Airports / Maine / PQI
Presque Isle International Airport
KPQI / PQIPresque Isle, MaineELEV 534 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Presque Isle International Airport, listed as KPQI / PQI, is a mid-sized airport in Presque Isle, Maine. The airport sits 534 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into PQI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR, 11 nm), Houlton International Airport (HUL, 36 nm), and Bangor International Airport (BGR, 118 nm).
Charter pricing from PQI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Northern Maine Regional. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Presque Isle.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
5/5 reviews“I stayed overnight and the ground crew was very kind with helping me out with hot water and good conversation when they were on their break!”
barak butel5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“There is a comfortable waiting area here, fast wifi and a fair amount of charging areas.”
Y B5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Presque Isle International Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KPQI
IATA
PQI
FAA / Local
PQI
Elevation
534 ft
Coordinates
46.6890° N · 68.0448° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs ME fields
state range 56–988 ft
At 534 ft, PQI sits higher than 80% 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.
- 11nmCARCaribou Municipal AirportCaribou
- 36nmHULHoulton International AirportHoulton
- 118nmBGRBangor International AirportBangor
- 135nmBHBHancock County-Bar Harbor AirportBar Harbor
- 160nmAUGAugusta State AirportAugusta
- 164nmRKDKnox County Regional AirportRockland
Location
Open the full mapKPQI · Presque Isle International Airport · Presque Isle, ME
From the ramp
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