OurAirports: Comments on Maxson Airfield

[89NY] "Prior permission required" by david

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:35:18 -0400

Comment by @david on Maxson Airfield, United States:

From the FAA record (no local phone number):

Owner: THOUSAND ISLANDS AIRPORT LLC

84 PEACHTREE ST SUITE 901

ATLANTA, GA 30303

Phone 404-659-1440

Manager: MBM HELICOPTERS

PO BOX 776

NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845

Phone 315-482-3800

[89NY] "Southwest end of runway in poor shape" by david

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:18:09 -0400

Comment by @david on Maxson Airfield, United States:

The southwest 600 feet of the runway (the first 600 of rwy 06 or the last 600 of 24) is in pretty bad shape, and has now officially been NOTAM'ed closed. The rest of the runway is a bit bumpy, but generally OK. The apron is at the northeast end.

[89NY] "U.S. Customs" by david

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:16:24 -0400

Comment by @david on Maxson Airfield, United States:

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is willing to meet aircraft at Maxson -- it's not officially listed as an airport of entry, but it's much closer to the Thousand Islands Bridge where the CBP officers are based than Watertown (KART), so it saves them driving.

One quirk (for both Maxson and Watertown), is that they won't accept arrival notices before the day of arrival because so many pilots don't show up, so you have to get up early to call two hours before arrival for a morning flight. They also couldn't meet me at 7:45 am because it was too close to shift change, but 8:00 am was fine.

Here are the phone numbers:

Voice: (315) 482-2472

Fax: (315) 428-5436