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| website=http://www.bhbairport.com/ | | website=http://www.bhbairport.com/ | ||
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The '''Hancock-County Bar Harbor Airport''' is a small regional airport located in Trenton, Maine, just | The '''Hancock-County Bar Harbor Airport''' is a small regional airport located in Trenton, Maine, just west of the popular tourist destinations of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Bar Harbor is a sleepy airport with limited commercial service during the winter months, but is a bustling corporate hub during the summer tourist months. | ||
==Official Spotting Locations== | ==Official Spotting Locations== | ||
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==Other Spotting Locations== | ==Other Spotting Locations== | ||
===Caruso Drive / Terminal Access Road=== | ===Caruso Drive / Terminal Access Road=== | ||
Parking along Caruso Drive (the road which accesses the main terminal) provides views over the fence of landing and departing traffic on Bar Harbor's Runway 22. A zoom lens is | Parking along Caruso Drive (the road which accesses the main terminal) provides views over the fence of landing and departing traffic on Bar Harbor's Runway 22. A zoom lens is recommended at this location. | ||
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==Regular Traffic== | ==Regular Traffic== | ||
Bar Harbor becomes a bustling airport for commercial and private traffic during the summer months when the ramp becomes crowded with aircraft ranging from Beechcraft Bonanzas to the largest Gulfstream jets. During the peak summer season, Bar Harbor can see an average of two jet movements per hour, with extensive GA and sightseeing traffic flying all day. | |||
*Cape Air: Cessna 402 | |||
*PenAir: Saab 340 | |||
==Facilities and Transportation== | ==Facilities and Transportation== | ||
The Bar Harbor Airport has minimal terminal facilities and no public transportation available. Almost all spotting around the Bar Harbor Airport must be done either by automobile or by aircraft. | The Bar Harbor Airport has minimal terminal facilities and no public transportation available. Almost all spotting around the Bar Harbor Airport must be done either by automobile or by aircraft. | ||