Serving the Community

Eastern Slope Regional Airport is proud to serve the nearby regions of Western Maine/Oxford County and New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley.  Small regional airports are essential to local communities, helping to not only stimulate commerce by bringing visitors in, but also to support services that are of critical importance to neighboring towns and individuals.  Below are some of the many ways our airport works for the local residents.
Relay point to transport critical patients to urgent care centers
Staging ground for emergency services training exercises
Emergency refueling for state and local police, Forest Service, search and rescue missions
Education opportunities for youth via Stem programs, ACE camps, Civil Air Patrol
Boston Med Flight
We're an essential relay point for transportation of critical patients and organ bank operations serving the Northeast
LifeFlight of Maine
Transports critical patients and paramedics from rural areas to urgent care centers
Assisting State Police
Jet fuel for police operations
Emergency Fuel Stop
Search and rescue, local and state police all use the airport to refuel during their missions
Training location for local service
Local police and fire departments use the airport for training
Civil Air Patrol
Base of operations for local CAP unit
Destination for Pilots 'n Paws
Rescue Pets from out of state are flown here to meet their new owners and go to their forever home
RCAF Training Location
Base of operation for RCAF winter rescue training
Fueling Forest Service Operations
Emergency fuel for firefighting and search and rescue missions
Educational opportunities for kids
Maine Forest Service meets with stem aviation ACE camp kids
Weather Reporting
ASOS weather reports every few minutes for aviators, also used to generate weather forecasts
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