962
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Extended And Paved Runway
Note(s): Runway now 2,800 feet x 75 feet
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Installed Runway Edge Lights
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Constructed Aircraft Apron
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Constructed Stub Taxiway (Apron To Runway)
1964
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Apron Expansion
1968
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Runway Extension
Note(s): Runway now 3,400 feet x 75 feet
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Acquired Land
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Expanded Aircraft Apron
1975
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Purchased Land For Non-Directional Radio Beacon
Note(s): Site located off Route 27 in Edgecomb
1982
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Runway Overlay
Note(s): Runway now designated 7-25
1985
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Airport Master Plan Update
1990
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Town Acquired Terminal Building
Note(s): Formerly Weight Watchers Building
1994
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Conduct Airport Master Plan Study
1995
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Remove Obstructions
1995
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Expand Apron & Construct Taxiway
Note(s): Taxiway connects apron to Runway 25
1997
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Improve Runway Safety Area
1999
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Airport Master Plan Update
2001
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Acquire Land For Taxiway Extension
Note(s): Former Soule Property
2003
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Extend Taxiway (Design)
2005
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Extend Taxiway (Phase I)
2006
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Extend Taxiway (Phase II)
Note(s): Airport now has full length parallel taxiway
2007
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Replace Rotating Beacon
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Replace Hazard Beacon
Note(s): Whaleback Ridge in Woolwich
2008
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Decommission NDB
Note(s): FAA issued formal land release
2009
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Construct Snow Removal Equipment Building
2014
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Airport Master Plan Update
Note(s): Grant approved in 2010
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Environmental Assessment
Note(s): Grant approved in 2013
2016
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New Airport Website Launches