Waterville Regional (KWVL), Maine
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Waterville Regional Airport, KWVL, serves central Maine as a public-use field with a primary paved runway of 5,500 feet and a secondary crosswind strip. The airport is non-towered, and customs clearance is not available onsite; the nearest customs airport of entry is KBGR, roughly 40 nautical miles away. Business aviation traffic at KWVL, as tracked by FAA TFMSC for 2025, runs alongside general airport operations, with fuel available around the clock through self-serve pumping.
Runways
Waterville Regional has two paved runways. The longest, 05/23, is 5,500 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
Waterville Regional has Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Waterville Regional does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Bangor International (KBGR), 40 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Waterville Regional recorded 595 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at KWVL peaks in July, with operations that month running roughly double the levels seen in most other periods of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 131 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Waterville Regional averages 2.1 days above 90°F in July and 30.5 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 80.1°F, and January the coldest, at 28.5°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Waterville Regional has published operating constraints in three categories: access, environmental and other notes.
Runway 05 has an activated MALSF approach lighting system. Runway 23 has REIL. Runway 05/23 has high intensity runway lighting. All are controlled on CTAF.
For clearance delivery when the approach is closed, contact Boston ARTCC.
A hospital is located one mile north of the airport; avoid overflight of this area.
Self-serve fuel is available 24 hours a day.
For fuel outside attendance hours, contact the airport by email at airport@waterville-me.gov.
Aircraft operations are limited to paved areas only.
Aircraft de-icing is available.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Waterville Regional has five airfields within 35 NM. The closest is Central Maine / Norridgewock (KOWK), 13.65 NM northwest.
Part of the Maine and New Hampshire area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
Does KWVL have customs on site for international arrivals?
No, KWVL does not have onsite customs clearance. The nearest customs airport of entry is Bangor International, KBGR, located about 39.75 nautical miles away. Crews planning international arrivals into Waterville Regional Airport need to route their customs clearance through KBGR ahead of or in conjunction with their arrival. Operators should coordinate this routing during flight planning rather than assuming any customs service is available at Waterville itself.
What is the runway length available at KWVL?
Waterville Regional Airport, KWVL, has two paved runways. The primary runway, 05/23, is 5,500 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. A secondary runway, 14/32, measures 2,301 feet long and 60 feet wide, also asphalt. The longer runway accommodates the bulk of business aviation traffic, given its length relative to the crosswind strip.
Is fuel available at KWVL outside normal attendance hours?
Fuel at KWVL is available on a 24-hour self-serve basis according to airport remarks. Both 100LL and Jet A fuel types are listed for the field. For fuel needs after the posted attendance hours, the remarks direct pilots to contact the airport by email rather than by phone. The standard attendance schedule runs 0900-1700 from May through October and 0800-1600 from November through April, but self-serve fuel access is not limited to those windows.
What lighting is available for arrivals at KWVL?
KWVL provides runway lighting activated by pilot control on CTAF. Runway 05 has an ACTVT MALSF approach lighting system, and runway 23 has REIL, runway end identifier lights. High intensity runway lighting, HIRL, covers the full runway 05/23. These systems are activated by the pilot through the common traffic advisory frequency, since the airport is non-towered.
How does business aviation traffic at KWVL vary through the year?
Business aviation traffic at Waterville Regional Airport, according to FAA TFMSC data for 2025, is concentrated in the warmer months. July recorded 131 operations, the highest of any month, compared with single digits in December and near-teens in January and February. April through October generally run higher than the winter months. Dispatchers scheduling flights into KWVL during summer should expect the airport's busiest traffic period of the year.