BANGOR AIRPORT ASSISTANCE

History Bangor International Airport

Bangor International Airport began as Godfrey Field in 1921, on land owned by local attorney Edward Rawson Godfrey 1877–1958 On August 19, 1923, 15 Martin Bombers and 11 DeHaviland Scout Planes under the command of Gen. Billy Mitchell — virtually the entire U.S. Army Air Corps — landed there on a practice mission.

Regular air passenger service to Portland and Boston was begun in 1931 by Boston-Maine Airways, owned by the Boston and Maine and Bangor and Aroostook railroads and under contract to Pan American, which was interested in the airport as a stop on its planned intercontinental air route between the U.S. and Europe.

Amelia Earhart travelled to Bangor on the first flight of Boston-Maine Airways, in which she was an investor, in 1933.The airport was equipped with floodlights for night flights as early as 1937. In 1940, Boston-Maine became Northeast Airlines, which eventually merged with Delta Air Lines in 1972.

Diversion Destination Bangor International Airport

Bangor is the first major American airport encountered by airliners approaching the United States from the east and the last for airliners heading towards Europe. With a runway that is more than two miles (3.2 km) long and an uncluttered airspace, it offers a place to land in case of bad weather at an airplane's destination, bomb threats, or passengers who prove unruly or are discovered to be on the Transportation Security Administration's No Fly List. Between 2004 and May 2012, the airport handled 647 unscheduled landings: 388 for fuel, 139 for weather, 50 for medical reasons, 49 for maintenance problems, and 21 for security reasons. Because of its experience, the airport is able to quickly assemble firefighters, ambulances, police officers, and federal agents to meet such planes.

During their involuntary visit to Maine, passengers receive food and donated cell phones to make calls The airport receives $2,000 to $3,000 in handling and fuel fees, so it makes a small profit for each diverted flight.

Current Service Bangor International Airport:

Bangor Airport currently has up to 20 daily departures through Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

Since the Iraq War, Bangor has also been busy with transcontinental and transatlantic military charter flights making refueling stops. Once in Bangor, planes will often disembark military passengers, refuel, reload the troops and take off to air bases elsewhere in the U.S. or overseas.

There have been no fatal accidents associated with commercial service at the airport since it was organized as a municipal corporation in 1969.

Aircraft Usage Bangor International Airport

• Allegiant Air uses A319/A320 aircraft.
• American Airlines uses A319 aircraft.
• American Eagle uses Bombardier CRJ200, CRJ700, CRJ900, Embraer E175, ERJ140 and ERJ145 aircraft.
• Delta Connection uses Bombardier CRJ700, CRJ900 aircraft.
• United Express uses Bombardier CRJ100/200, Embraer ERJ 145, and Embraer 175 aircraft.

Military Operations Bangor International Airport

In addition to regular operations by the 101st Air Refueling Wing of the Maine Air National Guard and other aviation operations by the Maine Army National Guard, Bangor is often the first or last stop on U.S. soil for troops headed to or from Iraq, Afghanistan or other overseas destinations

Ground Transportation Bangor International Airport:

Bangor International Airport is located off The airport is served by local taxi and limousine services as well as various rental car companies. The Community Connector provides bus service between the airport and the surrounding region. Bus services to Portland, Boston, and Northern Maine operated by Concord Coach and Cyr Bus Lines are located about one mile from the airport.

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