Hancock County / Bar Harbor Airport (KBHB), Maine
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, KBHB, serves the Mount Desert Island region of coastal Maine as a business aviation gateway without an operating control tower. The airport handles a strong seasonal mix of business aviation traffic against a backdrop of two paved runways, with the primary strip long enough to support a range of turbine equipment, and the field draws most of its annual movements from the summer tourist season affecting the surrounding Acadia National Park area.
Runways
Hancock County / Bar Harbor Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 04/22, is 5,200 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Hancock County / Bar Harbor Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 6pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Hancock County / Bar Harbor Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Bangor International (KBGR), 29 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Hancock County / Bar Harbor Airport recorded 7,511 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at KBHB concentrates heavily in the summer months, with August, July, and September together accounting for the majority of annual operations.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 1,673 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 4.9 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Hancock County / Bar Harbor Airport has published operating constraints in seven categories: access, weight restrictions, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental, pavement strength and other notes.
Prior permission is required for overweight landings. Prior permission is also required for unscheduled air carrier operations requiring 14 CFR Part 139 ARFF support. Contact the airport manager.
The seaplane ramp is unavailable for aircraft operations except with prior permission.
If the clearance delivery frequency is unavailable, contact Bangor Approach at the listed extension.
A 48-hour prior permission requirement applies to unscheduled air carrier operations with at least 31 passenger seats. Contact the airport manager.
Taxiway Bravo is closed to all aircraft greater than 10,000 pounds.
MALSF activated for Runway 22; REIL on Runway 04; VASI on Runways 04 and 22; HIRL on Runway 04/22, controlled on frequency 122.7.
Due to a hump at the midpoint of the runway, opposite ends are not visible from ground level.
Runway 17/35 is not available for Part 121/Part 380 operations involving scheduled passenger-carrying flights with more than 9 passenger seats, or non-scheduled passenger-carrying flights with more than 30 passenger seats. No Part 121/Part 380 operations are permitted on Runway 17/35 except for taxiing between Runway 04/22 and Taxiway H.
During VFR conditions, when wind speed is reported by AWOS or UNICOM as less than 5 knots, all aircraft using Runway 04/22 are required to take off and land on Runway 22 for noise abatement procedures.
Birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
PCR VALUE: 350/F/D/X/T
PCR VALUE: 40/F/D/Y/U
Taxiways F and G are closed annually from December 1 through March 31.
Field condition is not maintained Monday through Friday from 2100 to 0730, and on weekends and holidays.
Grass areas are unavailable for aircraft operations.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Hancock County / Bar Harbor Airport has five airfields within 33 NM. The closest is Deblois Flight Strip, 22.97 NM northeast.
Part of the Maine and New Hampshire area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KBHB
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KBHB / Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport?
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, KBHB, has two paved asphalt runways. Runway 04/22 is the primary strip at 5,200 feet long and 100 feet wide. Runway 17/35 measures 3,363 feet long and 75 feet wide, but it carries restrictions on scheduled and non-scheduled passenger operations above certain seat thresholds under Part 121/380. A midfield hump also means that aircraft on the ground cannot see the opposite end of either runway from the other end.
Is fuel available at Bar Harbor Airport (KBHB)?
Bar Harbor Airport, identified as KBHB, stocks both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The field operates on an attendance schedule of 0800 to 1800 daily, every day of the week, according to the airport's published data. Pilots planning arrivals outside those hours should account for the unattended period when coordinating fuel needs. No confirmation is given regarding after-hours fuel access procedures beyond the standard attendance window.
Does KBHB have customs clearance on site?
KBHB, Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, does not have onsite customs clearance. The nearest customs-capable airport is Bangor International, KBGR, located approximately 29.31 nautical miles away. Flights requiring customs processing at Hancock County-Bar Harbor need to route through KBGR or another designated port of entry beforehand. Dispatchers should build this detour into routing plans for any international arrival.
Why is Bar Harbor Airport's business aviation traffic seasonal?
Business aviation traffic at Bar Harbor Airport, KBHB, concentrates heavily in the summer months. FAA TFMSC data for 2025 shows August as the peak month with 1,673 operations, followed by July at 1,308 and September at 1,076. Winter months such as January, February, and December each see fewer than 250 operations. Dispatchers planning summer trips into KBHB should anticipate a much busier ramp and pattern environment than during the off-season.
Are there weight or noise restrictions for taxiways and runways at KBHB?
Yes. At Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, Taxiway Bravo is closed to any aircraft over 10,000 pounds. Overweight landings require prior permission, arranged through the airport manager, and unscheduled air carrier operations needing Part 139 ARFF support also require prior permission. Separately, during VFR conditions with wind under 5 knots, all traffic on Runway 04/22 must use Runway 22 for takeoff and landing under a noise abatement procedure. These rules apply regardless of the runway's usual two-direction flexibility.