Terminal Procedures

KBHB — Hancock County/Bar Harbor

BAR HARBOR, ME · 5 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA BHBElevation 83 ft2 runwaysLongest 5,200 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NE-1Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 1 ILS approach, 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

All 5 KBHB charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 5 charts is roughly 31 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
PRO members only

Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
ILS OR LOC RWY 22 chart previewILS OR LOC RWY 226FPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 041DPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 221CPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KBHB airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all 0800-1800
ARTCC
Boston Center
Flight service
Bangor
NOTAM facility
BHB (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
19W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Segmented circle
Yes
ARFF index
Index A
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Minor
Powerplant service
Minor
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
Yes
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1940
Airport area
468 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Halifax
Last FAA inspection
2026-05-29

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KBHB radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.0
Clearance delivery119.9Bangor
Approach133.6Bangor

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,200 × 100 ft04223,363 × 75 ft1735N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KBHB, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
04/225,200 ft100 ftAsphalt GoodHigh intensity
  04 25°TVASI (4-bar) 3°
  22 205°TILS/DME · VASI (4-bar) 3° · MALSF approach lighting
17/353,363 ft75 ftAsphalt Good
  17 150°Tdisplaced threshold 684 ft
  35 330°Tdisplaced threshold 111 ft

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KBHB is

Latitude, longitude44.4497050, -68.3614900
Elevation83 ft
From Bar Harbor8 nm NW

Paste the coordinates into a simulator’s world map to drop straight onto the field.

FAA remarks for KBHB

  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
  • ACTVT MALSF RWY 22; REIL RWY 04; VASI RWY 04 & 22; HIRL RWY 04/22 - 122.7.
  • PCR VALUE: 350/F/D/X/T
  • PCR VALUE: 40/F/D/Y/U
  • DUE TO HUMP AT MIDPT, OPPOSITE ENDS OF RWY NOT VSB AT GND LEVEL.
  • RWY 17/35 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS. NO PART 121/PART 380 OPS EXC FOR TAX ON RWY 17/35 BTN 04/22 AND TWY H.
  • 10:1 TO DTHR.
  • BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • DURG VFR CONDS WHEN WIND SPEED LESS THAN 5 KTS AS RPRTD BY AWOS OR UNICOM, ALL ACFT USING RWY 04/22 ARE REQD TO TKOF & LAND ON RWY 22 FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS.
  • TWY BRAVO CLSD TO ALL ACFT GTR THAN 10000 LBS.
  • PPR FOR OVERWEIGHT LDGS. PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS RQRG 14 CFR 139 ARFF. CTC AMGR.
  • TWYS F & G CLSD DEC 1- MAR 31 ANNUALLY.
  • SEAPLANE RAMP UNAVBL FOR ACFT OPS EXC PPR 207-667-7329.
  • FICON NOT MNT MON-FRI 2100-0730, WKENDS & HOLS.
  • IF CD FREQ UNAVBL CTC BANGOR APCH AT 207-561-2500 EXTN 1.
  • GRASS AREAS UNAVBL FOR ACFT OPS.
  • 48 HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS AT LEAST 31 PAX SEATS. CTC AMGR.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approach coverage

At Hancock County/Bar Harbor, published instrument coverage reaches only two of the four runway ends. The three approach charts nevertheless provide a mixed set: ILS and localiser procedures alongside two RNAV (GPS) approaches. This supplies both ground-based and satellite-based procedures, but not for every landing direction. Runway 04/22 is 1,837 ft longer than 17/35, so changing alignment entails a substantial reduction in available runway length.

Regional chart context

Bangor International has by far the broadest nearby procedure set. Knox County Regional and Dewitt Field/Old Town Municipal are closest to Hancock County/Bar Harbor in overall chart coverage, while Deblois Flight Strip and Belfast Municipal are markedly thinner. The Halifax and Montreal sectional charts add wider VFR planning context beyond the terminal procedures.

Airports near KBHB

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
43BDeblois Flight StripDEBLOIS, ME23 nm NE3
KBSTBelfast MuniBELFAST, ME28 nm W3
KBGRBangor IntlBANGOR, ME29 nm NW12
KOLDDewitt Fld/Old Town MuniOLD TOWN, ME33 nm NW5
KRKDKnox County RgnlROCKLAND, ME39 nm SW6
KMVMMachias ValleyMACHIAS, ME41 nm E2
2B7Pittsfield MuniPITTSFIELD, ME47 nm NW3
1B0Dexter RgnlDEXTER, ME50 nm NW3

VFR charts covering KBHB

Common questions about KBHB

What charts are available for KBHB?

5 current FAA charts for Hancock County/Bar Harbor, including 3 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KBHB?

CTAF 123.0; Clearance delivery 119.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KBHB?

Hancock County/Bar Harbor has 2 runways. The longest is 04/22 at 5,200 ft by 100 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KBHB have an ILS approach?

Yes — 1 ILS procedure is published. In total KBHB has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KBHB a towered airport?

No — Hancock County/Bar Harbor has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KBHB charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

Wider chart sets

Bulk archives are a PRO benefit. Individual charts are free for everyone, always.

Flying into KBHB? PRO members take all 5 charts as one ZIP instead of 5 separate downloads, at full line speed with no cap — plus every chart family archive and all 24,000+ add-ons in the library.

Go PRO

Not for navigation. For flight simulation and reference use only. Procedures are superseded on a 28-day cycle — obtain current official charts from the FAA for real-world flight.

FAA public-domain products, mirrored unmodified. Fly Away Simulation is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA. Chart licensing and terms.