Airports / Maine / ISS
Wiscasset Airport
KIWI / ISSWiscasset, MaineELEV 70 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Brunswick Executive Airport (NHZ) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Wiscasset, Maine, Wiscasset Airport (KIWI / ISS) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 70 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ISS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Brunswick Executive Airport (NHZ, 11 nm), Augusta State Airport (AUG, 22 nm), and Knox County Regional Airport (RKD, 27 nm).
Charter pricing from ISS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Wiscasset.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Best price on fuel in the area.”
John Clay5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“I agree on the pilot lounge comments, and incredibly easy to get to downtown Wiscasset and surrounding areas.”
Matty U5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Wiscasset Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KIWI
IATA
ISS
FAA / Local
IWI
Elevation
70 ft
Coordinates
43.9614° N · 69.7126° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs ME fields
state range 56–988 ft
At 70 ft, ISS sits lower than 90% of the 20 Maine fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 11nmNHZBrunswick Executive AirportBrunswick
- 22nmAUGAugusta State AirportAugusta
- 27nmRKDKnox County Regional AirportRockland
- 32nmPWMPortland International JetportPortland
- 63nmBGRBangor International AirportBangor
- 65nmBHBHancock County-Bar Harbor AirportBar Harbor
Location
Open the full mapKIWI · Wiscasset Airport · Wiscasset, ME
From the ramp
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